John Courage

Brewed by John Smiths (Heineken UK)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England

Serve in English pint

The only thing I remember about this beer is that it was tasteless. I was taking notes and the only thing I could think to right down was tasteless.

BOTTLED: Coppery with mid-sized creamy white head and decent lacing. A good, but unexciting, bitter. Clean and crisp with biscuity malt and even-keeled hops. Well balanced, but a bit boring. English malt character is the main player here.

Bottle. Copper color, beige head. Not much aroma. No overly strong flavors, but malt backing to a bit of spicy earthiness.

12 oz. brown, longneck bottle. Freshness date of 06 09 J (L05) on the neck label. I guess it’s fresh. Poured out a golden copper color, with a medium white, meringue like head at first. It slid back to a thin lacing on top of the beer, and along the sides of the glass. Aromas are of spicy hops, along with a substantial maltiness to it. Tastes are of rich malts, and spicy, earthy hops. Makes your mouth water when you drink it. Tangy hops bite when swallowed, and a rich mouthfeel as well. A really good English ale.

A good malty aroma rises from this dark amber brew. A nice white head that lasts for a while. It delivers a full, malty mouth-feel that slides down the gullet nicely. The aftertaste is clean and crispt. Good brew.

The beer was a clear light brown/dark gold color with a thin amount of head. Strong sweet smell but when tasted nothing really stood out for me.

One of the best beers I’ve had. Strong aroma and a refreshing taste. Does not have a strong aftertaste; hop bitterness is little.

Bottled. Clear amber with a thin off white head. Aroma of sweet malt. Flavor is malty sweet with very little hop bitterness.