Directors
(has 2 batches)
Courage in Northampton, Northamptonshire, 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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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Cask, medium sample. Clear orange, short head. Aroma of some caramel, earthy hop. Bit sweet, bit bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Aug 2013
at 06:03
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Medium beige head. Clear amber body. Fruity toffee aroma with caramelly notes. Sweetish earthy raisins and caramel taste with spicy notes. Mid-bodied. Mild, soft mouthfeel. Dryish perfumy caramel and licorice aftertaste with spicy notes. Finish is kind of watery, but still a nice, delicate beer. (0.5l bottle, from Co-op, Whitby.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Jul 2013
at 12:24
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On tap @ the Bailie. Pours amber with some gentle carbonation and a decent head. The nose has mostly malt with just a hint of sweetness. The taste has malt, honey and spice. The palate is medium bodied with a good texture and a fairly well balance finished. Overall, solid, though no great shakes by today’s standards.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jul 2013
at 13:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Brown colour with a minimal white head, good lasting. Aroma is cerealish, dry hops and caramel slightly toasty. Flavor have a medium bitterness, toasty, slightly wooden, nuts and caramel hints. The final is light with a mild biterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jun 2013
at 22:32
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
Initial nice taste, but hen it falls flat. A bit more head than I’m used to from British ales, so it looks pretty good. But aroma and taste and palate are all very light, flat and almost bland. Next!
Tried
on 14 May 2013
at 10:34
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from some place that sells beer. Poured a clear chesnut brown with a broken white frothy head. The aroma is malty with a little yeast in the background. The flavour is medium bitter, malty, slightly metallic and with a few roasted nuts floating around on the palate. I used to like this. I’ve moved on, the beer hasn’t.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 May 2013
at 10:36
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Copper coloured with a small creamy head. Small malty aroma and slightly smooth. Has a small sweet taste.
Tried
on 04 Apr 2013
at 14:01
5.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from ASDA cons 2013-04-02 Uddingston AR: bready, caramel, AP: orange/light oak, stouthy creme beigr colored steady head f: watery, citrus, dry, wee caramel, rustik bready
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Apr 2013
at 15:05
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 10
Overall 5
Golden with a creamy head. It has a mild malty aroma and similar taste, although lovely and smooth in the palate.
Tried
on 26 Mar 2013
at 11:42
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Appearance: Clear deep copper color with a creamy off white head. Nice curtain lacing.
Aroma: Slightly sweet fruity and malty.
Palate: Medium body. A bit sweet and a mild bitterness. Creamy carbonation.
Taste: Slightly sweet fruity and lots of caramel malt.
Overall impression: More a standard cask bitter than a premium bitter.
Personal stats: From handpull in Queensway London, England.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Mar 2013
at 13:06