Badger Hopping Hare (Bottle)

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

Serve in English pint

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500ml Bottle. The was brewed firstly as a seasonal bottle but its success has meant that its avaiable all year round - usually from your local tesco. Dont let that put you off tho -this is my 1st choice session bottled beer. Theres nothing stand out brilliant about it - it just has a bautifully clean moderate taste. Somehow it just hits all the right buttons with me for a beer to drink all night. Its aroma is hoppy, zesty critusy (grapefruit) with a hint or two of flowers and mild toffee. Appearance is a golden nectar with a medium off white lasting (but not creamy) head, Taste, you get hit with a creamy malt as it enters the mouth and this passes throu a slightly biscuity phase to grapefruit and then to hops and back to malt bfore exitting through a slight bitterness. Sublime... and after typing that review I want one and I want it now!!

500ml bottle. Pours a clear mid-golden colour, with a medium white head, which lasts fairly well, leaving a decent film of lace. Floral aromas abound on the nose courtesy of the Goldings, along with some sweetish lemon zest and some light biscuity malt. There is a strong citrus hop presence to start, with lemon juice and peel notes, as well as some mild floral hints. The hops develop even further into an IPA-esque grapefruit flavour. There is some mild biscuit and grainy malt in the body, with a dry and refreshing hoppy finish. This is very strongly hopped for a bitter, yet using English aromatic varieties, so it does maintain the character of a bitter. An original, highly refreshing and eminently drinkable ale.

Bottled exclusively for Sainsburys ( or so it says on the label) .Golden, clear and hoppy.Poured with a small head. Sharp and refreshing.Recommended.

Bottle shared with MichaelBruch. Pours in light amber with a strong, stable head. Aroma of fresh hay, malt and peaches, Taste of lemon curd, roses and apricots. Slightly bitter finish. Very refreshing, best beer of the day yet.

Bags of floral aroma, citrusy tones and lots of hops. Lacking some bitterness. Overall refreshing but not weak on taste.

Light golden colour, hoppy cereal scent with fruity undertones. Crisp clean taste fruity with bitter spice hint.

Light amber with one finger head. Hoppy aroma has citrus mixed with exotic fruits, bit caramel malting. Nicely round bit oily feel, medium body, quite soft carbonation but not flat, bitterness balances sweetness, finish is bitter and fruity, taste has more evident malting that is nuanced also nicely: nuts, bread, caramel. Bit butter here also and slight spicyness. Nice and balanced, good flavors.

4.5% golden colour with a good head, fruity aroma, dry fruity taste, quite nice.

Pours a pale brown/amber colour - identical in appearance to the fursty ferret and golden champion I have in clear bottles alongside this. As expected, floral hop aromas dominate - grapefruit, tonic water, marigolds. Shallow, creamy, bitter head. Slight sweetness in the taste honey like but the bitter hop flavours give this an edge that a pale bitter like this with a modest alcohol content needs. Overall i really like this. Now to enjoy the rest with this curry...

Bottle from Tesco. A light golden ale, with a good white head. Good hop flavour, toffee/caramel/butterscotch. Most enjoyable.