Beth101 (105), West Yorkshire, England Aug 20, 2008 Had a strong smell of both malt and alcohol. With a slight nuttyness. It was a deep red colour with a thin off white head. Tasted of liquorice, malt, and alcohol with a hint of plums.Smooth. Nice beer but 1 was enough. Furseth (1118), Kungälv, Sweden Jul 23, 2008 Bottle: Clear red/coppery colour,flat head. Aroma is vinyraisns,chocolate. Flavor is citric,raisins,chocolate, and a viny mouth feeling in the end,. Medium body, and a medium viny finish. Nice Gary__ (89), London, Greater London, England Jul 20, 2008 Updated: Jul 23, 2008This waz good.Drank it with some Ratatouille . There should be more 8.5 % beerz on the UK market.Too much of that stale 5 % subdued bull shit :):I really enjoyed Old Tom Ale.I reckon I drank it too cold. As I think this is a ’room temp beer’ if ever there was one . Dark and robust. Lotta chocolate and raisins. Hearty stuff. martinboer (1327), Amsterdam, Netherlands Jul 15, 2008 Bottle from Utobeer, London. Dark brown body with big head. Barley nose. Very creamy texture. Prickly mouthfeel. With a nice plummy taste. Some chocolate too. Very nice. azlondon (482), Greater London, England Jun 27, 2008 Appearance: Dark brown. Nice amount of head.
Aroma: Vinous. Fruity. Prunes.
Taste: Vinous. Hint of chocolate. Malt. Feels a bit strong.
Info: 330ml bottle, 26/7-2006, 138/300, 72/500
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