Oldham Brewery Co's "Old Tom" Strong Ale, c1980
I have to say that, even allowing for memory, one of the finest pints of beer I ever drank (out of a very many ...) was a pint of draught Oldham Bitter one night in the late 1980s in Hollingwood, Lancs. It was so good I had several, nearly missed the train home and sadly it was amongst the last I had of this fine beer. In 1982 the brewery succumbed to a takeover by Boddingtons in nearby Manchester who, sadly, went into the clutches of the woeful Whitbread empire - thus went not only Oldham Ales but also Boddington's distinctive Mancunian beers. I bought this bottle that night and never did drink it! The label design is a cast-back to an early age of bottled beers, using a merry collection of type and the old "OB" logo.
Oldham Brewery Co's "Old Tom" Strong Ale, c1980
I have to say that, even allowing for memory, one of the finest pints of beer I ever drank (out of a very many ...) was a pint of draught Oldham Bitter one night in the late 1980s in Hollingwood, Lancs. It was so good I had several, nearly missed the train home and sadly it was amongst the last I had of this fine beer. In 1982 the brewery succumbed to a takeover by Boddingtons in nearby Manchester who, sadly, went into the clutches of the woeful Whitbread empire - thus went not only Oldham Ales but also Boddington's distinctive Mancunian beers. I bought this bottle that night and never did drink it! The label design is a cast-back to an early age of bottled beers, using a merry collection of type and the old "OB" logo.