Tanglefoot Reviews

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 ...  Read the complete review

The fellows of Badger Brewery do come up with some interesting names. Tanglefoot is probably my favourite next to fursty ferret for amusing ale names from these people. You know a beer is going to be good when it is named from someone stumbling helplessly from a good session on the said beer. But what is it like? Lightly ...  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 ...  Read the complete review

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. ...  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. ...  Read the complete review