Carlton Cold

Brewed by Carlton & United Breweries (CUB)
Style: Pale Lager
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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[375ml bottle at Walkabout, Reading] I’m not sure I believe the ingredients list on the bottle, which claims that this "beer" contains all the usual beer ingredients. To my mind it’s sparkling water with a bit of alcohol and a few drops of yellow colourant, although perhaps that is a bit harsh on the makers of sparkling water. It is the first truly flavourless beer I’ve ever had, although there was a faint skanky bitter aftertaste. Three of my friends also tasted it without discerning any flavour, so it wasn’t just me. It’s not even that clean, crisp & refreshing as it claims - other similar beers (Bud, Staropramen, Asahi, etc) do that job far better than this dirty, half-ars@d effort. The only plus point of this beer was that it looked quite attractive - rather pale, maybe, but with a good-sized lasting white head - not that that in any way gave it any flavour. Y’know, I love the Aussies; every single one I’ve ever met has been unfailingly friendly and fun to be with, and I have the greatest respect for their nation. But how a country that claims to be one of the greatest beer-loving societies in the world can come up with muck like this (and for that matter, Fosters, Victoria Bitter, & Coopers Pale Ale) is beyond me. And then, just in case they’ve accidentally left any flavour in, they filter and super-chill their beers to protect their taste buds! Sort it out mate!

Light head disappears quickly. Light colored light bodied. A sweet and smokey aroma. Clean flavor, no bite.

Bottle. i had this beer a few years back and justing adding it too my ratings for my own personal record, all i remember is that is was a very ordinary pale lager.

floral, toast, bread, banana, alcohol, golden, clear, rocky head, light sweetness, lightly bitter, light body, thin feel, fizzy,

Bottle Poured clear yellow with an average head. Nothing there, just a tin, artificial after taste. Canoe beer, even worse than most Latin American brews.

Bottle thanks to Countbeer. Big rough white head on top of a clear yellow colored beer. Smell almost nothing, just a little malts. Taste malts and some sourness. Low carbo, low body.

Bottle. Weak head of large bubbles dissipated quick. Clear and typical straw hue. Thin aroma of hops and wet carboard (yummm). Hardly any initial flavour, followed by weird funky (in a bad way) bready/yeasty finish. Slightly oily on palate while still water (dont know how). Would drink if there was nothing else available/safe. So boring.

pale straw when poured into glass, white head which diddipates quickly, light malt and hop flavor, very uninteresting beer.

Föreställer man sig det sämsta ölet i världshistorien kan man möjligen ana hur Carlton Cold smakar - men veta, det gör man bara efter att ha fått sina smaksinnen våldtagna av den här vidrigt blaskiga ursäkten till öl. Överlevde mänskligheten Andra världskriget bara för att få producera sådana här förolämpande dåliga maltdrycker? Det här måste gå att åtala under Genèvekonventionerna.

Eine dezente herb-bittere Note legt sich im Antrunk auf den Gaumen, das Bier schmeckt ansonsten fad und meiner Meinung im Antrunk leicht abgestanden. Im Grunde war es das - das Bier hat sonst nichts zu bieten. Test vom 30.3.2006, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 7,5,6,4,13,4 - 5,20

If its not cold you might choke on this one. Probably one of the worst beers going around, a tad step up from corona