6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
The Royal Wedding Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer 29 July 1981 Ergo seriously aged. Small, but indeed a whitish head, slowly reduced to rim over clear orangey-amber beer. Oxyde, old bread, old nuts, fruitcake, biscuit, walnuts. Nutty, bready, hint of yeast and of course oxydation. Condensed milk, double cream with walnuts/walnutpeel. Tannines, liquorice. Medium bodied. Aftertaste is sweeter. Lost much of its carbonation. Amusing, and no, this is not a joke. We dug up this marvel from the cellar of Stef. No doubt it was better in its days (I tried it long ago, aged 6 years), but it still kept remarkably well.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2026
at 08:39
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
175 ml bottle, 1992 vintage, shared by ClarkVV--thanks Clark for unearthing this baby! A turbid dark brown. Aroma is strong earthy roasted malt, molasses, tart apple. Taste follows aroma. Smooth, fairly thick, soft carbonation. No sign of alcohol. Enjoyable and amazing it was this good after 31 years!
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2023
at 23:30
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
170 ml bottle shared by ClarkVV. 1992 vintage. Aroma is soy sauce, chocolate, and old fig. The amazing thing is it still is drinkable. Not offended at all. Chocolate, dried fig, soy sauce. Actually much more drinkable then I imagined.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2023
at 23:25
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
1992 bottle drunk 11/11/23. Clear dark ruby-tinted-mahogany. Small ring of tan bubbles. Fruity, ashen, prune, leathery, lots of dark berries. Oxidized though not horrendously so. Soft, watery, ash, char, berries, oxidation, some vanilla and caramel. Maybe a bit past it's prime ;)
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Nov 2023
at 23:23
29/10/1987. CAMDEN HEAD, 100 Camden High Street, LONDON, NW1, England (COURAGE) and 12 other check-ins, all from the original Courage Breweries in London, Bristol, Reading etc.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2023
at 15:44
09/10/1980. OLD CROWN, 2 Church Street, KINGSTON, Greater London, England (COURAGE)
Tried
on 29 Jun 2023
at 15:37
27/12/1977. CORNUBIA, 142 Temple Street, BRISTOL, Avon, England (COURAGE). This check in relates to the beer brewed by Courage at the former Georges brewery in Bristol
Tried
on 30 Jan 2023
at 12:40
24/11/1977. OLD RED LION (MURPHY'S), 217 Whitechapel Road, LONDON, E1, England (FREE HOUSE). Brewed by Courage at the Anchor Brewery in London
Tried
on 21 Nov 2022
at 11:07
Hundreds of historic check-ins
Tried
on 21 Nov 2022
at 10:44
OMT from 1973
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Aug 2021
at 18:15