B.O.B. (Bitter Old Bustard)
Barsham Brewery in West Barsham, Norfolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.49
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A 4.3% russet coloured best bitter that’s brewed with three of Britain’s finest hop varieties for a perfectly balanced taste. It’s named after one of England’s finest birds; the Great Bustard - once a regular sight on the fields of East Anglia.
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5.8/10
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Appearance 5
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Süffiger, trocken bitterer Beginn mit dunklen Getreidenoten. Geringe Süße, wenig hopfig, spritzig, die deutliche Bitterkeit bleibt konstant. Nuancen von Karamell, mittellanger Abgang. 8/9/9/7/6/8
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2025
at 20:15
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
A clear orange brown beer with a white lacing. Aroma of red malt, caramel, nuts, berries. Taste of intense caramelized malt, nuts, berries, moderate to long bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Nov 2025
at 19:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Rocky off white head on a copper coloured body.
Toffee & malt aroma.
Medium, sharp dry & clean.
Malt, caramel & under ripe fruit tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Great Bitter.
Toffee & malt aroma.
Medium, sharp dry & clean.
Malt, caramel & under ripe fruit tastes with a lightly hopped bitter finish.
Great Bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2025
at 16:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle, picked up at the brewery. Clear reddy brown. Big fat lasting of white foam. Looks well. Getting some roast malt. Caramel. Twiggy hop. Taste is fairly sweet up front with the promised bitterness feeling full on. Plenty of body with high-ish foamy carbonation. Robust bitter finish. Tasty gear at the ABV.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Jan 2024
at 19:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Gluten Free. Dark amber colour, foamy white head and aroma of malt, fruity, caramel. Taste is malty, roast hint, and fruity, caramel, with some nutty bitterness. Medium bodied, soft carbonatio, drying tangy bitter finish. Quite drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2023
at 20:07
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Beers of Europe. Pours clear dark amber with a thin white head. Aromas of toffee and faint floral hops. Taste is fruitcake and caramel. Sweet finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2023
at 14:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask, half pint, shared with Finn at St. Andrews Brewhouse. Clear mahogany coloured body, covering pearl white head, clingy lacing. Malt-fruity aromas, moments of caramel and peaches. Quite decent, well-balanced taste of fruity caramel. Malt-fruity finish, bittersweet. Pretty fair. (Norwich 11.11.2021).
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Dec 2021
at 07:59
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Delt med Rune. Gyldenbrun. Lavt luftig skum med litt farge. Lett ferskenaroma. Smaken frukt & bær. Tørr - lett bitter avslutning.
Tried
on 11 Nov 2021
at 19:31
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Panda, thanks to SHIG, split at the Grand Reunion Tasting, Watford 02/10/20. Light chestnut brown with an off white cap that clears to a swirl. Nose is dried fruits, brown bread, nutty, biscuit. Taste comprises brown bread, leafy notes, fruit rinds, raisins. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light bitter edge. Fine for the style.
Tried
on 21 Mar 2021
at 09:32
6/10
Tried
on 02 Oct 2020
at 11:37