Courage Directors

Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5] - 4.8% amber ale,raisin aroma,balanced fruity juicy bitter taste,long tangy mild metallic bitter finish Baron Orm

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Thank you to Young's for sending this through for a 'baron rating'!

Looking forward to 'baron rating' Courage Directors & Wells Bombardier very soon!

@YoungsBeers got in touch with me recently saying that as I enjoyed 'baron rating' their Young's ales would I like to try bottles of Courage Directors & Wells Bombardier as well.  As you know, the baron doesn't like to say "no", so very promptly some beers turned up:

Wells & Young's Brewing Company

• Courage Directors - 4.8% traditionally brewed superior ale

• Wells Bombardier - 5.2% traditional burnished copper ale

Look out for 'baron ratings' for these Young's beers soon, and a big thank you to Joanna from @YoungsBeers for sending these through to me!

For more information follow @Bombardier_beer on Twitter and check out couragebeer on Facebook.

Morrisons July ale & beer offers (12th July - 8th August 2010)

It's July's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
£1.49 instead of £1.69

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
£1.24 instead of £1.44

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
£1.28 instead of £1.48

• Shepherd Neame Spitfire [baron rating 4/5]
£1

• Wells Bombardier [baron rating 4/5]
£1.49 instead of £1.69

• Wells Waggledance
£1.29

There are two winners this month, both below the 'baron bargain' price limit of £1.30 - Marston's Old Empire and Shepherd Neame Spitfire - both crisp hoppy strong ales for a cracking price, stock up!

Waitrose June ale & beer offers (9th June - 6th July 2010)

It's June's new beer & ale offers time in Waitrose, their PR staff have informed me ahead of time what this month's ale offers are:

• St. Peter's Golden Ale
£1.38 instead of £1.84

• Skinners Bitter Betty Stogs
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Skinners Bitter Heligan Honey
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Skinners Bitter Cornish Knocker
£1.48 instead of £1.85

• Well's Bombardier [baron rating 4/5]
£1.42 instead of £1.78

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
£1.43 instead of £1.79

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
9x 355ml bottles: £9.59 instead of £11.99

• Wychwood Hobgoblin [baron rating 4/5]
£1.38 instead of £1.84

• Jennings Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5]
Buy 3 bottles save £1.50 normally £1.96

• Jennings Snecklifter [baron rating 3/5]
£1.40 instead of £1.96

• Innis & Gunn Rum Cask [baron rating 2/5]
£1.59 instead of £1.99

• Marston's Head Brewers Choice
4x 500ml bottles: £5.08 instead of £6.40

• Shepherd Neame Spitfire [baron rating 4/5]
£1.47 instead of £1.84

• Fuller's London Pride [baron rating 2/5]
£1.56 instead of £1.95

• Fuller's Organic Honey Dew
£1.56 instead of £1.95

Home Bargains latest ale offers (10th February 2010) (Maghull)

Home Bargains (Maghull) has bottles of Courage Best[2/5],Brakspear Bitter[5/5],Marston's Burton Bitter[2/5] & Wychwood Goliath[3/5] for 99p

Morrisons February ale & beer offers (1st Feb - 7th Mar 2010) (Ormskirk)

It's February's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.

Here are the details:

• Adnams East Green [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.85

• Courage Best [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.25

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.85

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

• Marston's Pale Ale
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.85

• Wells Bombardier [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.65

There was nothing this month that really caught my eye, these discounts mainly bring the cost of the more expensive ones down to the same price as if you were buying the £1.67 bottles at the '4 for £5.50' price (£1.38 per bottle).

As always I'll report any changes or new additions that I see, and check back in a month to see if March's offers are any better!

Booths December ale offers (31st Dec)

Booths have got some great ales on offer at the moment for one a quid a bottle, here are the details:

• Adnams Gunhill [baron rating 3/5]
  £1 instead of £1.60
  

• Brakspear Bitter [baron rating 5/5]
  £1 instead of £1.23
  

• Jennings Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5]
  £1 instead of £1.73
  

• Marstons Double Drop [baron rating 4/5]
  £1 instead of £1.88
  

• Shepherd Neame Spitfire [baron rating 4/5]
  £1 instead of £1.50
  

• Wychwood Goliath [baron rating 3/5]
  £1 instead of £1.59
  

• St. Peter's Best Bitter
  £1 instead of £1.50
  

• Greene King IPA [baron rating 3/5]
  £1 instead of £1.49
  

• Lancaster Brewery Amber
  £1 instead of £1.50
  

• Lancaster Brewery Blonde
  £1 instead of £1.50
  

• Holt Humdinger
  £1 instead of £1.35
  

• Moorhouses Blond Witch
  £1 instead of £1.72
  

• Badger Original Ale [baron rating 3/5]
  £1 instead of £1.10
  

• Wold Top Bitter
  £1 instead of £1.50
  

• Courage Best Bitter [baron rating 2/5]
  £1 instead of £1.29
  

• Jennings Bitter [baron rating 2/5]
  £1 instead of £1.29
  

• Holdens Golden Sunset
  £1
  

Morrisons December ale & beer offers (29th Nov - 3rd Jan) (Ormskirk)

It's December's new beer & ale offers time in Morrisons so I popped into the local Ormskirk branch today to check them out.  There is nothing that special reduced this time round which is a shame as a cracking deal at Christmas time could clear their shelves.  They have the same beers on offer as last month with a few more added at about the same price.

Here are the details:

• Black Sheep Riggwelter [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Black Sheep Yorkshire Square Ale [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Courage Directors [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.79

• Greene King Abbot Reserve [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.49 instead of £1.99

• Greene King Suffolk Springer
  £1.49 instead of £1.99
  

• Jennings Sneck Lifter [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Marston's Old Empire [baron rating 5/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Marston's Strong Pale Ale
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Morland Old Crafty Hen
  £1.99 instead of £2.49

• Morland Old Speckled Hen [baron rating 4/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]
  £1.59 instead of £1.79 

• Wells Banana Bread Beer
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Wells Bombardier [baron rating 3/5]
  £1.39 instead of £1.59

• Young's Kew Gold
  £1.59 instead of £1.79

They also had a rather interesting 12-bottle 'Classic Ales of England' box which I've not seen before, contain two bottles of the following beers for £14 (£1.17 per bottle):

• Brakspear Bitter [baron rating 5/5]
  

• Brakspear Oxford Gold [baron rating 3/5]

• Jennings Cumberland Ale [baron rating 3/5]

• Marston's Pedigree [baron rating 3/5]

• Ringwood Old Thumper [baron rating 2/5]

• Wychwood Hobgoblin [baron rating 4/5]

All of these offers are valid until 3rd January so I'll check back then to see what's next!

Courage Best

Courage Best [baron rating 1/5] - this 3.8% light amber ale has a gentle hop aroma, but the light malty taste is ruined by a metallic taste Baron Orm

Home Bargains latest ale offers (19th Oct) (Maghull)

Home Bargains (Maghull) has bottles of Courage Best[2/5] for 99p & bottles of Ruddles County[4/5] & Marston's Double Drop[4/5] for £1.09