First Call (Bottle)
(Batch of First Call)
Badger Brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) in Blandford St Mary, Dorset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.90
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A classic country ale, First Call is brewed with a single hop variety for purity and character. The dwarf hop First Gold grows in low hedgerows enabling a better quality harvest. A clean, fresh, distinctive beer with hints of orange and spice from the hop.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
0.5 l bottle. Had this one before joining RateBeer, therefore this entry is based on numerical notes only.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Mar 2025
at 12:28
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Old rating from 2011 - 500ml bottle as 'First Gold'. Pours amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of dried fruit, citrus, caramel, flora, bread, grass & malt. Medium body. Mild bitter finish
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2025
at 00:40
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle) Amber colour with frothy, tan head. Malty nose with dried apricots, caramel, orange peel, bread, honey and slightly spicy hops. Malty, slightly fruity taste with notes of dried apricots, toast, caramel, orange peel, honey and a mild earthy, spicy bitterness in the finish. Medium body, with a touch of sweetness. Tasty and refreshing. Quite nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2021
at 18:58
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 5
Bottle as First Gold. Poured amber with an average sized off-white head. Aroma of hop, citrus, flowers, light roasting and slight herbal and spiced notes. Moderate sweetness and bitterness. Light to medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2017
at 05:54
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from systembolaget. Roughly speaking a decent ale to remind me of home. Not too sure this rating is 100% so maybe a retry needed. Homely.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Dec 2017
at 03:30
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle@Malmö share (17/06/2017) - pours golden amber with a white head. Citrus fruity and twiggy hoppy, toasted bready malty, has a unbalanced peppery spice edge to it, with grassy twiggy hoppy notes into the close.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2017
at 12:43
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Flaska från SB. Smak och doft av humle, malt, karamell, knäck, toffe med toner av nötter och gräs. Fruktig, rund och len, lätt kropp, stor sötma, fin beska.
Tried
on 13 Jul 2017
at 17:07
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Gylden brun klar med fingerhøyt beige skum. Lukter røde bær, honning, tung karamell og noe vanilje. Lett. Smaker karamell, middels bitter sitrusskall og noe vanilje. Middels lang.
Tried
on 23 Jun 2017
at 16:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Bottle:
Pours clear, deep copper with a thick head. Aroma is lots of butter with hops and grass in the background. Watery mouth feel. Taste is butter, fudge, licorice and hops.
Goes down easy.
Pours clear, deep copper with a thick head. Aroma is lots of butter with hops and grass in the background. Watery mouth feel. Taste is butter, fudge, licorice and hops.
Goes down easy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Jun 2017
at 12:29
6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Flaska från SB. Badger är inte mitt favoritbryggeri, snarare tvärtom, men jag gillar en bra bitter och jag dricker dem för sällan så när det väl händer orsakar abstinensen ofta överbetyg. Så.. Bärnstensfärgad, klar, medelhögt smutsvitt skum. Fin knäckig doft när tempen stigit med sommarblommor och hasselnötter. Lätt kropp och lätt anslag. Inte lika söt som doften utan aningen apelsinzestig med gräs, örter och höiga blomster och lätt beska. Väl ren och lätt för en bitter men trevlig och helt ok.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2017
at 12:03