Tom Long
Stroud Brewery in Stroud, Gloucestershire, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.22
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Amber session bitter. Full bodied with caramel notes from crystal malt & a spicy orange aroma
This beer won Overall Champion for the West of England and Wales, 2008 in the Society of Independent Brewers Awards as well as other awards.
Tom Long is named after a mythical highwayman hung at Tom Longs Post on Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud.
Another derivation of the name is found in the Canting Dictionary [thieving slang], 1736. This is a collection of words and terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads and Highway-Men
This beer won Overall Champion for the West of England and Wales, 2008 in the Society of Independent Brewers Awards as well as other awards.
Tom Long is named after a mythical highwayman hung at Tom Longs Post on Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud.
Another derivation of the name is found in the Canting Dictionary [thieving slang], 1736. This is a collection of words and terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads and Highway-Men
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at City Pub cons 2012-07-28 Gรถteborg AR: caramel fudginess, bready AP: wee hazy amber, 2 cm high frothy/stouthy white head F: watery, caramel fudgy, tropical fruits, dry
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jul 2012
at 05:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Amber beer with a strongish head. The aroma is bitter, malty and roasted, and the flavour is toffee and bitter. Overall an OK bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Apr 2011
at 14:55
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle that I picked up at Bellingers, Jet Garage, Grove, Nr Wantage, Oxon, purchased and consumed the same day 03-01-10 Pours mid amber with a filmy white head. The aroma was not as spicy or citric as the description hinted that it would be, I get more toffee, malts and a merest hint of chlorine, the latter possibly being a Thames tap water rinse of the glass. Some light citrus in the mouth, light caramel and a decent malty backbone. A fine beer but possibly a bit weaker compared to many of the others on the Stroud stable. A6 A3 F6 P4 Ov12 3.1
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2010
at 22:53
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Amber with a small white head. Fruity and berry aroma. Dry and fruity, rather thin flavour
Tried
on 30 Jul 2009
at 08:30
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF 2008. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a sweetish fruity hoppy caramel aroma with some hints of citrus. Sweetish malty hoppy citrus flavor with some hints of caramel. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish with some hoppy citrus in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2009
at 09:45
5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Copper-coloured body with great clarity, but no head. Sweet aroma of fruits. Dry malt-fruity flavoured ale with a smooth bitter aftertaste. Medium palate with soft carbonation (half pint, hand-pulled at GBBF, 07.08.2008)
Tried
on 02 Sep 2008
at 02:41
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@GBBF2008. Amber colour, not much head. Aroma is fruits, hops and mild nectary notes. Flavour is malts, dough, some bready notes as well as a bit of fruits.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Aug 2008
at 00:32
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cloudy amber with tiny white short lasting head. Sweet malty aroma with caramel notes. Flavor likewise with hoppy notes towards the end.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2008
at 11:44
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Reading Beer Festival 2008.Clear medium amber orange color with a small to average, frothy - creamy, fair lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, moderate hoppy, citrus, spicy, fruity ala mango, banana. Flavor is moderate sweet and light to moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is flat. (030508)
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Jun 2008
at 15:21
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Black Horse, Amberley Gloucs, April 2007. Dark amber coloured with a slight head. Aroma of citrussy hops. Flavour was slightly fruity with a dry finish. Not bad for a session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 May 2007
at 11:56