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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3/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
[on draught at the New Inn, Chippenham, 25/4/2008] Slight bitterness, otherwise this is tasteless brown water. Slight eggy aroma indicated cask may not have been in best condition so could give it another go somewhen? Rerate: [handpump at the Letchworth Hall Hotel, Letchworth] In better condition this time and hae upped my mark slightly as it was certainly more drinkable than last time (and a lot nicer than the John Smiths I had afterwards). However, this is still not great - a slight maltiness, a slight bitterness in the aftertaste, but little else in what is truly a weak, watery beer - how can they make a real ale taste of so little? About the best I can say is that it slips down easily.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 May 2008
at 17:04
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Winstons Edinburgh ... dark amber ... sweet malt little caramel nose ... malty ... lots of soft juicy malt fruit ... good thirst quencher.
Tried
on 20 Jun 2007
at 13:09
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. I’m having this as SilkTork said it was better than it used to be and also because it is now being brewed by Wells & Young’s. It’s fine. A little bit bitter shandyish. Some yeasty aroma, some lemony citrus, some malt. Not a lot of hop on finish. Bit dull, but ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Feb 2007
at 11:23
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at The Chequers, Woodley, Berkshire Hazy copper colour with a soapy head, very easy to drink, predominantly malty with no real bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Dec 2006
at 06:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Kingsholm Pub, Gloucester, 02-09-06. Suprised that I hadn’t rated this before and also that it tasted better than I expected. Whilst this lacked in many departments it was a decent enough copper coloured easy quaffing ale that in a pub outside the Rugby ground I had not expected to find a half decent pint in.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Sep 2006
at 17:17
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Cask@The Tyburn, London. Amber color, tan head. Woody nutty aroma. Malty, nutty. Sweetness in the finish, some hops in the aftertaste. Good malt profile, nice session beer.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 Jul 2006
at 16:27
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask. Clear, non-carbonating, copper-colored bitter with a small white head. Fruity aroma, with hops and lemon dominating. The flavor has a subdued maltiness as well. The body is quite thin and watery and the finish is fruity. More maltyness all the way would be nice. (060713)
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Jul 2006
at 04:31
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Cask at Nellie Dean of Soho London W1 2 May 06. Red brown colour. A small head. Traces of aroma but quite dull.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 15:12
3.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Amber coloured, thin lacing foamy layer; shy malty nose, hints of vegetables/mushrooms; very light fruity and malty taste; very short almost watery finish; too bland = disappointing !
Tried
on 23 Aug 2005
at 11:11
4.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 3
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
[Cask at Birkbeck Tavern] An amber beer with a small foamy and disappearing head. The aroma is very slight. The flavor is rather sweet, turning OK bitter, but missing a little palate. An average Ale.
Tried
from Cask
on 10 Aug 2003
at 04:25