Directors
Courage in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
6.02
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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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6.1/10
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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
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
A very good English bitter and that is a complement. Flavour and texture that derive from plenty of malt and a well balanced hoppy bitterness. And a very well made beer! I would happily drink this again.
Tried
on 25 Oct 2017
at 10:42
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
5/10
Tried
on 04 May 2017
at 11:33
From London trip
Tried
on 23 Apr 2017
at 18:43
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 7
From old tasting notes. Orange copper color is topped by a mousse-like beige head. Soft caramel malt nose. Silky smooth toasted malt flavor hints at toffee. Crisp citrus hop finish balances this ale nicely.
Tried
on 21 Apr 2017
at 20:07
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
500ml can. Pours a clear amber with a small, creamy, short lived, off-white head that laces. Mild aroma of caramel malt and a hint of orange. Sweet flavour of bready malt, caramel and citrus with a hoppy, bitter grass finish. Light to medium body with a watery to oily texture and soft carbonation. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Mar 2017
at 23:11
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
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Took a Biere De Garde to my parents but I was driving and no-one else wanted any, so settled for a bottle of this instead. Chestnut in colour with a weak white head. A burnt nutty aroma. Bitter in taste, with a toffee undertone. Lihght to medium with some carbonation. An average bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Jun 2016
at 09:06