Courage
Commercial Brewery
in
Northampton,
Northamptonshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Carlsberg Britvic
Established in 1995
Contact
Jacobsen House, 140 Bridge St, Cotton End, Northampton, NN1 1QG, England
Description
As of 1995 the Courage brands were owned by Scottish and Newcastle Breweries. The brands were then sold to Wells and Young's, and then Eagle Brewery. The Eagle Brewery and beer brands including Courage were acquired by Marstons PLC in 2017.
Marstons merged with Carlsberg in 2020. The Eagle Brewery was sold to the Spanish brewer Damm in 2022, with Carlsberg Marston retaining ownership of the brands.
Carlsberg's purchased the remaining Marston share in 2024, and Carlsberg Britvic was formed in 2025. Courage beer brands then become fully owned by Carlsberg Britvic.
Marstons merged with Carlsberg in 2020. The Eagle Brewery was sold to the Spanish brewer Damm in 2022, with Carlsberg Marston retaining ownership of the brands.
Carlsberg's purchased the remaining Marston share in 2024, and Carlsberg Britvic was formed in 2025. Courage beer brands then become fully owned by Carlsberg Britvic.
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark brown colour, off-white head. Aroma of caramel, chocolate, soy sauce, brown sugar, hint of coffee. Sweet flavour, caramel, coffee. liquorice and brown sugar. Finish liquorice, roasted malts and caramel.
(from 275mL bottle @ ZZT XII, ’Getting Joes’d to this’, Oirschot. Thanks for sharing, joes!)
(from 275mL bottle @ ZZT XII, ’Getting Joes’d to this’, Oirschot. Thanks for sharing, joes!)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Nov 2015
at 04:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle @ ZZT XII. Opaque pitch black color, medium sized brown head. Smell and taste malts, some liquorice, dark chocolate, nice bitterness. Quite good! Nice one!
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Oct 2015
at 17:54
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 2
Overall 7
Cobriza, translucida, espuma ocre. Aroma malteada y fruto seco. Floja de cuerpo y bien de gas. Sabor malteado, tostado con final , Agradable. Ligera y bebible.
Tried
on 23 Oct 2015
at 15:29
6/10
Tried
on 21 Oct 2015
at 15:45
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2013 vintage. Appearance- black, opaque, a 2-3 finger thick and creamy light brown head. Looks the business. Aroma- milk chocolate to the fore, liquorice hints, molasses, raisin, coffee, roast malt, hint of smoke and leather, caramel malt. Taste- lots of coffee, brown sugar, cocoa powder, treacle, molasses, big roast malt. Chewy and silky mouthfeel, with a lengthy very bitter finish. Becomes more intensely roasted as it warms. Impressive.
Tried
on 14 Sep 2015
at 15:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
500ml bottle from Aldi - seeing as it was only £1.25 I thought I’d give this a kick. Not the worst thing I’ve had, but a bit old hat. Rich ruby body, thin white head. Nose is rich fruits, malt and toffee. Taste is quite overpowered with malt, a little lingering hoppiness at the end. Okay beer really.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2015
at 04:06
8/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 13:39
8/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 13:39
8/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 13:39
8/10
Tried
on 07 Sep 2015
at 13:39