John Courage

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

Clear amber. Malty with a tad bit of sweetness. Boring, but with a drinkable and clean finish.

Pours a clear amber color with a small white head that does not linger. It has a slightly hoppy aroma. Light body with medium carbonation, the flavor is slightly malty with a little bit of hop bitterness in the finish. Drinkable, but average. Might make a decent session beer when you want to drink a lot and not think about what you are drinking.

Golden body with a medium off-white head. Aroma is grassy and slight apple. Taste is flowery/grassy hops and apple. Not a bad beer, but nothing much going for it either.

Clear medium amber, aromas of hops and sweet cider. Taste is moderatly strong, but bland. Tastes strongly of alcohol, and has an overall watery feel.

Diminishing head. Orange amber color. Malty aroma with some oxidized notes. Creamy mouthfeel with a sharpness from the carbonation. Malt dominates. A little more hops would be nice.

Poured amber. Lots of carbonation. Head didn't last long. A little sour. Tasted more like a lager than an ale.

Poured a fizzy golden color. White head that diminshed quickly. No lacing.
Smell slightly papery and yeasty.
Tastes papery with an oxidized, acrid hop bite. This stuff is past it's prime.
Carbonation was okay.
Old, mis-treated bottle.

1/31/03: bottle. thick, off- white rocky head, with a bit of lacing. yeasty smell. medium orange body. hoppy taste. nothing special. tastes more like a budweiser than an amber (my bottle label noted this as an amber beer.)