Old Tom (Cask)
(Batch of Old Tom Original)
Robinsons in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England 🏴
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.94
|
|
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.
Sign up to add a tick or review
7.1/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask @ The Dolphin, Macclesfield. Pours a dark amber color wit a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty dark fruit aroma with some hints of caramel. Dry malty dark fruit and caramel flavor with some hoppy hints. Has a fruity malty dark fruit finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Jul 2009
at 10:37
6.8/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (gravity) @ National Winter Ales Festival 2009, Manchester, England.Clear medium brown color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderatevto heavy malty, caramel, berry - plum, alcohol. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat to soft. [20090122]
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Apr 2009
at 02:03
5.9/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin white film of a head; deep dark red body, barely translucent. No aroma. Taste is soft and sweet with woody licorice notes. Very mild-tasting. Some alcohol heat. Not bad, but a bit boring. (0.5pt on cask.)
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Dec 2006
at 10:07
7.6/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Cask at White Horse, Parson’s Green, London, 26 Nov) Dark brown colour with ruby notes, small head. Malty, nutty nose with notes of dried fruit and chocolate. Malty, nutty taste with dried fruit (prunes, raisins), chocolate and blackberries. Alcohol well hidden. Smooth, drinkable, warming and seductive.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2006
at 17:09
7.4/10
—
Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Since I gave the the bottle version a relatively high score, I decided to give the cask version a try at The St Albans Beer Festival. Mahogany red-tinged in colour, but without any foam at all. Dark fruity to the nose which also has got a component of floral hop. Vinous taste of port and cherry-like notes. Notes of sweet malt, liguarice and grain shine through. Suggestions of raisin and prunes towards the end. Full bodied. Good brew fully equal to the bottle version. (Half pint, 28.09.2006).
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Oct 2006
at 07:11
7.4/10
—
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask gravity at Dover BF 06. Very dark ruby, with beige head. Nice attractive boiled sweet aroma. Quite hoppy. Yep, it’s quite sweet but it’s pretty good. The hop can be quite severe. Good dark rich beer, slightlly hoppier than bottle version
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Feb 2006
at 13:44