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Badger Poachers Choice

Badger Poachers Choice

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An English Strong Ale brewed by
Badger (Hall & Woodhouse)

Blandford Forum, England

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383.15/5.03.13/5.05.7%36.1English pint, Trappist glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Seeking out the treasures of the countryside and making the most of local ingredients is an art shared by Badger and the wily poacher. Badger's Poacher's Choice captures unique rural flavours in a smooth, dark ale enhanced by a touch of liquorice for spicy sweetness and damson for a soft, subtly fruity taste. A gutsy ale that's worth tracking down.

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 Enjoyit (1108), Vadum, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/513/20

Jun 24, 2008  
Reddish amber of color with a nice beige head. An aroma with notes of fruit, malt and prunes. A flavor of caramel, sweets, roasted malt, currant and other dark fruits.

EFC1878 (86), Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/51/102/53/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottle from Tesco. Horrible. I can’t put into words how wrong this beer is. Cloying on the palate, revolting chemical taste and a sickly, all-pervasive odour (the word ’aroma’ has pleasant connotations). Never, ever again.


 yngwie (3602), Kristiansand, Norway
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
Aug 30, 2008  
Bottle, thx to fonefan. It pours a clear, golden body with a quite small white head. Some licorice-like aromas combined with a malty background. Fennel, toffee and some butterscotch in the flavor. Medium body. It finishes with a malty sweetness, a licorice touch, fruityness and some bitterness. An unusual flavor profile still provides good drinkability, but it fails to excite or impress. (080822)


 Ungstrup (11385), Frederiksberg, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Bottled. An amber beer with a lazing light tan head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of caramel, spices, and blueberries. The flavor is very sweet with strong notes of berries - especially blueberries, leading to a dry toffee finish. The berry note lingers in the mouth. Thanks to fonefan and Brugmansia for sharing.


 jbrus (4193), Delft, Netherlands
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/510/20
Aug 26, 2008  
Bottle@BlindTastingSession. Strong cassis aroma. Light brown color, white head, good lace. Very sweet start but this fades away quickly, light sourness, increasing bitterness to pretty bitter in the finish, cassis, laurel. Dry finish. Unbalanced and I don’t like cassis much.


 thewolf (3983), Kolding, Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/57/20
Aug 24, 2008  
Bottle, bought @ LIVA, Kolding.
Pours deep coppe with a small, creamy, off-white head. Aroma is quite fruity, some cardboard, cherries and liquorice. Medium mouthfeel, medium carbonation, quite dry. Flavour is very unbalanced, some berry-like fruitiness, sharp liquorice and hoppy dry finish. Not very pleasant.



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