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.
 

Sign up to add a tick or review

Join Us


     Show


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Fra håndpumpe på The Coach and Horses ved Covent Garden rett før Lion King-forestilling: lite aroma, lite smak og kort ettersmak. Her har de virkelig spart på det meste. Bra det bare var en halvpint.

Tried on 18 Apr 2014 at 00:25


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

Appearance- dark brown with a small foamy white head. Aroma- not much at all- a bit of malt, slight hints of raisin. Taste- bitterness, vague hint of raisin and biscuit, thin mouthfeel. You have to search quite hard for any flavour, but there’s nothing offensive about it.

Tried on 03 Feb 2014 at 14:34


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ The Ancient Foresters, London. Pours brown with a small white head. Aroma of malt, caramel, nuts. Flavor is malt, caramel, nutty , light citrus. Medium body, soft carbonation. 210913

Tried from Cask on 01 Oct 2013 at 10:24


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Cask pints on 28 Jun 2013 at The RAF Cosford WO and Sgt’s Mess Summer Ball (of all places). Not bad, remember it being a bit thicker and richer from years ago: this seemed to be a watered down version. Looked OK: amber/golden brown body with a full off-white cap. Malts, semi-fruity nose and taste, a decent enough blend but missing deep flavours and oomph. Moved onto dark Rum and Coke after three pints.

Tried from Cask on 29 Jun 2013 at 04:09


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at the Wheatsheaf and Pigeon, Staines. Pours dark brown with a small head. Aroma is bready malt and caramel. Taste has bready malt to start and a bitter caramel finish.

Tried from Cask on 27 Jun 2013 at 14:31


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask at the Tin Goose, LHR T1, 25/01/13. Clear copper golden with a thin bubbly white head. Nose carries pale malts, light summer fruit, background caramel notes. Taste comprises summer fruits, light malts, some hop presence, grain. Medium bodied with moderate carbonation, some bitterness in the dry finish. First time I’ve had this in 10+ years and you know what - it’s a well balanced simple bitter and perfectly drinkable. I think this beer (in my mind) has picked up a stigma of being a dud because it is a default choice in the Shit Hole Arms (TM) and therefore I’ve had a number of bad pints over the years. Better than some of the latter day twig offerings by some distance when well kept, which it was here !

Tried from Cask on 02 Feb 2013 at 13:40


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

(cask@The Summerfield) A medium dark amber, with a creamy off white head. Aroma/taste caramel malt, nutty, only slightly fruit hop undertones, body is medium and almost 0 carbonation. Used to like this many years ago, now tastes distinctly average for my palate.

Tried from Cask on 14 Dec 2012 at 06:25


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

Soapy in texture and aroma, and soapy bitterness for its taste. Not too pleasant.

Tried on 06 Sep 2012 at 15:31


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

A nice medium brown session bitter. Quite plain with only a light hoppy finish. Not bad.

Tried on 04 Sep 2012 at 12:05


4.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Cask at The metropolitan in London
Appearance: Cloudy golden with a off-white head and good lacing
Aroma: Rotten fruit and bready
Taste: Tart citrus and herbal
I couldn’t finish a pint, not for me.

Tried from Cask on 31 Aug 2012 at 15:09