Old Tom (Cask)
(Batch of Old Tom Original)
Robinsons in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.94
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Old Tom is almost as old as the brewery itself. Dubbed ‘The original craft beer’ this dangerously drinkable legend was born in 1899, when Tom, the old brewery cat, was sketched into immortality by the head brewer. Rich 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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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at GBBF ’13, 15/08/13. Dark mahogony brown with a thin light tan head. Nose is toffee, dark fruit, bready malts, sugars. Taste comprises prunes, marzipan, dates, toffee, fruit cake, light booze. Medium bodied with bite, fine cabonation, lightly warming alcohol in the finale. Good stuff, much better than my memories of the bottled version.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Sep 2013
at 08:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Half pint @Castle Hotel, Manchester, 04.Jul.2012. Mahogany, almost black body. No head. Gingerbread is what first comes into mind, then cigars, pinetrees and liquorice. It’s almost like Christmas! And, wow!, the taste, also so complex: sweet anise, coffee, pepper, ginger, coal, crowberries, coal, smoke and some vinegar... Wow! Very interesting!
Tried
on 25 Jul 2012
at 15:34
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask@Junction Tavern, London. Coppery brown colour, small off-white foamy head, that leaves some lace. Aroma is nutty, csramelly, riped fruits, mild alcohol as well as some mild toasted notes. Flavour is ripe fruits, caramel, toffee, wood, mild alcohol as well as some mild chocolate and floral notes.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 Apr 2012
at 02:16
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Gravity cask at the Wandsworth Halloween BF 2011. Pours dark brown-ruby with a small, bubbly white head. Dark, ripe fruit, bit of toffee. Very sweet flavor, toast, toffee, caramel, sweet leather, prunes. Full bodied with fine carbonation. Mild warming finish, lots of toasty sugar, caramel and toffee, some leather and ripe fruits, mild booze, a bit of brown sugar. Very damn solid ale here.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2011
at 14:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask, 8.5%. Sweet and vinous flavour. Sugary and peppery. Not really boozy, but getting there, with a slightly rough bitterness to add to the alcoholic note. Almost clear dark brown colour. Good stable light brown head. The finish gets more and more warming the more I drink. I am a bit undecided about this one, but it is not too bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Mar 2011
at 16:39
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
From cask. Pours clear and golden deep orange to hazzlenut brown with a small off white head. Aromais nutty, malty and alcohol. Flavour is dry with the same aroma notes. Dry bitter finish. Ends dry and simple.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Nov 2010
at 06:30