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Courage Best (Cask)

Score
2616
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Bitter
Bedford, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RATINGS: 105   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.71   EST. CALORIES: 120   ABV: 4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask Ale. Regular.
Originally brewed in Courage's Anchor brewery on the south bank of the Thames. It was moved to the Berkshire brewery at Reading in the 1970s, then to the Courage Brewery in Bristol. When Bristol closed in 1999 it moved to Tadcaster. Following ScotCo's reshuffle in 2004 it was contract brewed by Youngs, returning it to a site on the south bank of the Thames. In Jan 2007 the Courage brand was purchased by Wells & Young and production moved to Bedford.
Courage Best has long been one of the best selling cask beers in the South of England.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Miksu (3887) - Jyväskylä, FINLAND - JAN 13, 2012
Cask at Hand & Shears, London. Amber color. Quite fruity aroma with strawberry. Taste of nutty malts, hint of caramel and some minerals. Mild easy taste.

2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 8/20
Cunningham (1754) - Halden, NORWAY - OCT 28, 2011
UPDATED: FEB 7, 2012 On tap at Madejski Stadium, Reading. Amber colour with no head. Floral and fruiy nose. unusual fruity flavour and "stone dead" carbonation. it was like drinking a massive fruit juice

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
HenrikSoegaard (7231) - Randers, DENMARK - OCT 24, 2011
Cask. Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Almost orange colour, Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Herbal. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
Quack-Duck (5601) - Down South, GERMANY - AUG 30, 2011
cask at the Anchor Inn, Sidmouth. Amber-copper colour, small head. Shy malty background, quite hoppy. Unspectacular.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dedollewaitor (9254) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 19, 2011
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours unclear amber with a bubbly head on top. Floral and fruity. Quite a lot of corn. Dry and clean. Medium to thin body. Decent.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
ekstedt (3624) - Göteborg, SWEDEN - AUG 15, 2011
Cask at GBBF 2011. Shady copper. Earthy, bisquity malt aroma, some herbal hops. Low to medium bitterness.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
rlgk (5238) - Skövde, SWEDEN - AUG 7, 2011
Cask at GBBG 2011. Golden beer, small head. Toffee aroma, some bitterness. Toffe flavor, some grass and bitter hops.

2.7
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Bif (529) - St. Louis, Missouri, USA - AUG 2, 2011
Served a golden brown color with a small head and some lacing. Aroma is mostly of malt. Taste a mixture of biscuit and nut. There is a bit of bitterness in the finish. Fairly light body, still quite smooth & creamy. Decent beer, not overly impressive. However it is a decent session beer. Very common beer in the South of England.


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