Good Old Boy
Renegade Brewery (prev West Berkshire Brewery) in Yattendon, Berkshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.44
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A multi-award winning classic bitter. Good Old Boy is brewed with a blend of rich Maris Otter malted barley and fruity Bramling Cross and Northdown hops to produce an exceptionally well-balanced and full-flavoured beer.
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8/10
Bottle from Waitrose. Pours a clear chestnut colour with a fast dissipating off-white head. Aromas of caramel, toffee, toasty bread and a hint of spice. Taste is more of the same, slightly buttery with added notes of biscuits, dark fruit and a touch of floral . A subtle gentle bitterness on the finish. Medium body with a smooth slightly oily mouthfeel. Lovely bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jun 2021
at 16:58
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy tan head stayed on reddish brown still body. Malt & sweet berry aroma. Medium bodied, sharp with a cloying back. Malt, demerara, berries, roasted & nutty tastes with a tangy bitter finish. That's a decent Pint
Tried
on 11 Oct 2020
at 16:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask at the Oxford Tavern, Kentish Town on 17th March 2020. Copper with almost no foam or lace. Intense caramel aroma. Malty in-mouth with caramel, topped with a few leafy hops. Roasty caramel malt finish. Light bodied with a slightly clingy mouthfeel.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Mar 2020
at 18:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Park Tavern, Eltham. Copper coloured pour with a white head. Aromas of sweet malt, caramel, soft fruit. Similar action in the flavour. Very nicely put together brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Apr 2019
at 12:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
From cask at The Grapes, Oxford, Oxfordshire, on tour to 22 southern counties with OGJ and EE 03.01.19. Clear copper. Small head. Fine taste of pale malt, dark crystal malt, dried berries and figs. Slightly oxydized and served too warm, i.e. room temperature and not cellar temperature.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Jan 2019
at 11:56
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle. Poured a clear copper chestnut colour with a mostly lasting white head. The aroma is big malt, nutty, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a smooth sweet malt, woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Dec 2018
at 22:56
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at the Old Suffolk Punch. Dark brown, clear, one finger foamy head. Toasty malty aroma follows through to the taste. Nutty and sweet.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Dec 2018
at 19:20
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle - Pours a clear brown colour with a small thick foamy beige head. Aroma is fruity, malty, hoppy and some yeastiness. A malty moderately sweet taste, caramel and fruit flavours and solid grassy hop bitterness. Some dryness and a metallic taste in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2018
at 17:56
10/10
Much improved. Strawberry fruity yeast easters. Good use of crystal t90 and very clean and balanced Ruth M.
Tried
at
Old Suffolk Punch
on 07 Aug 2018
at 12:44