Old Tom (Bottle)
(Batch of Old Tom Original)
Robinsons in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
7.07
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Dubbed ‘The original craft beer’, this dangerously drinkable legend has been in the family since 1899, when Tom, the old brewery cat, was sketched into immortality by Robinsons’ Head Brewer as he waited for the ale to ferment. 120 years on and it’s still the same great tasting ale, brewed to the same award-winning recipe. Rich, malty and warming, Old Tom has a distinctive deep port wine finish, with bitter hops balanced by the heady aromas of dark fruit.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
33 cL bottle. Pours dark brown with a golden orange glare. Slowly diminishing tan head. Dense overripe fruity and light alcohol aroma. Light caramel malt underneath and solid overripe fruity flavour and a light alcohol presence. Mildly warming alcohol finish. Lingering fruit into the far finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 May 2008
at 09:53
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle. Creamy off-white excellent fully lasting head- Dark red-amber wonderfull colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Very nice and powerfull. Nice moderate bitter flavor. Strong licorice notes. Long powerfull moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Lovely beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Feb 2008
at 14:52
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Bottle 27,5 cl) Dark, reddish amber golden with a creamy, beige head. Alcoholic nose with accents of overripe fruit and wood. Quite full-bodied, fruity notes, overripe fruit, sherry notes and a dry finish. Nice one. 310807
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2007
at 15:43
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
First ratingInitial Rating Date: 7/16/2007(33 cl bottle from a friend) I know I have had this several times before, but seems I haven’t rated it before. Lucky I did do what I thought was a re-rate then :D I did find it very much more to my liking today than the other times I’ve sampled it. Clear dark brown color, big tan head. Chocolate, malt, raissin, grainy scent. Vinous, chocolate, raissin, grainy, acidic taste, also salt. Alcohol aftertaste, warming. Medium mouthfeel and bitterness.8/4/7/3/14=3.6Rerate - this time at least :)(Bottle at a beer tasting in Göteborg on July 4, 2008)Clear dark brown color, brown head. Malty, sweet vinous scent, also alcohol. Metallic, malty, grainy, dry taste. Dry and full mouthfeel, low bitterness.7/4/7/4/14=3.6Rerate33 cl bottle thanks to Anders (not on ratebeer), sampled on May 18, 2013.Clear deep dark red color, brown head. Sweet, alcohol scent. Sweet, bitter, dry, grainy, alcohol taste. Medium thin mouthfeel, medium high bitterness.6/4/6/3/12=3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jul 2007
at 18:27
6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Big beige head. Deep dark red body. Soft, sweetish licorice aroma, very faint. Very sweet, rounded, milky toffee taste with notes of pepper, tobacco, and licorice. Some alcohol heat is noticeable. Bitter tobacco aftertaste. It’s OK, but should have had much more flavour than this. A bit disappointing. (0.33l bottle from Alko.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Jul 2007
at 14:45
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle at Københavnske Øldage. Ruby body and a dense, beige head. Dried fruits, chocolate, coffee and a little roastiness in the aroma. The flavor is much the same, but with some alcohol and aged hops as well. Silky, warming mouthfeel. Alcohol, dried fruits and a little roastiness in the finish. Lovely, warming beer. (070512)
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2007
at 12:11
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
330ml bottle from Sainsburys. Mahogany with a reddish port tint; off-white head fading rapidly; alcohol dominates the aroma; smooth port flavours; sweet and sticky caramel base; dry predominantly alcoholic finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jun 2007
at 17:55