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Score
3720
OVERALLStyle
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bedford, England
Serve in English pint

bottling
unknown

on tap
common

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RATINGS: 142   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.88   EST. CALORIES: 144   ABV: 4.8%
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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.


2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
fonefan (24928) - VestJylland, DENMARK - OCT 20, 2006
Cask. Clear amber red color with a small off-white head. Malty sweet aroma with a light fruity and hoppy note. Malty, caramel sweet flavor with a hoppy finish.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Ungstrup (23961) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - DEC 12, 2008
Cask at Charlies bar, Copenhagen. A hazy amber beer with a thin beige head. The aroma is sweet malty combined with notes of caramel, and so is the flavor though added light notes of toffee and metal, leading to a bitter finish.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Papsoe (22987) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - FEB 17, 2011
Cask. Clear amber golden with a dense off-white head. Nose is a little nutty, lightly sweet burned caramel and overripe fruit. Medium body, almost flat, honey notes and a swet nutty edge. Subdued bitterness. 140211

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
yespr (22204) - Copenhagen O, DENMARK - NOV 27, 2008
From cask at Blackfriars. Pours clear and golden amber to light brown with a small white head. Light malty aroma with a smooth caramel note. Flavour is mild bitter with a light sweetness coming through. Sweet caramel malty finish with a light bitterness showing through. Bitter and quite dry finish.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
oh6gdx (16047) - Vasa, FINLAND - AUG 17, 2010
Cask@GBBF2010. Ambery/coppery colour with small beige head. Aroma is fruits, wood, nectar and some mild spicy and syrupy notes. Flavour is quite much the same, but ends in a quite nice dry bittery finish. Rather sweetish Premium Bitter.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
omhper (15956) - Stockholm, SWEDEN - FEB 27, 2007
Cask at The Giddy Bridge, Southampton. Nut brown. Sweet, fruity stale hop aroma. Medium bodied with clean, rounded mouthfeel. Really nutty with some caramel and dusty vegetables as well as old figs. Medium bitterness. Possesses a fair bit of character.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
joergen (14985) - Frederiksberg, DENMARK - APR 30, 2010
Cask at Charlies. Clear orange coloured with a small off-white head. Sweet and fruity aroma of caramel with notes of hops and flowers. Fruity flavour of caramel, hops, grass and grapes with notes of yeast. Dry hoppy finish, but light watery.

3.1
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
fiulijn (10383) - Como, ITALY - JAN 10, 2003
[Hand pumped, in England] Amber color. Poor aroma, pretty sweet but with a really enjoyable freshness, and quite bitter final. Basic Bitter, on the simple side, but enjoyable.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
KimJohansen (10340) - Copenhagen V, DENMARK - APR 27, 2010
Clear amber with a medium off white head. Aroma was fruity with malty and hoppy notes. Flavour had fruity hops, pine, malt and hints of caramel. Finished dry and bitter.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Dedollewaitor (10292) - Odense, DENMARK - AUG 18, 2011
Cask @ GBBF, 2011. Pours clear golden with a small bubbly head on top. Hay and grain. Mild and very plain. Weak bitter end. Clean


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