Badger Gobbledy Goose

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

Cask Handpump at the Moon Under Water, Manchester (JDW) 06/12/2003 Mid brown coloured with some sour fruit flavour. Slightly rich on the palate. Crisp full malt finish with a hint of bitterness.

Cask Conditioned at The Bell, Banbury. Brown Amber beer with thinnish head. This is a sweetish malty beer, an attempt to deliver a winter warmer which in my opinion misses the mark. Little subtelty of flavours, mainly an alcoholic sweetness. There is a boiled hoppy finish.

Nice mid-amber appearance. Very subdued aroma, although the hevay cold I am suffering from might not have helped. I will give it the benefit of the doubt in that respect, otheriwse it would lose a point. Pleasnt malty edge on the palate, but a pronounced bitterness develops and dominates the finish. Slight metallic tang lingers. A Silk Tork says, quite restrained, especially for a winter beer, and consequently, as the brewery suggests, much more quaffable than one might expect. I quite liked this, but nothing exceptional. Obviously doing the Wetherspoons rounds at the moment. Handpump, Lord Moon of the Mall, London SW1, December 2003.

Cask Conditioned, Masque Haut, London.
Amber with a medium well formed and persistent head. Good medium bitterness with not much else I’m afraid. This beer wasn’t a patch on the Winter Tipple sampled just beforehand.

Cask Fresh @ JDW Golden Lion, Rochester. Dark amber colour - quite murky like a brown ale. A darkly malty beer with dark tangy hops, but all in a restrained manner. Some slight raisin and toffee flavours. Flavours are slightly murky but give an acceptable overall impression. A black tea aroma.