Black Tom | Springhead Brewery
ABV: 3.8%
Style: English Mild Ale
Actively Produced
Description: A dark nutty mild with a chocolate finish. Seasonal beer for May when CAMRA traditionally runs its Mild in May annual promotion. Mild beers have recently enjoyed a resurgence in interest from the drinking public. Black Tom is brewed using Maris Otter Pale and Crystal malts, Fuggles and Goldings hops, and Nottingham Ale yeast The name of the beer, Black Tom, derives from Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, whose dark hair, dark eyes and swarthy complexion gave him the nickname, Black Tom. Fairfax was the commander in chief of the Parliamentary Forces in the English Civil Wars.
Style: English Mild Ale
Actively Produced
Description: A dark nutty mild with a chocolate finish. Seasonal beer for May when CAMRA traditionally runs its Mild in May annual promotion. Mild beers have recently enjoyed a resurgence in interest from the drinking public. Black Tom is brewed using Maris Otter Pale and Crystal malts, Fuggles and Goldings hops, and Nottingham Ale yeast The name of the beer, Black Tom, derives from Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, whose dark hair, dark eyes and swarthy complexion gave him the nickname, Black Tom. Fairfax was the commander in chief of the Parliamentary Forces in the English Civil Wars.
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