Best Bitter (Cask)
(Batch of Take Courage Best Bitter)
Courage in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.56
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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.
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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5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the tyneside tavern. Pours clear amber, nose is caramel, toffee, glue, taste is sweet toffee, bitter, nutty. 6/5/6/6/6
Tried
on 02 May 2026
at 10:04
6.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at Star, Penkridge (not listed on Brewver), though I have drunk it before (but not when brewed by Carlsberg Britvic in Burton upon Trent). Pours “bitter brown” with a medium sized foamy off-white head and good lacing. There’s a subtle aroma of mainly malt loaf and apples, but also hints of lactose and toffee. In the mouth it starts off slightly bitter with a creamy texture but also slightly watery. Bitterness increases over time. Flavour has traditional hops and autumn fruits with hints of nuts and marmalade coming later leading to a somewhat dry finish. This is reasonable though rather run of the mill.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Apr 2026
at 12:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
On cask at the Tyneside Tavern. Pours clear brown with a thin beige head. Aromas of red fruit, glue, malt loaf and toffee. Taste is more of the same. Light sweet finish.
Tried
on 23 Feb 2026
at 18:35
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
On cask at the Tyneside Tavern.
Appearance - deep brown and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - red fruit, glue, malt loaf and toffee.
Taste - more of the same.
Palate - medium bodied and sweet, then roasty finish.
Overall - decent.
Appearance - deep brown and opaque. Beige head.
Nose - red fruit, glue, malt loaf and toffee.
Taste - more of the same.
Palate - medium bodied and sweet, then roasty finish.
Overall - decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Feb 2026
at 16:36
6.6/10
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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
5.8/10
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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
3.8/10
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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
5.5/10
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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
6.1/10
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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
6.3/10
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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