Comments on: Tasting Notes: Robinson's Chocolate Tom http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-robinsons-chocolate-tom/ A blog about folk(ish) music and real ale / craft beer Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:44:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Darren Turpin http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-robinsons-chocolate-tom/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Darren Turpin Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:26:40 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=2277#comment-578 Finally got round to trying a bottle of Chocolate Tom on Saturday. I think it was a tactical error to try this one after a pint of Acorn Gorlovka, though. Following on from a big, smoky, dry-roasted Imperial Stout, the CT tasted very thin (as you say, Ed, not at all beery) and distinctly over-sweet. Maybe it should be allowed to mature for a couple of years to let those vanilla notes blend in a bit more, something like that? Might buy a bottle and shove it in the cupboard for a while at some point, see if I'm right. Finally got round to trying a bottle of Chocolate Tom on Saturday. I think it was a tactical error to try this one after a pint of Acorn Gorlovka, though. Following on from a big, smoky, dry-roasted Imperial Stout, the CT tasted very thin (as you say, Ed, not at all beery) and distinctly over-sweet. Maybe it should be allowed to mature for a couple of years to let those vanilla notes blend in a bit more, something like that? Might buy a bottle and shove it in the cupboard for a while at some point, see if I’m right.

]]> By: Tandleman http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-robinsons-chocolate-tom/comment-page-1/#comment-577 Tandleman Sat, 05 Sep 2009 10:51:39 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=2277#comment-577 Twas our dear friends Whitbread. I still have the odd T Shirt from that series too. Twas our dear friends Whitbread. I still have the odd T Shirt from that series too.

]]> By: Darren Turpin http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-robinsons-chocolate-tom/comment-page-1/#comment-576 Darren Turpin Thu, 03 Sep 2009 18:10:10 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=2277#comment-576 This one's definitely going on my 'must try' list. It's a local brew, so it's bound to turn up somewhere, sooner or later. And I'll be making a point of checking out the Marble Chocolate next time I see it on draught as well. Does anyone remember Fuggles chocolate, by the way? I can't remember who brewed it, but I've got an old t-shirt with the logo on, so I must have drunk 15 pints of it at some point back in my student days. This one’s definitely going on my ‘must try’ list. It’s a local brew, so it’s bound to turn up somewhere, sooner or later. And I’ll be making a point of checking out the Marble Chocolate next time I see it on draught as well.

Does anyone remember Fuggles chocolate, by the way? I can’t remember who brewed it, but I’ve got an old t-shirt with the logo on, so I must have drunk 15 pints of it at some point back in my student days.

]]> By: Rob Derbyshire http://www.folkale.com/blogobeer-archive/tasting-notes-robinsons-chocolate-tom/comment-page-1/#comment-575 Rob Derbyshire Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:38:26 +0000 http://www.blogobeer.com/?p=2277#comment-575 I had Chocolate Marble stout last night. Not very strong on the chocolate, more of a standard stout. Maybe even going towards a milk stout? Good level of roasted malt and tasty nonetheless. I saw the Chocolate Tom on the Edwin Tucker's website. Have you ever bought anything from them? I had Chocolate Marble stout last night. Not very strong on the chocolate, more of a standard stout. Maybe even going towards a milk stout? Good level of roasted malt and tasty nonetheless.

I saw the Chocolate Tom on the Edwin Tucker’s website. Have you ever bought anything from them?

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