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Hopping Hare
Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse
- From:
- Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- English Bitter
Ranked #98 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #25,591 - Avg:
- 3.53 | pDev: 14.45%
- Reviews:
- 25
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 27, 2023
- Added:
- May 01, 2007
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 11
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Reviewed by KleinSchwein
3.39/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev -4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a 500ml brown bottle . 4% rather than 4.5%. Listed here
Pours an amber brown, high carbonation with a finger thick head , medium lacing . The smell is biscuits and malt . Taste wise this is kind of sweet , sweeter than expected for sure,well rounded and light . The biscuit malt taste is very much there but as there is no bitterness at all the almost honey like sweetness becomes a little cloying . Highly fizzy and light to drink , overall a decent ale and I'm sure very welcome on a hot day . Not awful by any means but not great . I suspect the recipe has changed with the abv change and it's went down in quality. I'd not turn it down but if choosing from this brewery I'd have a Fursty Ferret nine out of ten times.
P.S. after reading other reviews I am convinced the recipe changed dramatically, another review mentions completely different hops than listed on this bottle . But of a shame .
Apr 27, 2023Pours an amber brown, high carbonation with a finger thick head , medium lacing . The smell is biscuits and malt . Taste wise this is kind of sweet , sweeter than expected for sure,well rounded and light . The biscuit malt taste is very much there but as there is no bitterness at all the almost honey like sweetness becomes a little cloying . Highly fizzy and light to drink , overall a decent ale and I'm sure very welcome on a hot day . Not awful by any means but not great . I suspect the recipe has changed with the abv change and it's went down in quality. I'd not turn it down but if choosing from this brewery I'd have a Fursty Ferret nine out of ten times.
P.S. after reading other reviews I am convinced the recipe changed dramatically, another review mentions completely different hops than listed on this bottle . But of a shame .
Reviewed by James94 from England
3.77/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: Clear golden colour, light lacing, head last for some amount of time
S: Ice cream cones, light lemon, hints of butterscotch
T: Wafers, slight butterscotch, vanilla
F: Carbonation dominates relative to the flavour, but quite drinkable
O: 3.75
Jan 06, 2020S: Ice cream cones, light lemon, hints of butterscotch
T: Wafers, slight butterscotch, vanilla
F: Carbonation dominates relative to the flavour, but quite drinkable
O: 3.75
Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.32/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
500 ml clear bottle, Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. ABV is 4.4%. Bittering hop is First Gold, aroma hops are Goldings and Cascade. Clear deep golden colour, moderate white head. Aroma of lightstruck and grassy hops, some dusty notes too, a hint of toffee. The flavour is fairly refreshing and tolerably well hopped, on a buttery background with a hint of toffee again. Medium bitter aftertaste.
Feb 04, 2019Reviewed by Lemreway16 from England
4.46/5 rDev +26.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +26.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Hoppy, crisp, fresh with a good malt back taste. Looks good with a lasting head, non descript smell great taste. Overall a spot on old fashioned Pale Ale - a good session ale with a lower % than stronger IPAs'
Dec 07, 2018Reviewed by JonnoWillsteed from England
3.02/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.02/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
L- Golden. Pours with 1Cm white head slowly reducing.
S- Subtle malts
T- Fresh/bright, light, into a hoppy dry finish.
M- It's crisp, and notably refreshing. It comes over as quite light, even 4.4% [per lable in front of me, versus the 4.5% listed in the 'Beer Info^] is a bit of a surprise, it feels less that that to me.
O- Sessionable, perhaps especially during summer. Or perhaps a brew I'd drink if I were driving later.
ps. The lable design has completely changed vs the above pic.
Aug 27, 2018S- Subtle malts
T- Fresh/bright, light, into a hoppy dry finish.
M- It's crisp, and notably refreshing. It comes over as quite light, even 4.4% [per lable in front of me, versus the 4.5% listed in the 'Beer Info^] is a bit of a surprise, it feels less that that to me.
O- Sessionable, perhaps especially during summer. Or perhaps a brew I'd drink if I were driving later.
ps. The lable design has completely changed vs the above pic.
Reviewed by Beer_Rabbit66 from England
3.66/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.66/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Pours deep golden colour, 2 finger head, which sticks around, looks great. Smell is nice and hoppy with floral and fruity hints. The taste is hoppy, light bitterness with an underlying malt taste to it. Very pleasent, the Feel is fresh and crisp. Overall a really nice beer. It's recommended with spicy dishes and lamb.
Apr 30, 2016Reviewed by Spike from England
3.91/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.91/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a pale gold with a little carbonation. Clear. White head recedes to a ring.
Grassy, floral nose.
Tastes of citrus with a light, bitter finish.
Smooth, velvety mouthfeel with subtle carbonation.
Smooth, easy drinker. Very pleasant.
Apr 15, 2016Grassy, floral nose.
Tastes of citrus with a light, bitter finish.
Smooth, velvety mouthfeel with subtle carbonation.
Smooth, easy drinker. Very pleasant.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.52/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Beautiful lemony citrus aroma. Slightly hazy darker golden in color with soapy skin of a head.. Taste is hops and malt. Finish is dry and slightly chalky. Wonderful aroma on a very drinkable bitter.
Jan 19, 2016
Hopping Hare from Badger Brewery, Hall and Woodhouse
Beer rating:
81 out of
100 with
64 ratings
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