martinboer (1333), 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.
Beth101 (108), 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 (1141), 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__ (94), 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. azlondon (485), 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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