TOM LONG AMBER BITTER
3.8% ABV
Silver at SIBA National Beer Competition, Champion Bitters (up to 4.0%)
Amber session beer with spicy citrus aroma. Good body for low ABV.
Tom Long, 3.8% is an amber coloured bitter with a spicy citrus aroma. This beer won Overall Champion for the West of England and Wales, 2008 in the Society of Independent Brewers Awards as well as other awards.
Highwayman
Tom Long is named after a mythical highwayman hung at Tom Longs Post on Minchinhampton Common, near Stroud.
Another derivation of the name is found in the Canting Dictionary [thieving slang], 1736. This is a collection of words and terms, both ancient and modern, used by Beggars, Gypsies, Cheats, House-Breakers, Shop-Lifters, Foot-Pads and Highway-Men.
TOM-Long, tedious; as Come by Tom Long the Carrier; of what is very long a coming.
