Badger Dandelion

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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50cl bottle from Sainsburys. Pale gold with a trace of white head; fruity and malty aroma with some honey; soft and sweet in the mouth with honey, gentle hops and a curious fruity herbal taste that is resumably the dandelion; then there’s a herbal bitterness to finish. Overall quite drinkable, but not something I would seek out a regular tipple.

July 2009: Yet another bottled beer by Badger, Hall and Woodhouse. This one is supposed to be Dandelion flavoured (the name gives it away somewhat). My brown 500ml bottle had plenty of life left in it according to its Best By Date. I poured it into a straight sided UK pint glass. Light orange in colour, well carbonated, with a white head (at first). A slight haze to the body, but not clouldy or murky. Floral aroma, sweet peas and cut grass, no hop or malt nose I could detect. More fizz than flavour, maybe some malt in the taste, but I couldn’t find any Danelion. Sweeter than most UK ales, but not over the top, just a suggestion of ripe honey melons. Not unpleasant, but not a world beater for me, just an average beer. Organic beers are fine, but I am sure it restricts the brewer sometimes and I think the overal result in this beer is to lessen its depth and character.

4.5% gold colour with a thin head, lemon aroma and taste (thankfully not dandelion) a good organic beer.

Pours a light golden colour and has a light fruity aroma and the taste has a light fruity and malty flavor nice beer.

50 cl bottle @ chriso.
Rated on 20110722.
Pours clear pale yellow colour with light head. Aroma of herbs, distinct dandelion notes, grass and some mild fruits. Flavour of clove, grass, hoppy fruits, caramel and spices.
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Bottled (Beers Of Europe). Golden colour, small white head. Aroma is fruity and floral notes as well as some mild herbal notes. Flavour is bigtime bigtime toffee, butterscotch stuff with some herbal notes. Also rather floral notes.

18 nov 2009, bottle. colour of a very light ale and slightly hazy. nose is lightly malty w/ faintest hints of grassy notes. i wojldn’t be able to place the flavour as dandelion if i didn’t know. beer is mostly flat. flavour is slightly sweet w/ what i would have guessed are hints of lavendar. okay.

Bottle 500ml. @ home.

Clear medium to dark yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, herbal, toffee - butter, herbs - grass notes. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, tonic, fruity herbal bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. A bit organic alike ! [20110121]

Bottled. Thx Peter Golden. Medium, creamy white head. Sweet in both aroma and flavour; honey.

Bottled. A dark golden beer with a lazing beige head. The aroma has notes of dusty hops on a malty background. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt and spices - it must be the dandelion that to me make up the spice-note. The finish is bitter.

Bottle at Ungstrup. Clear amber coloured with a medium sized white head. Fruity aroma of caramel, candies and hops. Fruity flavour of caramel, candies and hops. Hoppy finish.