The Blandford Fly
Badger Brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.40
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Should you wade these waters on a warm summer’s night, beware the infamous Blandford Fly, whose bothersome bite can only be soothed with a spicy slice of fresh ginger.
A uniquely sweet and spicy golden ale with a refreshingly different ginger taste, offset with hints of sweet toffee.
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Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Foamy white head on a clear reddish brown coloured body. Ginger & cardamom aroma. Medium bodied, nicely carbonated with a sticky back. Ginger, cardamom, earthy & berry tastes with a sweet spicy finish. Ginger Beer!
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
bottle oro carico limoida buona schiuma abbastanza persistente sciroppo allo zenzero con un finale leggermente amaro
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle from Waitrose, West Byfleet. Aroma is spicy with underlying malts. Golden brown. Foamy translucent white head. Medium bitter with a spicey streak that includes a good dose of sweetness. The heat from the ginger comes through later. Light bodied. Thin. Fizzy carbonation. Long finish. Way too much sweet ginger. Should this not be Flavored - Other? Unfortunately for this beer I hate ginger.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Pours a gold amber, small head with the bubbles a little fizzy but it maintains some retention. Very sweet aroma with ginger and malt. Taste is predominantly ginger with a decent malt base. The finish is spicy and warming with a relatively low bitterness. The sweetness is cloying though and I do wonder whether some sweeteners have been used. It tastes like someone has poured diet ginger beer into my golden ale. Very unbalanced. I don't hate, there is a nice level of ginger, but I wont be buying again.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle from Sainsbury’s on 13th June 2020 Pours a coppery amber with virtually no foam or lace.. Malty aroma with strong spiciness. A rich malty and spicy pairing in-mouth, not dissimilar to a Belgian saison. Sweet and spicy finish. Medium bodied with a zingy mouthfeel.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
500ml bottle from local Morrison's. Pour clear golden with a white head. Aroma: sweet, spices, ginger, honey. Taste: light to moderate sweet, citrus hints but the spicy ginger dominates. Light to medium body, average carb, spicy finish. Won't be for everyone but I don't hate it
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5
A golden beer, a head is medium and blond. Aroma has ginger, sweetness of caramel. Taste has spicyness of ginger, caramel. Medium bodied. Usually, I don't like ginger, but now this is good, even the sweetness is quite high level also.