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Courage 1945 Ale 2.02 5

Courage 1945 Ale

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Formerly brewed at John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Tadcaster, England

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51.78/5.02.02/5.05%0English pint
Commercial Description:
During the war and from as long ago as 1813 H&G Simmonds - now part of Courage Ltd - were suppliers of beer to the Armed Forces. 1945 Ale has been brewed based on an original H&G Simmonds recipe retrived from the archives at Courage, to bring you the taste of the day.
 chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/101/56/20
Dec 29, 2006  
Old bottle, age uncertain, consumed at Kookfest, September 2006. Mid brown colour. Nothing much left apart from some caramel and sweet toffee. Any hops that were around at the outset have left the building. Very dull mouthfeel. Pretty unpalatable.


 duff (5475), Surrey, Greater London, England
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/101/54/20
Nov 13, 2006  
Bottle. Sharp acidity, sweet caramel flavours. Mouthfeel is old and tired, and the sherry notes seemed to have gone a little too sour. Interesting to try these things anyway.


 Mungo (2473), Southampton, Hampshire, England
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/58/20
Sep 22, 2006  
Bottle @ Kookfest. Sweet toffee. Thin old feel. Hops have disappeared not great.


 harrisoni (6871), Ashford, Kent, England
1.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/52/102/56/20
Sep 15, 2006  
Bottle at Kookfest 2006. Toffeeish, bit thin. Copper colour. Very thin in mouth, bit of sherry. Empty. Yuck.


 SilkTork (4184), Rochester, Kent, England
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/53/103/514/20
Sep 6, 2006  
Kook’s Farewell Bash. Toffee. Tobacco hops. Old notes. Not very interesting. It seems odd to revive such an ordinary beer - and the recipe is a bit suspect as during the war the abv of beers went down as supplies of barley were rationed.



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