Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg)
(Batch of Directors)

Courage in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.00

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: 35

Ticks: 164

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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6.5

midovark (6747) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 1 year ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 5

Bottle at home, köszi anya! Copper pour, thin white head. Pleasant bready, biscuity malts, low bitterness. Light body, soft carbonation. Jól csúszik ebben a melegben.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Mar 2025 at 12:04

5.4

tricksta_p (13664) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 1 year ago

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

Bottle in England. Aroma is malty, caramel, toffee, some dried fruity notes. Flavour is moderate sweet with a little bitterness in the finish. Body is medium. Malty dullness, okay at best.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2025 at 15:41

5.8

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 1 year ago

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

Old rating from 2010 - 500ml bottle, pours copper with a white head. Aromas & tastes of berries, caramel, toffee, earth, hints of spice & toasted malt. Medium body. Mild bitter finish

Tried from Bottle on 01 Feb 2025 at 01:18

6.1

Goozen (5556) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 1 year ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 0,55ltr: Clear amber coloured Bitter with some hints of caramel, and this could be an good thirstquencher.

Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:40

eurosoba (18570) ticked Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 3 years ago

Hundreds of historic check-ins

Tried on 21 Nov 2022 at 11:00

4.9

omhper (44752) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 4 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Sample, thanks oh6gdx! Clear copper colour, mid sized head. Leafy caramel aroma. Sweetish with light body and clean, rounded mouthfeel. Caramel, leafs and cabbage. Mid bitter finish.

Tried on 29 Jun 2021 at 20:25

Szeppp (7592) ticked Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 5 years ago

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2020 at 23:02

6.4

dragnet101 (5184) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 5 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle BBE in 12 months. Copper pour with decent head. A mild aroma of malt and spice but it doesn't exactly pack a punch. The malt flavour comes through with hints of stone fruit and a nice earthy and spicy note. Quite sweet with a mild bitterness running through. Moderate carbonation and body. Its decent, I enjoyed it.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2020 at 21:16

6.1

simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 5 years ago

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

Thin off white head stayed on a clear tea coloured still body. Big malty aroma. Medium bodied, smooth on the front with a sharp back. Malt, berries, spices, tea & tangy fruit tastes. Classic 1980's!

Tried on 19 Apr 2020 at 20:28

6.8

rozsoma (2953) reviewed Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) from Courage 5 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

behűtve nem adja ki. igazán magát. szellőztetve-sétáltatva egy kicsit már kibontakozik. a gyengéd malátás édesség. könnyed. kis angol papírszárazság. ami nedves. értitek. mer én nem. mindenesetre ízlik.

Tried on 02 Apr 2020 at 18:42

Directors (Bottle/Can/Keg) (Batch of Directors)