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John Courage

Percentile
45
overall
Brewed by John Smiths (S&N, Heineken)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Tadcaster, England

bottled
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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
3312.99/5.02.99/5.04.7%32.2English pint
Commercial Description:
A pasteurised beer exported to America only.
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drunkenbum84 (70), kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/103/58/20
Oct 28, 2004  
Not a very good beer. I tried one of these last night and it wasn’t good. The odor of mine was actually kinda sulfur and the taste left a whole lot to be desired.


 tsarman (794), Northern, New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/102/512/20
Sep 28, 2004  
Finally a beer that Dan Rather would love. Not really a good beer, though I do enjoy the name. Rather drab.


 KAggie97 (2482), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/514/20
Sep 26, 2004    Updated: Apr 27, 2005
More English than Scottish, but that’s okay. This is not a bad beer; in fact, I kinda developed a hankerin’ for it by the middle of the glass. I wouldn’t mind another. Nice balance of malt and hops, with enough bitter to make the party interesting.


 beaconstreet (811), Washington DC, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/56/20
Sep 23, 2004  
I was not impressed by this "amber", I must admit. Very little brightness or hoppiness. Had that taste of an "English" beer creep in at times, but other than that, this was undistinctive. I’ll take a pass next time.


 Crash (449), Macomb, Illinois, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/54/20
Sep 20, 2004  
The only thing I remember about this beer is that it was tasteless. I was taking notes and the only thing I could think to right down was tasteless.


 freekyp (906), Thomasville, North Carolina, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/102/512/20
Sep 19, 2004  
BOTTLED: Coppery with mid-sized creamy white head and decent lacing. A good, but unexciting, bitter. Clean and crisp with biscuity malt and even-keeled hops. Well balanced, but a bit boring. English malt character is the main player here.


 bb (2941), Martinez, California, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Sep 16, 2004  
Bottle. Copper color, beige head. Not much aroma. No overly strong flavors, but malt backing to a bit of spicy earthiness.


 Cobra (1066), In a van, down by the river, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/515/20
Sep 12, 2004  
12 oz. brown, longneck bottle. Freshness date of 06 09 J (L05) on the neck label. I guess it’s fresh. Poured out a golden copper color, with a medium white, meringue like head at first. It slid back to a thin lacing on top of the beer, and along the sides of the glass. Aromas are of spicy hops, along with a substantial maltiness to it. Tastes are of rich malts, and spicy, earthy hops. Makes your mouth water when you drink it. Tangy hops bite when swallowed, and a rich mouthfeel as well. A really good English ale.



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