Peregrinari (52), Washington, Washington DC, USA
May 25, 2007
Ok, I know, my score slammed this beer. This beer smells absolutely aweful though. The taste is reminiscent of my younger days which involved Nati Light, Nati Bo, PBR and Red White and blue. Now that I have placed this tasting in context, I have to say that the one thing I loved about this beer is the idea of the Fursty Ferret. Having owned Ferrets, they hold a special place in my heart. That said, this beer has a somewhat dry finish and an almost sour/skunked flavor. I definitely would drink it again but only if I was in GB and I felt like a nostalgic walk with the ferrets.
 downender (1725), Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Dec 1, 2008 Bottle. Pale amber with next to no head. Aroma of caramel and a touch of grassy hops. Sweet flavour with some marmalade and an abrupt finish. Forgettable.
joe19612 (441), camberley, Surrey, England
Nov 1, 2008 Bottle. Amber with a small head. Aroma from wheat, nuts, syrup and bread. Nutty flavor with cream and toffee.
Bullit (659), Glasgow, Scotland
Oct 21, 2008 Golden colour, almost no head. Aroma of caramel malts and some nuts. Flavour has caramel malts, maybe some whiskey malts. Not special.
MiP (6279), Flensburg, Germany
Sep 9, 2008 Bottle, 4.4%. Clear dark golden colour. Weak caramelly flavour, hint of aroma hop.
HogcliffeLenny (158), Christchurch, Dorset, England
Sep 6, 2008 Bottle 500ml, part of a Badger Sett from Asda, Bournemouth. Pours a clear golden brown with small off white head. I’ve had two, one at room temperature and the other cool. Cool is definately best. At room temperature, I got an aroma of wet straw, whereas the aroma was more orangey when cool. The room temp taste was orange, with a pithy bitterness but with asweetness coming through. The cool one was altogether crisper but the bitterness had subsided. Bottom line is that this ale is better served cool but it can only be described as average at best.
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