Wetherspoons are doing the above beer as part of the Octoberfest beer festival. As I have only had this in bottles and not on draft, I am keen to find it!
After a tip-off, I visited my local Wetherspoons but missed this one by minutes, as it had just finished.
If anyone comes across this ale at a Wetherspoons pub in London, please let us know!
Cheers,
R.
Sure I saw this one in the W/spoons in Woolwich,just of the High St. Good luck.Cheers.N.
Can't help you there, but thanks for the tip-off. I've had Old Tom on draught before, but it was some years ago and it wasn't in a Wetherspoons pub. I can't remember what it was like but it obviously made a good enough impression that I still remember it some years later.
d.
If that's Robinson's Old Tom, it's a lethally drinkable barley wine, ABV
8.5%.If so, I'd be interested to know how much JDW are charging for it, and whether they sell it by the pint. You certainly won't be going round smashing things up after a couple of pints of that stuff!
OT.
A friend of mine once ordered a pint of Bishop's Tipple (from the late lamented Gibbs Mew brewery) from the Bridge in Topsham (near Exeter), where it was served by gravity from the cellar. "A pint of bishop's tipple please." "A pint?" "Yes please". "Er - OK." Shouts down to his wife in the cellar. "A pint of bishop's tipple." "A pint?" His verdict on the beer? "Disgusting."
Since then AFAIR it's been brewed by Ushers, but that brewery has of course also bit the dust. I believe it's now brewed by Wychwood - and at a much reduced ABV.
Brian
I once encountered Exmoor Beast on sale at a JDW at an unfeasibly cheap price and recall a few pints having a distinctly soporific effect...
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About 25 years ago I used to drive 25 miles to Macclesfield to a club meeting. In those days pubs didn't put the ABV on the clip. I usually enjoyed three pints of Old Tom in the meeting. I used to wonder why the roundabout in Knutsford was a lot harder to negotiate on my return trip. Dave Croft Warrington
Saw it in the Wetherspoons in Winchester last night. They were refusing to sell it by the pint, but didn't seem to mind selling somoene 2 halves! Didn't notice the price.
Martin
Had some in Cannock's JDW last night 77p 4 half a pint!
Luvly stuff.
JB
Old Tom was on at the Half Moon, Mile End Road (near Stepney Green tube) last night. It was sold by the pint at £1-49 !
Chris
Beware all.
The Barnsley Brewery used to do a beer called "Old Tom" that was only 4.1% and therefore a strong mild. Which Old Tom is it?
It's Robinsons Old Tom 8.5% ABV
It is definitely Robinsons Old Tom 8.5%
For more info, take a look at the bottom of these tasting notes from the Wetherspoons website:
R.
Bloody hell! Hard to get ordinary bitter for that price these days!
Indeed. However after the first pint you're in no condition to know any more.
Brian
Too right, we were having them as chasers with Batemans Victory Ale 5.9% ABV!
Looking back I am sure now that the Old Tom was only 75p for a half, my memory is starting to come back now.
JB
I finally found Robinsons Old Tom at The Drum in Leyton.
It was being sold at 75p per half-pint, and they did not allow it to be served by the pint.
Cheers!
RW.
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