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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4.4/10
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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]
[On tap at Madejski Stadium in Reading, England]
Tried
from Draft
on 23 Jun 2015
at 10:30
5/10
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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
4/10
Tried
on 07 Mar 2015
at 08:28
7.4/10
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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
4.1/10
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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
4.5/10
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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
5.4/10
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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
5.5/10
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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
5.6/10
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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
6.5/10
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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