tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7870641958407671573.post-15983304542871890132008-01-04T09:55:00.000-08:002008-01-04T10:15:50.658-08:00Seeing as it's the time of year when when we are all making ridiculous promises and thinking about diets I thought I'd try the bottle of Harvest Ale the boys at <a href="http://www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk/beers/badgerales/index.asp">Badger </a>kindly sent me.<br /><br />For those who don't know of this ale yet it recently won a Tesco Drinks Award in the lo/no alcohol category (one category I always beg organisers not to put me in for judging!) and I'm jolly impressed - I can only presume it totally blew the competition away!<br /><br />At just 2.5%ABV it's well-hopped and I love the no-nonsense approach they have deeming it the perfect lunchtime pint.<br /><br />There is an initial slightly sulphorous note to it but that quickly disappates into a lovely refreshing hoppy and slightly fruity finish and is so light on the stomach that it would go well with even the heaviest of winter dishes but I can see it really coming into its own in summer with a zesty lemon chicken salad or seafood straight from the barbie.<br /><br />All in all if you a looking for something at the opposite end of the scale to a lot of the extreme or strong beers that seem to be invading from overseas (not that I have much objection to that) then I really would recommend it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7870641958407671573-1598330454287189013?l=girlsguidetobeer.blogspot.com'/></div>Melissa Colehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13701889299756506857noreply@blogger.com3