Courage Founders Ale (1937)
Eagle Brewery
- From:
- Eagle Brewery
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- Old Ale
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.61 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 07, 2025
- Added:
- Apr 03, 2025
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Brewed by the original Courage Brewery in 1937 to celebrate its 150th Anniversary.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
3.61/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
3.61/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3.75
No chance I’m rating any beer prior to 1980. So I’ll give as impartial a breakdown as I can on this.
More cork issues here - again got the top half out but struggled with the bottom half. Ultimately pushed and strained. Still a beautiful deep, ruby-hued brown coloration. Zero carbonation as expected.
Getting a lot of balsamic vinegar initially, but quick to follow is an intriguing follow-up of malt, smoked cherries and tobacco. Blind I would think this was in the Flanders family. Oak, pitted fruit, and acetic.
The palate is SO much better than I expected. It leads with that familiar oxidized cardboard flavor, but quickly follows with distinct smoke, bitter caramel, malt, and molasses. Subtle acetic tang throughout, but this beer - even after 88 years - very clearly is still retaining some of its original character.
Low to medium-bodied beer, obviously no carbonation, and with a touch of residual acid and bitterness.
Apr 07, 2025More cork issues here - again got the top half out but struggled with the bottom half. Ultimately pushed and strained. Still a beautiful deep, ruby-hued brown coloration. Zero carbonation as expected.
Getting a lot of balsamic vinegar initially, but quick to follow is an intriguing follow-up of malt, smoked cherries and tobacco. Blind I would think this was in the Flanders family. Oak, pitted fruit, and acetic.
The palate is SO much better than I expected. It leads with that familiar oxidized cardboard flavor, but quickly follows with distinct smoke, bitter caramel, malt, and molasses. Subtle acetic tang throughout, but this beer - even after 88 years - very clearly is still retaining some of its original character.
Low to medium-bodied beer, obviously no carbonation, and with a touch of residual acid and bitterness.
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