Directors

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

Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular

Score

6.01

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

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 11 months 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

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Directors (Cask) from Courage 1 year ago

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

Ubiquitous cask affair of the mid to late 90s (for me) .... Terry keeps a good pint of Directors many a GBG entry would tell us back in the day.

The Reckless Engineer outside Temple Meads station was a regular stop for this average cask offering for me particularly in the 98/99 period.

Passable when kept well ... downright terrible when not.

Tried on 14 Feb 2025 at 23:49

gave a cheers!

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

5.3

jerseyislandbeer (5899) reviewed Directors (Cask) from Courage 1 year ago

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

Pint from the Cask at the Prince Of Wales, St Helier, Jersey. Pours clear light brown with a small white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits & malt, Somewhat acidic. Moderate body. Light bitter finish. Disappointing

Tried from Cask on 23 Jan 2025 at 15:14

6.5

Convair880 (6926) ticked Directors (Cask) from Courage 1 year ago

Tried from Cask on 12 Jan 2025 at 16:14

6.1

Andy_TF2 (1138) ticked Directors (Cask) from Courage 1 year ago

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

Tried on 31 Dec 2024 at 02:15

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

6.5

simontomlinson (7969) reviewed Directors (Cask) from Courage 2 years ago

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

Cask at Bank Tavern - Keswick. Sweet malt, toffee, caramel & lightly hopped tastes. Nice one.

Tried from Cask on 30 Oct 2023 at 10:57

6.9

Holmen_1 (14547) reviewed Directors (Cask) from Courage 2 years ago

Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Fra fat (under navnet Davy's Old Wallop) på Davy's Wine Bar i Crown Passage, sammen med Steven: klar kobbergylden med flott skum som varte til bunns. Deilig maltsmak med toner av fuktig skogbunn, litt krydder og citrus. En god bitter i klassisk engelsk stil, og en fin avslutning på en minneverdig kveld på The East Inda Club.

Tried on 03 Aug 2023 at 20:38