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Courage Best (Cask) 2.68 78

Courage Best (Cask)

Percentile
21
overall
Brewed by Wells & Youngs
Style: Bitter

Bedford, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
782.67/5.02.68/5.04%12.5English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask Ale. Regular.
Originally brewed in Courage's Anchor brewery on the south bank of the Thames. It was moved to the Berkshire brewery at Reading in the 1970s, then to the Courage Brewery in Bristol. When Bristol closed in 1999 it moved to Tadcaster. Following ScotCo's reshuffle in 2004 it was contract brewed by Youngs, returning it to a site on the south bank of the Thames. In Jan 2007 the Courage brand was purchased by Wells & Young and production moved to Bedford.
Courage Best has long been one of the best selling cask beers in the South of England.
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 turbothy (725), Bonn, Germany
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/510/20
Nov 2, 2009  
Draft at The Constitution, Pimlico. Amber with a dense head. No distinct aroma. Pleasant flavour and mouthfeel. Decent beer.


 asheft (1438), Marburg, Germany
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/513/20
Jun 28, 2009  
[cask] Biscuity, apple, citrus aroma with a little caramel. Almost clear, tawny chestnut with nice, white lace. Biscuity caramel flavour with faintly lemony hops. Also a touch of lotus root in the finish. Light body, low carbonation, clean finish.


 nate2g (1132), Brisbane, Australia
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 20, 2009  
Amber with a thin white head. Good malty aroma with floral hop notes coming through. The flavour is the same malt and fruitiness with a touch of caramel as well. Medium bodied with a smooth bitter finish.


 Beth101 (318), West Yorkshire, England
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/514/20
Apr 24, 2009  
Amber slightly cloudy good sized off white head. Aroma of treacle with a bitter taste of malt


 PJClarke (709), London, Greater London, England
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/510/20
Apr 5, 2009  
Cask @ London Drinker 25: Copper with a pretty laced head. Light malty aromas with touches of cereal and hints of iron. Weird barnyard straw with heavy savoury tones dominating it in the mouth. Smooth but boring. It is drinkable and kind of enjoyable but the flavour changes and it becomes lame pretty fast.


 Gethinbeer (1006), Nova Scotia, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/105/56/104/511/20
Feb 27, 2009  
Pint in the Bell, Redbrook. Nice copper colour. Thin white head. Aroma of hops and slightly fruity. Smooth texture. Good but simple best bitter.


 fiulijn (7420), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Jan 12, 2009  
<i>Cask conditioned at Lamb and Flag, London</i>
Amber color. Very ordinary Bitter, smooth caramel, with a light metallic touch to remove any interest.


RateBeerMan (39), , Tyne & Wear, England
4.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/518/20
Dec 21, 2008  
Very solid beer and quite a popular one in many pubs. Good flavour all round. One i would recommend. Slightly better than Directors.



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