Cold Town Beer

Microbrewery in Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
Associated Venue: Cold Town House

Established in 2018

Contact
8-10 Dunedin Street, Edinburgh, EN7 4JB, Scotland
Description
Scotland has a deeply fascinating history when it comes to brewing and we wanted to pay homage to these roots when creating our name. Calton Hill Brewery in Edinburgh was the first brewery in Britain to create lager way back in 1835. The small suburb that the brewery called it’s home earned the name Cauld Toon as it sat directly in the in the cold shadow of Arthur’s Seat. Over time, this colloquially became Cal-ton. Carlton Hill could therefore be known as Cold Town Hill, and suddenly our name was born.

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6/10
Tried on 26 Jul 2024 at 15:41

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - definitely a raspberry puree colour, some fizz and a quickly disappearing head. Nose - big raspberry some sweet coconut. Taste - more of the same with the raspberry dominated a bit more by the coconut this time. Palate - light to medium bodied, zesty and lightly sour middle on the middle and finish. Overall - again, I don't like it when I like beers with adjuncts but this is a good example.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2024 at 17:03

7/10
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - murky, fizzy yellow with no head to speak of. Like a soft drink! Nose - pink grapefruit and blood orange. Slight funk. Taste - more fresh grapefruit and again blood orange. Some grape maybe. Palate - light bodied, zesty and refreshing finish. Overall - nice, I don't like it when I like beers with adjuncts mind.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2024 at 16:35

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Appearance - hazy golden. Fluffy snow white head. Nose - orange, mango skin and cake. Perhaps some pine. Taste - orange, caramel, earthy, mango and cake again. Palate - medium bodied, creamy middle, tangy finish which is a little sweeter than expected, but still dry. Overall - good.
Tried on 06 Jul 2024 at 11:36

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - cloudy yellow with a big fluffy white head. Nose - juicy pear and lemon curd. Some grassiness. Taste - sweet apple and pear. Palate - light to medium bodied, tangy middle and finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 06 Jul 2024 at 11:35

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden amber with a fluffy frothy beige head. Nose - toffee, cake and dried orange. Taste - more orange, some orange barley sweets, Werthers Original, still cake and some dry breadiness. Palate - medium bodied, creamy texture and roasty finish. Overall - good.
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2024 at 17:59

6/10
Can from Appellation Wines. Appearance - golden and clear with an attractive snow white head. Nose - bread and corn. Taste - more of the same, some caramel. Then bitter salad on the finish. Palate - light bodied, dry and bitter finish. Overall - the finish was good Pilsner stuff.
Tried from Can on 05 Jul 2024 at 16:52

7.5/10 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

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can from Asda Dyce. It pours ever so slightly hazy with a thick, fluffy white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, juicy, tangy, plenty of orange, white bread orange marmalade sandwiches and some orange blossom. The taste is crispy, dry, snappy, bitter - sweet, touch of sharpness, pithy, zesty, plenty of orangey citrus, tangerine, kumquat, marmalade sandwiches, gummy bears, some floury bread and a touch of spice with a dry, orange peel finale. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Decent orangey bier.
Tried from Can on 25 May 2024 at 17:56

7.1/10 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