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Cold Town Beer in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.19
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This beer pours with a luscious, velvety texture. Deep notes of caramel, dark chocolate, and roasted hazelnut. The sweetness is pronounced but balanced by a subtle bitterness that lingers in the background. The beer’s thick, heavy nature makes it an ideal companion for sweet, decadent desserts, enhancing their flavours with each sip. As expected from a beer of this calibre, the mouthfeel is luxuriously thick and velvety, with a gentle carbonation that adds a soft effervescence to the experience.
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7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
Can at the strait and narrow Lincoln. Black colour with a tan head. Aroma and taste are malty sweet berry and chocolate. Rich medium body.
Tried
from Can
at
Strait And Narrow
on 16 Aug 2025
at 13:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 8
18/7/2025. Can bought at Beers Of Europe, Kings Lynn. Pours black with a small creamy beige head. Aroma is nutty, chocolate, caramel, marathon bar, coffee, dark fruits. Quite sweet with moderate roasted bitterness and a slight tangy juicy fruit edge. Full bodied, smooth, average carbonation. Well done.
Tried
from Can
from
Beers Of Europe
on 18 Jul 2025
at 07:36
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
440ml can from Lidl. Inky brown with a frothy tan head. Sweet chocolate aroma, flavour is sweet hazelnut, chocolate, caramel
Tried
from Can
on 16 Jun 2024
at 22:01
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Lidl, shared with my bro. It pours clear darkest brown to black with a medium fluffy beige head. The aroma is bitter - sweet, rich roasted malt, plenty of chocolate, chocolate cake, toasted nut, praline, ferrero rocher, vanilla, toasted marshmallow and rocky road. The taste is slick, oily, bitter - sweet, dark roasted malt, sticky, chocolate ice cream, toasted nut, praline, Nutella, ferrero rocher, vanilla, toasted marshmallow, rocky road, toasty, charred and some alcohol warmth. Medium body and average carbonation. Actually strikes quite a nice balance.
Tried
from Can
on 10 May 2024
at 16:09
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at ash's. Pours deep ruby brown, nose is caramel, honey, chocolate, vanilla, coconut, taste is similar, sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can thanks to Irma. Appearance - deep brown to black with a thin beige head. Nose - burnt toffee, dark chocolate and syrup with hazelnuts lurking at the back. Taste - syrup, hazelnut, toffee and dark chocolate. Palate - medium bodied, a bit sickly, but a good one for the pastry stout lovers. Overall - ok.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can thanks to Ashton McCobb. Pours black with a thin beige head. Aromas of chocolate and hazelnuts. Taste adds a light raisin note. Creamy texture. Light sweet finish.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:06
7/10
can at ashs ...dark black ..thin tan lacing ...soft dusty caramel chocolate roast malts nose ...over sweet ...chocolate ..sticky toffee ..big vanilla
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2023
at 14:04