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Brewed by Robinsons
Style: Old Ale
Stockport, England

bottled
common

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RATINGS: 225   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.22   EST. CALORIES: 180   ABV: 6%
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COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Originally labelled as Chocolate Tom. Label was changed to read Old Tom With Chocolate circa 2011.
Old Tom with chocolate is an indulgent rich combination of Robinsons’ award winning Old Tom and the finest cocoa. It is a superior full bodied strong ale filled with the flavour of ripe malt and velvety smooth chocolate teased together with an inspired touch of Madagascan bourbon vanilla.
Chocolate Tom is a deliciously indulgent addition to the Old Tom range, with a recipe developed by Robinsons and the renowned chocolatier Simon Dunn.
With a distinctive ’natural’ milky sweet chocolate palate balanced by underlying hop and roasted malt characters, Chocolate Tom is a superior, rich and warming speciality beer with a dark mahogany colour.


Beerbarella's rating

4.5
   AROMA 10/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 18/20
Beerbarella (248) - - DEC 29, 2012
330 ml bottle. Pours clear mahogany with a medium brown head. Malty chocolate vanilla aroma. Roasty, sour, bitter, vanilla taste. Roasty chocolate palate. Slightly bitter.


most recent ratings

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
wimpyjoe (1742) - Manchester, Greater Manchester, ENGLAND - MAY 31, 2013
Has a pronounced chocolate aroma. Mahogany coloured with practically no head. There’s plenty of chocolate in the taste too, but with a slight orange flavour twist to it.

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
andriesradu (198) - ROMANIA - MAY 31, 2013
Clear dar brown with a fast diminishing head. Intense chocolate aroma. Flavour is sweet, malty,again chocolate can be felt. Ends in a slighty bitter way. I love chocolate :)

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
dyetube (1114) - McKinney, Texas, USA - MAY 18, 2013
Bottle from kegs & barrels plano, tx. Pours a rich mahagony with a thin off white head. The mouthfeel is slightly sweet and sticky with a medium to heavy body and good carbonation. There was some great chocolate notes in the flavor but seemed to lack something. Cheers!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
ration (1670) - Tampere, FINLAND - MAY 10, 2013
100513. Bottle at home. Pours dark ruby with a nice head. Aroma chocolate, caramel. Chocolate and lots of it. You can almost feel the cocoa sand. Not much unlike Youngs Double Chocolate. Medium full bodied. Not Bad.

3.5
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
floydian1 (729) - FNQ Australia, AUSTRALIA - MAY 6, 2013
330ml bottle. Deep mahogany brown body with decent off white head and lace. I get prominent milk chocolate with roasted malts and subtle oranges on the nose. Palate is silky smooth with bittersweet flavours and a nice dry finish. Medium body with lowish carbonation. A nice drop - not too rich and filling like a dessert stout.

4.1
   AROMA 9/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 16/20
artyom (226) - Osijek, CROATIA - MAY 5, 2013
0,33l bottle. Mahogany color. Aroma is chocolate and a bit of vanilla. Taste is chocolate, a little bit sweet. Very tasty and balanced beer with great aroma, I recommend it.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
Dommod2011 (509) - Birmingham, West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 2, 2013
Share with the wife. She gave her glass to me. Sickly and cloying like Barnaby Bear.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 5/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 13/20
The_Bish (973) - West Midlands, ENGLAND - MAY 1, 2013
I am a chocolate Tom. Watch my star rise and fall. Your beauty is there for the pleasure of the throng. Sing now, sing till the end.

2.2
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 8/20
Arcanor (23) - Quebec, CANADA - APR 24, 2013
Foam disappear really fast, bronze color, smell like candied fruit in brandy but not in a happy way !! Taste and palate is the same. Can smell something close to chocolate when it’s warmup, but not even close to it. Make me thing of a basic Malt Beverage then a finish Ale.

3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
vipinvelp (1224) - Velp, NETHERLANDS - APR 18, 2013
Clear amber color with decent light brown foam head. Aroma is Bayleys, definately. Taste is bit strange, it tries to be sweet but it doesn’t manage, it tries to be chocolate, but it doesn’t manage. Aftertaste same, no one taste prevails. (Moscow 201304)


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