Courage Best Bitter (Cask)

Best Bitter (Cask)
(Batch of Take Courage Best Bitter)

 

Courage in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.49
ABV: 4.0% IBU: - Ticks: 83
With over 200 years of brewing pedigree, Courage Best Bitter retains its widespread popularity. Best is available in both cask and keg meaning even if your local isn’t a cask beer stockist, you can still enjoy the great taste of Courage Best.

Pale brown in appearance with a bitter after taste, Courage Best Bitter consumers enjoy its lower ABV of 4% that allows them the opportunity to enjoy their favourite ale.
 

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6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Surprised to find this in the pub I'm staying in in Lymington. It's a perfectly good best bitter, old school but none the worst for it. Balanced malt and hops with a very good body for 4%

Tried from Cask on 12 Jun 2025 at 22:54


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Old rating from 2001 - Pours amber with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of apple, toffee, nuts, wood, earth, biscuit & malt. Medium body. Dry slight bitter finish

Tried from Cask on 01 Feb 2025 at 01:22


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

On cask at The Cornhill, Bridgwater. Pours clear amber with an off white head. The aroma is vaguely malty, the taste is light sweet with hints of earthy hops. Thin body, moderate carb, lightly dry bitter close. Hugely insipid

Tried from Cask on 17 Jan 2019 at 07:46


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

On tap at the Three Horseshoes Waddington. Amber colour with an off white head. Caramel with a light malty taste and aroma.

Tried from Draft on 26 Oct 2016 at 13:39


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5.5


Lukt: Frukter, humle og malt.
Utseende: Gyllen.
Skum/kullsyre: Tynt skum.
Smak: Frukter og malt.
Hvor: The Three Horseshoes, Feltham.
Medium: Tapp@500ml, ABV@4%, Når@05.07.2016

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2016 at 17:22


6.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Bell. Brown-orange with thick bubbles. Spicy UK hop nose, tobacco, herbs, caramel. Lightly sweet flavor, caramel, earthy, spicy hops. Low bitterness.

Tried from Cask on 26 Aug 2015 at 05:22


4.4
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Amber color with almost no head. Floral and fruiy nose. Not that bad really. Unusual fruity flavor and "stone dead" carbonation. It was like drinking a massive fruit juice. Hope to find another sample. Must have been some thing wrong. Reading lost The Game also.
[On tap at Madejski Stadium in Reading, England]

Tried from Draft on 23 Jun 2015 at 10:30


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Pint on tap. Slight malt nose. Copper beer with thin white head. Mild sweet mouthfeel with light bittersweet finish. A bit watery but OK.

Tried from Draft on 03 Apr 2015 at 14:37


4

Tried on 07 Mar 2015 at 08:28


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Malty session bitter. When in top condition it is clean, crisp and fruity. Orange/toast aroma, malty taste, citrus finish.

Tried from Cask on 07 Sep 2014 at 23:00