The Cranborne Poacher
Badger Brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) in Blandford Forum, Dorset, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.31
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They say there’s no such thing as a free meal – but as you wind your way through wooded hills towards the tiny village of Cranborne, you might chance upon a charming rogue who says differently.
For years, the Cranborne Poacher has roamed these parts, outwitting both authority and prey in pursuit of pilfered plums and a pheasant for his pot.
Crystal and chocolate malts provide a full-bodied taste with sweet, complex flavours of damson and liquorice.
For years, the Cranborne Poacher has roamed these parts, outwitting both authority and prey in pursuit of pilfered plums and a pheasant for his pot.
Crystal and chocolate malts provide a full-bodied taste with sweet, complex flavours of damson and liquorice.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Dark reddish amber with medium cream head. Aroma of plums, cherries (OK, damsons is clearly right), pears, licorice. Sweetish taste with some sharpness as well from the berries, plenty of licorice too. Some spice at the end. Not a lot of depth but good balance despite the pasteurised deadness - a pretty good fruit beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Apr 2011
at 05:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle at home with Lyoli. Pours a clear, ruby-brown with a fading, off-white head. Huge fruit aroma, grape and Juicy Juice, caramel, dough and toffee. Medium sweet flavor, with sugary grapes, cherries, earthy bitters and alcohol. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Finishes sweet, warm and fruity. Lingering, lightly artificial sweetness juice in the throat. Not bad but a little odd.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Feb 2011
at 16:14
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
26th January 2008
Peachy bubblegum sweetness contrasts to lots of malt and a dry hoppy finish. Unusual sweet overtones Badger seem to specialise in!
Peachy bubblegum sweetness contrasts to lots of malt and a dry hoppy finish. Unusual sweet overtones Badger seem to specialise in!
Tried
on 10 Jan 2011
at 16:09
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. DArk amber colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Prune and licorice notes. Moderate bitter nice flaor. Average moderate bitter spicey and fruity finish. OIly palate, Exstremely nice and well balanced beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2010
at 11:56
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Aroma is liquorice and cherries. Pours ruby brown with a medium head. Taste is sweet fruit to start, with cherries on the finish. Slightly cloying aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Sep 2010
at 13:39
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Strong, sweet, fruity aroma with jam and bubblegum in there. Flavour has a rich, warming sweetness but the sweetness dominates a bit too much. The dryer bitterer finish is welcome. Texture is very smooth and silky.
Tried
on 25 Jul 2010
at 09:29
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Medium head with medium duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are rich berries, caramel, syrop, malt and hops. A little on the sweet side.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Nov 2009
at 02:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle, Sainsburys. Amber colour, off-white head. Aroma of toasted malts, fruits. Taste is malty, caramel. A bit sour. Not very well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2009
at 11:06
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Slightly roasted malty caramel flavor with some hints of licorice and some hints of hops. Has a sweetish malty caramel finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2009
at 06:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Yes, there is just a little bit of fruits and malts in the nose but not nearly enough to call it an aromatic beer. Looks all right though, nice brown colour and thick head. The fruit definitely comes through in the taste, lots of grapes and cherry flavours, slight malty and hoppy hints and a dry finish. A good rendition of a "fruity" beer.
Tried
on 07 Sep 2009
at 09:52