Badger Fursty Ferret (Bottle)

Brewed by Badger (Hall & Woodhouse)
Style: Bitter
Blandford Forum, England

500ml clear bottle. Body is clear golden-brown with a thin off white head that provides a scant soapy lace. The nose is caramel malts, oranges and gentle floral hops. Tongue is medium sweet malts with a mild floral hop bitter finish. The palate is light bodied with a watery mouthfeel and low carbonation. It is certainly no blockbuster of flavours but easy pleasant drinking for a session. If it were cheaper in these parts I would probably grab a few more.

500ml bottle. Dark gold amber colour with a soft white foam head that quickly collapses. Hop aroma with underlying hints of oranges and mandarin with a bitter finish that sits well in the mouth. Nice flavour and a good session beer, I can see why the ferrets would like it.

Bottle 10 C Flowery as usally with the Badgers. Badger makes nice ales, not really appriciated at this site!

50cl clear glass bottle, as shown. Deep golden colour, big soapy off-white head. Aroma of malt and hops, little fruit. When drunk very cold (it’s a lager-style beer), the taste is disappointing: faint malts, a wee touch of fruit, not much else. At 10-12°, oranges are more prominent on the palate, and the finish is somewhat better, though still lager-like sweet. Faintly bitter aftertaste. At any rate, it’s not "full of character" as promised on the bottle. Rather, it’s a blandish blond beer, not a real English bitter.

Smells of alcohol, hops, corn starch, honestly just smells like an average lager. Looks okay, nothing exciting. Has a nice smooth taste and nice mouthfeel, but very uncomplex with just some malt notes and a slightly dry finish. Pretty average, really.

Bottle. Clear amber colour with medium creamy white mostly lasting head. Malty and hoppy aroma. Sweet bitter flavor.

No real aroma to speak of. Golden brown colour was not particularly appealing. Nice sweet taste but too dry. Would probably go well as a shandy.

From the Bottle at Chris O’s, GBBF Week 09/08/2008 Floral and hop aromas. Golden coloured hoppy and a little sweet on the palate with a little dryness in a crisp full malt finish.