Robinson’s Old Tom has been crowned as the Worlds Best Ale.
The award came at the third annual World Beer Awards in which an international panel of judges tasted hundreds of beers of different styles from around the world. Style winners then went through to a blind tasting where top UK brewers voted Old Tom as the World’s Best Ale.
During the multi-stage competition Old Tom also secured recognition as the World’s Best Dark Ale, The World’s Best Strong Ale and the Worlds Best Barley Wine.
The competition was run by Beers of the World, the international consumer beer magazine. The well deserved title is the latest accolade for the 8.5% abv strong ale, which has aromas of dark fruit and a palate booming with ripe malt and hops followed by a deep port wine finish.
In recent years Robinson’s Old Tom has also been named by CAMRA as Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain no less than three times at the National Winter Ales Festival.
Tasting Notes
The award came at the third annual World Beer Awards in which an international panel of judges tasted hundreds of beers of different styles from around the world. Style winners then went through to a blind tasting where top UK brewers voted Old Tom as the World’s Best Ale.
During the multi-stage competition Old Tom also secured recognition as the World’s Best Dark Ale, The World’s Best Strong Ale and the Worlds Best Barley Wine.
The competition was run by Beers of the World, the international consumer beer magazine. The well deserved title is the latest accolade for the 8.5% abv strong ale, which has aromas of dark fruit and a palate booming with ripe malt and hops followed by a deep port wine finish.
In recent years Robinson’s Old Tom has also been named by CAMRA as Supreme Champion Winter Beer of Britain no less than three times at the National Winter Ales Festival.
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by wicheda on 16 Jan 2010
This one has an eye-catching "Old Tom" drawn on the bottle, and the words Strong Ale caught my eye.
It's 8.5% but surprisingly mellow with a full flavoured sweet malty finish, very easy to drink for its strength.
