Old Bob (Bottle)
(Batch of Old Bob)
Ridley's in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.16
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"This succulent premium ale has a wonderful blend of hops that give spicy and citrus fruit flavours leading into a dried fruit and biscuit malt finish. Twice a gold medal winner at the British Bottlers’ Institute Awards. Rich and malty as well as fruity and spicy. Nutty amber malt and biscuit pale malt together with crystal malt giving toffee/caramel notes. Fuggles and Styrian hops brings masses of tropical fruit and fragrant spiciness. Robust bitterness is balanced with the full body and mouth feel provided by the malt and the satisfyingly complex hoppiness."
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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Appearance: Copper brown. Very little head. Aroma: Bit of fruit and malt. Raisins. Taste: Very hopsy. Some fruit and malt. Info: 500ml bottle, 18/8-2006, 147/300
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2008
at 16:33
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Århus2008. 50 cL bottle. Pours clear and golden amber with a lacing white head. Mild grainy aroma, somewhat unrefined yet still inviting. Flavour is mild fruity vwith a little hops bite. Dry caramel malt base with a light spice note showing through. Ends dry and mild spiced.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 May 2008
at 09:42
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Ruby in colour,grape malt nose. with a rich smooth malt with raisin fruit tones and juicy.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2007
at 04:26
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled in clear glass. reddish coloured with a decent white head. Slightly malty aroma. Decent malt and hops in the flavour but overwhelmed by an unpleasant, lingering aftertaste, which ruined this beer for me. The Bury St Edmunds version of Old Bob is significantly worse than I remember, and I won’t be drinking it again.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2007
at 14:46
6.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle: Clear, reddish-amber coloured, no head to speak of; fruity (citrus ?) and (toasted-)malty nose with a big touch of herbal hops; moderate bitter-sweet flavour, light to medium bodied; lingering aromatic herbal-hoppy and delicate sweet-malty finish. A pleasant brew......
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Mar 2007
at 01:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
(bottle) Clear, ruby amber colour with a medium-sized off-white foamy head. Aromatic, slightly floral hoppy aroma with fruity malt and liquorice spice. Moderately bitter flavour, light to medium bodied with pleasantly carbonated, silky mouthfeel. Solid malty base with notes of toffee and a delicate fruitiness; dry, bitter and floral hoppy finish. Still pretty good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Feb 2007
at 11:33
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
500ml bottle from Sainsbury’s, Holborn. Dark amber, good clarity and white foamy head. Vague citric aroma. Spicy and malty taste supported by mild tartness. Refreshing, but rather dull (01.02.2007).
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Feb 2007
at 03:59
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle: reddish amber with an off-white head; malty aroma and taste; very full in the mouth with some fruitiness and with a touch of pepper on the finish. A well-constructed old ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Dec 2006
at 16:33
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle picked up at Morrison’s, Bridport, Dorset. For a filtered, pasturised beer this really was very good. Poured reddy brown colour, aroma was predominantly malty and sweet, taste was also malty again bit sweet but very flavoursome with nuts and fruits also swishing around as I said very good GK beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Nov 2006
at 01:44
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle 50 cl) Clear amber colour with a thick and stable head. Typical nutty notes in both aroma and flavours with a marked bitter finish. Rather classical British. 140402 & 310802
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Dec 2005
at 05:20