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Courage Directors (Cask)

Score
3823
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bedford, England
Serve in English pint

bottled
available

on tap
common

Broad Distribution

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RATINGS: 138   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.89   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Cask: Regular.
Originally brewed at Alton Brewery in Hampshire in 1903 for the Courage directors; spare beer was sold as Alton IPA, which acquired the nickname of Director’s Bitter.
Moved to the Courage owned Simonds Brewery in 1969, then to the Anchor Brewery in Bermondsey, then, in 1981 to Bristol. When Courage was taken over by Scottish and Newcastle, production moved to John Smith’s brewery in Tadcaster. Production was later contracted out to Youngs in London, and in Jan 2007 the Courage Brand was purchased by Wells & Young who brew it in Bedford.


2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
jackl (379) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - DEC 18, 2011
Deep orange color with a modest head. The nose is malty, caramel a bit of wood. The taste is sweet and grainy, less bitter than your standard example for the style. The mouthfeel’s medium. OK.

3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
tkrjukoff (2236) - SWEDEN - NOV 25, 2011
Cask @ Back of Beyond. Pours clear copper amber with a nice white head. Aroma is malty, hoooy and fruity. Flavor is malty, a bit sweet, some caramel, fruity and medium bitter. Finishes bitter and a bit fruity.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
EdKing (760) - London, Greater London, ENGLAND - NOV 18, 2011
Cask in The Tipperary, London. Tasted alongside Pedigree and there is no discernible difference. Generic English bitter. Clear dark brown colour. Nose is but of caramel malt and not much else. Taste is caramel, sweet malt grain and not much bitterness.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
HenrikSoegaard (7221) - Randers, DENMARK - OCT 24, 2011
Cask at Price Alfred Queensway, London. Frothy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Light malty and moderate hoppy aroma. MOderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
Benjii (1659) - Edinburgh, SCOTLAND - OCT 6, 2011
On cask at the Counting House in Glasgow. Pours a golden brown colour with a thin beige head. Aroma of Weetabix, caramel and barley. Quite thin with similar flavours and a light caramel and black pepper linger. Mild carbonation. Not the best.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
thepegjett (905) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - AUG 30, 2011
A - Malty caramel and fruit A - Caramel brown with thin white head T - Sweet with roasted bitter P - Medium and soft to creamy O - Nice malty bitter

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Quack-Duck (5591) - Down South, GERMANY - AUG 30, 2011
cask @ The Anchor Sidmouth. Amber colour, small head. Pleasantly malty with some hops. Well balanced, but not exciting.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
blankboy (4281) - Toronto, Ontario, CANADA - AUG 24, 2011
Cask at The White Horse, Maidstone. Pours a deep orange-amber with a small semi-lasting tan head. Aroma of light hops first followed by sweet malt and some fruit. Slightly watery flavour of light hops, sweet malt and fruit. Average bodied. Just O.K., an average typical UK Bitter.


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