Badger Golden Glory

Brewed by Badger (Hall & Woodhouse)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Blandford Forum, England

Light amber colour. Slightly peachy aroma. Lightly bitter flavour with strong peach aftertaste.

Thin white head. Pale amber colour. Quite light in body. Nose: peach, melon, grape, honey, honeysuckle. Taste: peach mandarin, spice (vanilla & clove?) mint, blackcurrant.

Bottle 10 C As good as the golden pride- Lovely fruity flavours, peachy and melony.

50cl bottle. Deep, clear golden colour - no head. Strong aroma of sweet peaches, Smells like fruit tea - not bad, just doesn’t smell like beer! Very low carbonation, smooth, creamy mouthfeel. Fortunately, the "beer identity" manifests itself in the taste: Peach and melon are very clearly there, but the initial fruity sweetness is quickly countered by fairly strong mid-palate(?!) malty bitterness; this leads to a moderately bitter, lasting (and still floral) finish. Thankfully, it doesn’t taste like perfume! On balance, fairly tasty and drinkable - if peach is what you want in your beer.

Light and refreshing beer. The fruit aromas blend in well - and there is enough bitterness to ensure that this does not end up sickly sweet. A blit too floral, perhaps, but overall the peach and melon aroma is well integrated.

Dark amber pour with a stunning persistent creamy head leaving loads of lacing. Aroma has loads of sweet and juicy peach, like peach jelly or peach iced tea. As delicious as this is, unfortunately it blocks out any malt or hop characteristics that may be hiding underneath. Flavours are better balanced, though still not up to scratch. Peach is still quite dominant, but there is some caramel malt notes followed by a weak, non-descript bitterness. Body is too light.

0.5 L bottle from Ica Middelthon, Stavanger. A mediumsized, stable offwhite head upon a bright, amber colored body. I mostly agree on whats claimed on the label; ’Delicate floral peach and melon aroma’. Lots og peaches at least, and also a scent of perfume and tea leaves. Taste is slightly sweet and moderate malty. Also a noticable sourness, some spices and a berry-ish fruitiness. A mild earthy bitterness underneath, lasting onto the finish. Quite filling for a 4.5% beer. A light astringency in the finish. An oddball this one, with good drinkability.

Bottle. Dark golden colour with an off-white head. Aroma is peaches, floral, malt, hop. Flavour is peaches, floral, malt, fruit, hop. Strange beer.