alc./vol: 4.4%
Proof: 8.8°
Vintage: Non-vintage
Aged: No age statement
Product of: United Kingdom
Bar stool legend has it that inquisitive ferrets were attracted by the smell of beer after Rose Gribble's idyllic country cottage became a public house, hence the name. Why Hall & Woodhouse have chosen to risk putting this sessionable ale in clear glass bottles is a mystery though.
Originally brewed at the Gribble Inn (Gribble Lane, Oving, Chichester, West Sussex, PO20 2BP), a thatched cottage originally inhabited by a Miss Rose Gribble, which was turned into an inn in 1980 when a local farmer was granted a licence. Demand for the beer exceeded what the pub's micro brewery could make and now Ferret is brewed at Hall & Woodhouse, and available as a seasonal cask ale and as a pasteurised bottled ale sold in UK supermarkets.
Sampled on 22/09/2011
Clear, burnished copper-amber with thin white head which quickly subsides.
Biscuity, caramel nose with a whiff of bad eggs, orange zest and piny hops.
Balancing hop bitterness to malty, fresh palate with slight caramel sweetness and floral flavours.
Cleansing, slightly bitter, pine hop finish.
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