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Bottle of Badger Cranborne Poacher ruby ale on a deep pink background
Rows of Badger Cranborne Poacher bottles laid out on a dark surface
Bottle and half pint of Cranborne Poacher on a wooden table with a Badger bar runner and opener
Bottle and glass of Cranborne Poacher ruby ale on a stone window ledge
Badger pint glass of Cranborne Poacher ruby ale on a sunlit stone window ledge

Cranborne Poacher

Ruby Ale

500ml

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5.7%

A local legend with a penchant for jewel toned treasures, the Cranborne Poacher lives a fruitful, yet elusive lifestyle. Some say you would only know...

Looks: Ruby, golden and vibrant

Smells: Dark fruits, malt and liquorice

Tastes: Damson, sweet and complex

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Rich and fruity

with damson and liquorice notes

A local legend with a penchant for jewel toned treasures, the Cranborne Poacher lives a fruitful, yet elusive lifestyle. Some say you would only know its existence by the damson trees picked clean in Cranborne Chase.

Enigmatic, rich and full-bodied, this ruby ale hoards a cache of complex flavour with notes of wild fruits, liquorice and chocolate malt. What a find.

2026 World Beer Awards - Silver Winner (Flavoured Beer - Fruit & Vegetable)
2024 Great Taste Awards - 1-star
2024 World Beer Awards - UK Silver Winner (Flavoured Beer)
2023 World Beer Awards - UK Gold Winner (Flavoured Beer)

Contains Malted Barley and Sulphites. May contain Wheat.

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Rated by 266,000+ drinkers

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364,300+ check-ins across the UK and beyond

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That’s a lovely ruby- damson- plum beer. Nice and creamy, good consistency with the flavours blending well together in a malty beer.

Ivan Mulinder

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Excellent, distinctive berry taste.

Ban

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Very much enjoying this, fruitier than expected, definite Damson notes with a burnt edge like they've been caramelised to the point it touches on liquorice.

Adam Stephens

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A nice fruity taste not too over powering

Jon Taylor

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Award Winning

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World Beer Awards 2024 England Silver medal graphic
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FAQs

Questions brewing? You'll find plenty of helpful answers in our FAQs.

We believe Cranborne Poacher is suitable for vegetarians and vegans, as no animal-derived ingredients are intentionally used in the brewing process. However, we are not certified by a vegan society and do not routinely test to verify vegan status, so we cannot make an official vegan claim.

At present, we are unable to confirm whether the beer is gluten-free. As gluten is a regulated allergen, confirming a gluten-free claim requires laboratory testing of every batch. While we are exploring options to introduce this capability in the future, we cannot currently guarantee or validate the gluten content.

Rich and full-bodied, our ruby ale pairs beautifully with Cumberland sausage and mash - a combination as rewarding as stumbling across hidden treasure.

Our bottled ales are best enjoyed lightly chilled, around 10-14°C. Serving Cranborne Poacher too cold can mask some of the flavours, while a slightly warmer temperature helps bring out its full character.

No need to go searching too far. Cranborne Poacher is brewed year-round and remains available online and in most national grocers.

We'd love to see Cranborne Poacher on the bar too, but with limited cask space in our pubs, we can't pour every beer. Instead, we use our cask lines to showcase a range of Badger classics and seasonal favourites. You'll usually find Cranborne Poacher chilled and ready to enjoy in bottle form in the fridge though!