John Courage

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

Serve in English pint

Bleh. Almost golden-colored, clear, thin body. Aroma is lightly sweet, and the flavor is sweet, a little bit sharp, with bittering notes. Way too thin, though. Pretty boring beer.

Copper in color, very little head whatsoever, decent hoppiness in the nose but very little in the flavors & a hint in the aftertaste, very light in body, very disappointing

Nice copper color, but the head dissipates too quickly. Nice aroma and biting, hoppy flavor. The palate can be too bitter. Overall a decent PA.

From the Sharp Edge European Beer Fest: A decent cooper colored ale. It had a decent hop level with a touch of spice. Fairly average overall though.

a good beer, one of my favorites. has a great taste, good look- something i will never turn down. ive bought this many times just failed to rate it. hehe

Pleasing amber color with not much of a head. Active carbonation. Nice malt/hop balance. Sweet taste and conveyance of spices above average for an American amber lager. Only gripe is a slight watery flavor in the aftertaste. All in all, a good choice for a fall afternoon with friends and football.

Medium reddish/brown hue, small head with some lacing, medium-bodied. Hint of caramel, pine, butterscotch and subdued spice. Starts with a bitter twang but the malt sweetness comes to the balance it out nicely. Lively and somewhat watery, finishes clean. A very good session beer. Recommended.

From the tap, dark copper. Hint of nutmeg? in the aroma. Sharp nutty flavors at first, then settling into caramel malts. Twist of lemon wedge or sour apples raises its head before a sharp end.