Take Courage Best Bitter
(has 2 batches)
Courage in Northampton, Northamptonshire, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.39
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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 for longer.
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 for longer.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
It is a fairly plain but pleasant session bitter. Nice balance of malt and hop.
Tried
on 23 Dec 2011
at 11:46
2.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
Bottle from Morrisons
Appearance Amber, clear, forthy white head dissipates to very thin layer.
Aroma Faint sweet malt, almost nothing.
Taste Water, bit of light caramel malt, cardboard, paper. very bland.
Palate Soft carb, thin, watery, slight sour edge. Finish - water, light malt, soda, paper.
Overall Dismal, very poor bitter. Not undrinkable, but very bland - just coloured water (hence the E150). The commercial description - read it! A disgrace to brewing.
Appearance Amber, clear, forthy white head dissipates to very thin layer.
Aroma Faint sweet malt, almost nothing.
Taste Water, bit of light caramel malt, cardboard, paper. very bland.
Palate Soft carb, thin, watery, slight sour edge. Finish - water, light malt, soda, paper.
Overall Dismal, very poor bitter. Not undrinkable, but very bland - just coloured water (hence the E150). The commercial description - read it! A disgrace to brewing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Dec 2011
at 16:26
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Almost orange colour, Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Herbal. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2011
at 06:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
cask at the Anchor Inn, Sidmouth. Amber-copper colour, small head. Shy malty background, quite hoppy. Unspectacular.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Aug 2011
at 03:25
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours unclear amber with a bubbly head on top. Floral and fruity. Quite a lot of corn. Dry and clean. Medium to thin body. Decent.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2011
at 11:38
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (Beers Of Europe). Amber colour, medium white head. Aroma is fruits, mild vegetables, some slight toasted notes as well as earth. Flavour is being quite similar. Rather watery and thin, though the elements are there.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jul 2011
at 11:41
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Gravity cask at the Bree Louise, London. Pours a clear, light brown with no head. Light, sweet bread on the nose, with some toffee. Flavor is sweet, has some toasted caramel, herbal and leafy bitters. Light bodied with fine carbonation. Some toast in the finish along with faint, leafy hops. OK.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jul 2011
at 14:59
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Hazy copper colour, creamy tan head. Aroma is caramel malts, some fruits. Flavour is caramel malts, little toffee. Soft and creamy taste. Slightly bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 May 2011
at 06:19
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.Clear medium to dark amber color with a average, frothy to creamy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, nutty, light roasted, light hoppy, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100806]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Apr 2011
at 12:53
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Copper-amber, naked surface. Caramel malts to the nose. Toffee malts in flavour, sustained by developing bitter fruits towards the finish. True to the style. Cask, half at Hand & Shears, London 4 Oct 10.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2010
at 12:43