Firkin Fox
Badger Brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) in Blandford St Mary, Dorset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.18
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Inspired by the cunning countryside fox, this moreish auburn ale combines the biscuity and aromatic qualities of our speciality malts with the citrus hop charge of Celeia and Cascade hops. A refreshing beer ideal with spicy Mexican dishes. We’ve been brewing in the heart of Dorset since 1777.
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6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle, opened on 25th Nov 2014 at home: poured into a UK pint sleeve. Nice amber body, clear and clean looking: thin white covering for a head. Citrus lead in both the nose and taste with a hop loaded feel from the off. There is a malt presence but they just give the beer a colour, the brew is all about the hop content and what they bring to the aroma and flavours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Nov 2014
at 10:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bittoe from Tesco drunk on a train. Aroma of either pasteurised ir heavily filtered malts. So it has some candy sugar malt. Flavour otherwise is fine. Amber malts are ok some dryness and a prickle on the finish although that could be the forced carbonation rather than hops. Ok but that boiled sweet thing isn’t great. Some nutty flavour initially on the mouth feel.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Oct 2014
at 10:58
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Tesco Winchester. Poured a clear medium amber with a thin white head and some broken lace. The aroma is tropical fruit resin. The flavour is medium bitter with a woody resin citrus hop palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbination.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2014
at 13:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Tesco, Enniskillen [on or just after 210714]
Copper amber, crystal clear, good colour, nice frothy white head
Aroma of soft caramel, very slight citrus, yeast, light aroma, spicy note
Taste of soft caramel, light toffee, bit yeasty, light biscuit, slight lemon citrus, very mellow, dull flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, little oily. Finish is a bit dry, bit yeasty
Overall - Usual supermarket fare....ordinary
Copper amber, crystal clear, good colour, nice frothy white head
Aroma of soft caramel, very slight citrus, yeast, light aroma, spicy note
Taste of soft caramel, light toffee, bit yeasty, light biscuit, slight lemon citrus, very mellow, dull flavour
Palate - soft carb, medium body, little oily. Finish is a bit dry, bit yeasty
Overall - Usual supermarket fare....ordinary
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Aug 2014
at 12:19
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml bottle from Tesco. Amber orange coloured with a white head. A citrusy hop aroma with malts. The taste is dry, dis units, sweet and citrus with fruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Aug 2014
at 23:00
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4
50cl bottle from Tesco, Camberley. Amber with a lively white head; stewed malt aroma; citrusy malt taste; and a very light bitterness to finish. Over-pasteurised to the point of oblivion.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2014
at 10:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Bell, Bath. Pours amber with and off white head. Fruity aroma. Average bitter.
Tried
from Cask
at
Bell
on 13 May 2014
at 11:56
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Golden amber with no head. There’s hints of orange citrus in its aroma, but its fruit taste is very mild with little bitterness. Easy to drink.
Tried
on 27 Mar 2013
at 15:17
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ Volunteer Arms, GBBF 2011. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty caramel aroma. Fruity malty caramel flavor. Has a fruity malty caramel finish with hoppy citrus hints.
Tried
from Cask
on 13 Nov 2011
at 06:11
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, half pint served at the very right drinking temperature. Golden-brown body, bright surface. Fine aroma of plain malts. Caramel malts up front to the taste buds followed by dried fruity notes and finish off with delicate bitterness. A pleasure to drink this in classical pub surroundings at St Stephens Tavern, Westminster (London, 31.07.2011).
Tried
from Cask
on 20 Aug 2011
at 08:23