Cold Sweat
Funkytown Brewery

16 oz can into a weizen glass.

L: Mostly cloudy grapefruit-tinged orange color with a sudsy white one-finger white head.

S: Banana and strawberry, as advertised.

T: Strawberry juice or whatever they used really comes through in the flavor; definitely noticed more than the banana and faint clove.

F: Smooth and easy-drinking

I had this on draft 8/17/23 @ Revolution's Taproom.

Mostly opaque orange/pink appearance.

Small bright white head; strong, frothy tree-rung lacing remained.

Banana, mild clove & faint strawberry notes in the nose.

Medium thin mouthfeel.

Mild strawberry & banana flavors up front; faint clove notes on the finish.

This was thin & very mild; it was pleasant, I suppose, but also instantly forgettable.

This is an official Barrel & Flow collaboration done for the Fest held in Pittsburgh earlier in August. The B&F Fest had a 2022 rendition and, overall, seems interesting; beyond just brews, but a celebration of African American crafts and, of course, music. Some 40 African-American brewers (impressive given Funkytown is the only one I've drank a lot from.) While Revolution Brewing helped with the collab , it was brewed and packaged by Pilot Project.

UnTappd lists this under Funkytown as a hefe and under Revolution as a fruit beer. You can decide on that, too. But, I'm sticking with hefe because the Funkytown listing has 1/4 more check-ins. Good of Revolution to help make this possible. Big Overall Hugs to all the collaborators.

Cold Sweat should be renamed Cool Sweat. In August, you want a cool sweat when outside. (Cold Sweat means you've overdone something, are sick or at least out-of-balance.) Related, the graphics convey Cool ( and have much improved clarity over other Funky cans.) Finally, hefes are ales and are served more Cool than cold.

Bought this can at Beermiscuous. I will get a 4-pack from Pilot Project soon. It is refreshing, particularly the strawberry. The yeast produces less banana than the Bavarian masters; but that is OK because Cool must be refreshing and is. The Feel is fine for guzzling outdoors, but a Cool hefe should be softer and have more wheat texture. Something to work on for next year's B&F.