Directors (Cask)
(Batch of Directors)
Courage in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.05
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Available in cask, bottles and cans, Courage Directors was originally brewed exclusively for the directors of the Alton brewery, but following demand, the beer was made available to the public. Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour. Brewed with English Target hops, burnt Pale and Crystal malts.
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6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 5
Cask sampled at the gate house JDW. Thin white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 26 May 2019
at 18:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On cask at the Star Inn Malty smooth and...well caskish. SOme toasty biscuity malt notes. Not bad.
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Sep 2018
at 20:25
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
PoW, Farnborough. Lack of ticks today... Vague malty aroma with some vinegar tones. Bright chestnut. A waning crescent of thin bubbly white head. Light bitter with some underlying sweetness. Biscuits, malts, some summer berries. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Flat carbonation. Abrupt finish. As I drink more the bitterness became more prevalent but a basic passable bitter. Slightly more interesting than the bottled version.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Apr 2018
at 11:48
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ Kings Arms, Oxford. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are caramel, fruits, hops and has a nice sweet finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 17 Feb 2018
at 17:11
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
bottle @ culinaris (budapest) amber colour, normal body, low carbonated, rich malty taste, caramel aroma, easy to drink, lightly bitter
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Nov 2017
at 10:47
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask as Davy's Old Wallop at Mug House, London Bridge. Pours amber with a small off-white head. Aroma is floral, light hop, malt and caramel. Medium plus sweetness, moderate bitterness. Moderate body, slight oily and watery texture, soft carbonation. Very so so.
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Nov 2017
at 12:17
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask. Rich amber beer with a cream head. Citrus aroma. Citrus and light caramel flavor with light cocoa. Medium bodied. Caramel and light grapefruit linger.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Aug 2017
at 22:49
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask as Davy’s Old Wallop in the Botlescrue. A good English bitter, that was perhaps served a little cold, but it was very welcome on a scorching day in the City. A sweet biscuit flavour from the malt, a bitterness from the hops and that quite pleasant soapiness that you get from a proper English bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Jun 2017
at 02:30
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
10th August 2016
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear amber beer, bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has great fine carbonation. In lovely condition this beer. Mild caramel malts, modest dried fruits. Light floral finish. A modest beer elevated by great condition.
GBBF Day 2. Cask. Clear amber beer, bubbly pale cream colour head. Palate is airy, semi dry and has great fine carbonation. In lovely condition this beer. Mild caramel malts, modest dried fruits. Light floral finish. A modest beer elevated by great condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Oct 2016
at 06:10
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Tried at bar in Bourne. Deep Amber with a thick white head. Aroma and taste are malty And a touch sweet.
Tried
on 26 Jul 2015
at 08:42