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Courage Directors (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB)
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Regular.
Note: Sometimes available pasteurised in keg in some export markets. Please enter ratings for that version under the listing for the Bottle & Can version, not here.

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 & Youngs who brew it in Bedford.

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.
Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.



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Courage Directors (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB)
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Regular.
Note: Sometimes available pasteurised in keg in some export markets. Please enter ratings for that version under the listing for the Bottle & Can version, not here.

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 & Youngs who brew it in Bedford.

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.
Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.



ratebeer

Courage Directors (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB)
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Regular.
Note: Sometimes available pasteurised in keg in some export markets. Please enter ratings for that version under the listing for the Bottle & Can version, not here.

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 & Youngs who brew it in Bedford.

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.
Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.




ratebeer

Courage Directors (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB)
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Regular.
Note: Sometimes available pasteurised in keg in some export markets. Please enter ratings for that version under the listing for the Bottle & Can version, not here.

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 & Youngs who brew it in Bedford.

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.
Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.



ratebeer

Courage Directors (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB)
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Regular.
Note: Sometimes available pasteurised in keg in some export markets. Please enter ratings for that version under the listing for the Bottle & Can version, not here.

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 & Youngs who brew it in Bedford.

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.
Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.



ratebeer

Courage Directors (Cask)

Eagle Brewery (Damm)
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Beer style: Bitter - Premium / Strong / Extra Special (ESB)
Ref: ratebeer.com May2024

Common descriptors are
Cask; Regular.
Note: Sometimes available pasteurised in keg in some export markets. Please enter ratings for that version under the listing for the Bottle & Can version, not here.

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 & Youngs who brew it in Bedford.

This premium cask ale has a strong following throughout the country. It is genuine premium beer, pale brown in appearance with a deep rich taste.
Full bodied with a clean, bitter taste, balanced with a sweet burnt, malty and fruity notes with a distinctive dry-hop aroma and flavour.