John Courage

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

Serve in English pint

A decent beer, but nothing special.

Light gold color, medium head. A full bodied ale. Mild malts and hops. Mellow full flavor. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is smooth and clean. Aftertaste is slightly bitter. A nice mild tasty beer

A good Pale Ale. Nice hop taste to it.

On draft.Watery amber with very few redeeming qualities.Very disappointed.

Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly lasting. Body is medium amber, thin density of tiny particles. Aroma is lightly malty (cookie, caramel), lightly hoppy (flowers), with a light note of butterscotch. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. Sweet, uninteresting.

I guess I was so disappointed because this is from the same brewers as Newcastle, a personal favorite. Pretty hoppy, with a weird metallic taste. Nothing at all special.

Good impression with first taste. Somewhat subtle aftertaste of hops. Nice color as well. Great with food.

Light amber in color. Aroma is mostly that of hops and it is very subtle - fuggles, goldings? maybe both. I can’t really tell it is so faint. Also this beer is light on the palate and flavor is as subtle as it’s aroma. I find it be very inoffensive and drinkable.