The Fursty Ferret
(has 2 batches)
Badger Brewery (Hall & Woodhouse) in Blandford St Mary, Dorset, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.91
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Named in honour of the inquisitive and extremely “fursty” ferrets of the Gribble Inn, a celebrated golden brown ale, full of character.
At the heart of many a countryside village can be found an inn. A place where locals go to relax after a long day. At one such inn, rumour has it that inquisitive ferrets would sneak to the back door to cheekily sample the local brew. A sweet nutty palate, hoppy aroma and a hint of Seville oranges, give this tawny amber ale its distinctive personality. Recommended with smooth and creamy West Country Cheddar or indulgent pork pies and mustard.
At the heart of many a countryside village can be found an inn. A place where locals go to relax after a long day. At one such inn, rumour has it that inquisitive ferrets would sneak to the back door to cheekily sample the local brew. A sweet nutty palate, hoppy aroma and a hint of Seville oranges, give this tawny amber ale its distinctive personality. Recommended with smooth and creamy West Country Cheddar or indulgent pork pies and mustard.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle. Poured a crystal clear reddish amber colour with a big, short-lived, fizzy white head. The aroma is caramel malt, mineral, chemical, fake sugar, light hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a crisp, light toffee caramel, dry, light pepper spice, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Mar 2020
at 00:06
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
(Bottle, 0.5 l - BBE 09/2020, from a Waitrose, 20191016) The beer poured copper coloured and clear. Its head was medium sized, white and it lasted long. Aroma had earth, malts and caramel. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were earth, grass, toasted malts, caramel and bitterness. Aftertaste was malty and bitter. A tasty malty brew with toasty notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2019
at 14:57
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Clear oramge to amber colour, medium sized dense yellowish off-white head; aroma of toasted rye bread, nutty, floral and some toffee notes; taste of toffee, biscuits, some honeycomb toffee and nutty notes; easily to drinkable
Tried
on 22 Sep 2019
at 19:48
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Waitrose, West Byfleet. Weak malts and boiled veg aroma. Chestnut. Thin white head. Sweet-sour berries with more malts into the finish. Light bitter core. Light-medium bodied.Slick if on the thin side. Average-fizzy carbonation. Abrupt finish. Decent enough bitter. Not something I go out of my way for other than that it's a Dorset tick.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Jun 2019
at 10:11
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
500ml bottle. Pours a clear orange-amber with a medium, creamy, long lasting, ecru head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet aroma of biscuit malt, toffee, mild orange and floral hops. Sweet flavour of biscuit malt, caramel, faint orange peel and floral hops with a dry, mild, bitter grass finish. Light body with a thin, watery texture and soft carbonation. Not bad, just boring. Easy to drink.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2019
at 03:05
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
F: big, egg-white, average retention. C: amber, bit hazy. A: malty, bit nutty, fruity, bit floral, caramel. T: malty, caramel, dry on the palate, bit nutty, quite watery feeling, grassy bitterness, not bad for bitter, light body and medium carbonation, 0,5l bottle from “'t Iengels Wienkeltje” food store in Ostende.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Nov 2018
at 15:45