Tanglefoot

Tanglefoot has to be my favourite ale. I think the story of how it got its name really made me warm to it. For ale drinkers, this is not that bitter but it does seem to appeal to the female palate. A few of my female friends have tried it and like it. My advice is to buy the bottled version as the cans don’t seem to hold the flavour quite as well. Tanglefoot is quite nice as a summer drink but even nicer in the winter snuggled up by the fire. It's name is quite and interesting story. The head brewer had made this wonderful new ale but had no name. He took a couple of barrels to his staf and they sat down drinking, trying to think of a name. When he rose to ...  Read the complete review

I can identify with the person who named this beer! The story goes that the Head Brewer (John Woodhouse), of the Badger Brewery, invited his staff to try his new beer. He also asked them to come up with a name for it. After the tasting session the Head Brewer got up and, illustrating how much they had consumed, he couldn't control his legs. Consequently, his feet got all tangled up in each other, rather like he was wearing big clown's shoes (hence the title of this opinion). He fell over, and a legend was born! Tanglefoot Ale is produced at the Badger Brewery in Blandford St Mary, Dorset by Hall & Woodhouse Limited. It is so called, because the badger is ...  Read the complete review

I love a beer with a good story behind it, so when I read the back label of this bottle, the little story there tempted me into buying it . 'Many years ago, the Head Brewer, John Woodhouse, invited his staff to sample his latest creation. On rising to go, he experienced a sudden loss of steering, and so unwettingly fell upon a name for this legendary ale.' I took this to mean that the beer was so good that he got wrecked at the sampling session and fell over - anf if a beers that tasty, it's got to be tried! Tanglefoot Ale is brewed at the Badger Brewery in Blandford St Mary, Dorset by Hall & Woodhouse Limited. Apparently, there are ...  Read the complete review

Here we have a beer that ticks all the boxes that a good ale should. A fresh, fruity aroma and a flavour that dances on the tongue, delighting taste buds with it's multi-dimensions. Please beware howver as behind this delicate and unexpected flavour there is the kick of an angry mule. The name itself comes from the fact that, after a lengthy tasting session the clever chaps at the Badger Brewery found themselves struggling to get messages from brains to feet and anyone who has enjoyed a good evening 'on the tangle' will soon find themselves experiencing similar difficulties. Overall this beer will satisfy anyone with a preference for a slightly left of centre flavour who ...  Read the complete review