Now this is nice… Another of the Badger Premium Ales. This one, as they say, is Deceptively Drinkable. I’m not so sure about the deceptive, but definitely drinkable – very drinkable.

This bottled ale comes in at 5% – but you wouldn’t know it. It is very light and crisp.

Picking my favourite bottled ale is getting quite tricky now… Broadside strong and nice, Black Sheep – very drinkable, Golden Glory gets relegated now in favour of Tanglefoot. That’s my top three.

I will redrink the Abbott and the Landlord to see if they get top three status. I can’t remember just how good they were now.

Suffice to say – my opinion of bottled ales is definitely going up – especially as most ale establishments don’t have plasma TVs for watching the World Cup!