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Badger Golden Glory
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March 25th, 2010Beer Reviews, Fruity Beers, Golden AlesBadger Golden Glory is one of the beers that got me into this beer blogging malarkey. Back way when, bored of the canned lagers largely devoid of taste and with a little more disposable income than my university days, me and then house mate Alan were keen to drink something with a bit more taste. We sampled everything the supermarkets had to offer, from local ales to the array of continental lagers.
Somewhere along the way Golden Glory (and Badgers other similar beer Golden Champion) soon became a favourite. It was sweeter with a more palatable taste than most of the beers and was always on form, which made it an easy purchase decision. I’d often pick up a handful of new beers to try and then a risk-free Badger and maybe a St Peters.
Coming back to it now feels a bit full circle. And the good thing is that Golden Glory is still great.
Badger Golden Glory: soft fruit, sweet and bitter
Peaches and melon dominant the nose, you could easily call cherry blossom, kiwis and candy too without fear of sounding pretentious. There’s a bit of an alcohol sting to the first sip, a touch of spice and a bitter finish. Above all this beer is sweet,all floral and fruit overlaid rather than intertwined with a very subtle caramel flavour and a bitter finish.
This is easy to drink from glass or bottle, there’s a zingy kick to it which gives it that little bit more oomph (or umpf?!) over some of it’s competitors on the supermarket shelves. If you like your beer to have aroma and punch then as English ales go you can’t do much worse than this fruity number. Serve slightly chilled for a bit more kick and refreshment on a hot day (you might be waiting a while though!)
Tags: Badger, Floral, Golden Ale, golden glory, Hall and Woodhouse, melon, peach
9 responses to “Badger Golden Glory” 
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I opened a bottle of this last weekend and was surprised at how much I liked it! It’s pretty sweet but I didn’t mind that and as a quencher it was nice. So much peach flavour in it, I’d like to see how it is on cask.
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I love this stuff, i know its sweet and full of flowers and peach but I just love it, fantastic summer ale!
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magicrhodes March 25th, 2010 at 22:04
I’m a fan and long for a summer day that makes it even more enjoyable! TBH I like most Badgers especially Tanglefoot and Fursty Ferret
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FletchtheMonkey March 26th, 2010 at 00:29
It’s a sweet one, not everyone’s cup of tea. I usually find it pretty empty in terms of malt (and the bit it has is definitely at odds with the rest of the flavours) rather than a clash, but it serves a good purpose as a sweet alternative to the rest of the beers on offer and it’s still fairly unique. I love a bottle of this every now and then.
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Danny North March 26th, 2010 at 10:29
I used to drink this quite a bit, then had a break from it and tried it again last week. I can’t really see why I liked it so much before!
Way too flowery. I don’t mind it’s subtler cousin though, Golden Champion.
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FletchtheMonkey Reply:
March 26th, 2010 at 12:05 pmI prefer Golden Champion too, and after tasting other similar beers it turns out I harbour a previously unknown fetish for elderflower infusions!
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Donald Figes March 9th, 2011 at 09:58
Bought a pack of your “Beer”
Can anyone suggest a use for Golden Glory?
I found it absolutely undrinkable.
I don’t like peaches, and I don like beer being mucked about with.
I only drink beer, no Lager, and this “Beer” is not worthy of the name .[Reply]
FletchtheMonkey Reply:
March 9th, 2011 at 12:50 pm@Donald Figes, What’s wrong with a little diversity in the beer world Donald? If we humans didn’t muck about with anything we wouldn’t have half the modern technologies we do these days!
If it’s not your cup of tea fair dos though, each to their own! What’s your usual tipple of choice?
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Not so much of a fan of badger ales, either find them too dull or too sweet for a normal evening in or out in the pub, however as a student pre drink or something for a summer bbq could match very well.
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FletchtheMonkey Reply:
March 9th, 2011 at 9:15 pm@scott murray, I think Golden Glory is a good barbecue beer in the sunshine.Never preloaded on it but I see where you’re coming from!
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dod davies May 9th, 2011 at 17:33
I absolutely love Golden Glory but then I like peach and melon like in Alsace wines and the floral aroma which reminds me of Cragganmore whiskey. I can understand why some people don’t like it but I always keep a few bottles of Glory in the fridge for non beer drinkers who may visit and I often get comments along the lines of “I don’t normally like beer but I like this”.
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FletchtheMonkey Reply:
May 11th, 2011 at 1:45 pmThanks Dod. It’s a good staple for fine weather too!
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Bio: Mark is better known as @fletchthemonkey and started writing about beer in 2009. Mark is editor of Real Ale Reviews and blogs at beeralewhatever.co.uk. When not content with spending all day on the internet working for a digital marketing agency, Mark waxes lyrical at digitalmediamonkey.co.uk and types up match reports for Leeds Guide magazine.
Curmudgeon March 25th, 2010 at 18:42