John Courage

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

Tap. Very light/soft orange hues. Small white head, mostly dissipating. Smallest bit of bittersweet aroma. Begins light and very soft textured. Flavors of a little bit of mild hops, a touch of orange/honey flavor and then. . Water. This beer was surprisingly extremely tasteless, but not bad tasting at least.

Great beer. Golden tan with a small head. Smells a bit sour and a little like dirty feet. Nice flavor though. Sour with a bit of bitterness. Quite smooth. Not as bitter as the other pale ales I have had the chance to sample.

Decent frothy head with good carbonation. Slightly sour aroma with a maybe a hint of caramel but mostly malt. Color is light to medium orange. Flavor is crisp and a little weak with a decent hops presence. Finish is nicely bitter and clean. A decent pale ale but nothing special.

Very good color and a nice light head. Lacks a real depth. Very light mouthfeel. Very drinkable. A bit to light on the hops. However nice malt flavor provides good balance. Enjoyable but not outstanding.

Very sweet taste with maybe a touch of hney in it. Really smooth beer goes down easy.

A nice copper orange color with a murky color and thin head. The initial impression for me a sweet taste, followed by malty. As others have said here, no hoppiness. Overall, not all that impressive but not bad...just average I guess. I'd not go out of my way to have it again, after I finish what I've bought of course.

Pours a nice copper with medium white head that is gone before you know it. Nice hoppy nose, but you'll be surprised in the fact that it is not hoppy at all. kinda disappointing. It is a sweet malty brew, that is not unpleasant, but not really hoppy enough to be a pale ale in my book. Very smooth and drinkable.

I really enjoyed this brew. It had a great color and flavor with a nice foamy head. Seems like a good quality beer. I'll be buying this one again.