Directors
Courage in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.03
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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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6.5/10
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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
6/10
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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.
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
5.4/10
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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
5.8/10
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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
5.3/10
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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
6.5/10
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Jan 2025
at 16:14
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 31 Dec 2024
at 02:15
6.1/10
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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
6.5/10
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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
6.9/10
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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