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John Courage 2.99 331

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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 Zeswaft (1000), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/57/20
May 18, 2006  
what is this crap? what a chore to finish. such an artificial shitty english-style shit bitter.


 Numenor (869), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 18, 2006  
Hmmm... can’t remember where I found this, should have written it down. Oh well, onto the beer. Gold body with a minimal white head. Aroma is minimal, light hops with some malt backbone. Decient body, very light fruit accents. Light hop ending.


 MarkBarnes (266), Waterville, New York, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/55/103/512/20
May 11, 2006  
May 11, 2006; 12 oz. bottle

Straw-amber pour w/ large head; aroma of day-old silage. Sour banana flavor falls short of the similar concept found in Anchor Steam Liberty Ale -- with a slightly metallic taste to boot. A Speckled Hen-ish creamy mouthfeel is a bonus here.


 bitter (1137), Henderson, Nevada, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/104/514/20
May 10, 2006  
used to drink this all the time in college. when i was in my british beer mode. mostly malty pale with a bit of fruit hopping. although ist says retired i think i have seen it around lately. british macro.


 kreepindeth (405), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/58/103/516/20
May 7, 2006    Updated: Nov 14, 2007
On tap at Stubbie’s shirt pub. Very tasty brew. This tasted a lot more complex to me than most users are reporting(maybe the tap?) Poured a orangish gold with a very fine, creamy head. Tastes of floral hops, light malt, and some wonderful fruity esters. I cannot place exactly what I was tasting, but I want to say white grapes!


VeniVidiVici (2), St. Clair, Michigan, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of John Courage does not count
5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/510/105/520/20
Apr 22, 2006  
My favorite amber ale. Found two six packs on New Year’s Eve and me and the buddies loved it. Had to track it down to find more and bought 4 cases once we found it. Absolutely love the taste and aroma of this beer. Just hope the rumors of its production demise are wrong. If you can find this, I recommend trying it. It’s especially good with a hot bowl of chili or something off the grill. Enjoy.


 patrick767 (2049), fort wayne, Indiana, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/511/20
Apr 22, 2006  
bottle - Pours amber with a small head. The aroma was fairly malty and not much else. The flavor was similar. There was some hops presence but to me the hops tasted kind of off. The finish is okay and pretty unremarkable, like the beer. It’s a decent session brew, but nothing I’d try to track down again. Brewery note - it closed over a year ago and the beer is retired? Is that accurate? It doesn’t seem hard to find now.


 jonwayne4883 (401), Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/518/20
Apr 6, 2006  
one of the tastiest amber ales from abroad. it’s getting easier to find around here and is easily in the house top ten



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