Badger Harvesters Ale

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

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Bottle from Tesco. Pours a golden colour with a thin white head. Very effervescent. Initial aroma is a blast of perfumy hops, leading to a slightly strange meatyness in the background. The highly perfumed aroma extends in to the taste and is backed up by a fine biscuity malt and some fruit. Despite the heavy hopping the overall bitterness is kept rather low as to not overpower what is a light malt base. The low alcohol content is not immediately obvious but it feels increasingly watery as you move down the glass. One of the better Badger beers.

Cinq cent millilitres (Short-changed Pint) bottle from Tesco. Very pale appearance, slightly watery initial taste with a distintive but short lived "Badger" flavour which I can’t quite pin down but like. After-taste is a little bitter. However, the concept of a low alcohol ale that has a distinctive real ale taste is a good one in my opinion. I am often the driver when visiting out of the way pubs and a two and a half percent ale, on tap, would be a great help (especially if the govt reduces the allowed max even more).

UPDATED: JAN 19, 2009 Bottle at home ... Golden Blonde ... light hop with a wahsing up liquid cirtric nose ... light fruity juicy hop ... there a hop im not a fan of but its reasonable rounded and balanced.3.0 ... <tk2> ohh this isnt rigth way to floral. my tastes have changed, too sweet