Greene King Back of the Net

Back of the Net

 

Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Golden / Blonde Ale Special
Score
5.86
ABV: 4.1% IBU: - Ticks: 12
Launched as a special for Euro 2016 - occasionally reissued

A perfect, easy drinking beer for the Summer; the Amarillo and Citra hops create a refreshing beer with an intense citrus zing.

Not to be confused with the World Cup 2010 special by Greene King, sold as Westgate Back of the Net
 

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Cask@The Elephant's Head, Camden. Golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is floral, some toffee and mild wooden tones. Flavour is sweet biscuity malts, some mild floral and mild lemongrassy tones with mild nutty elements too.

Tried from Cask on 21 Nov 2023 at 18:08


15/06/2016. BLACK HORSE, 29-31 West Street, HERTFORD, Hertfordshire, England

Tried on 05 Dec 2022 at 09:15


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask @Curator (Terminal 3), Londres 06/08/18
Color amarillo claro, corona de espuma blanca, aromas herbales, sabor caramelo, malta, herbal, floja.

Tried from Cask on 11 Aug 2018 at 13:25


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Tried at the Bull Bracebridge Heath. As Greene King Back of the Net. Amber colour with a thin white head. Dulling malty caramel aroma and taste.

Tried on 01 Aug 2016 at 15:25


5.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask pint in Wellington, Shropshire on 16th July 2016. Golden body, clear, and clean, decent creamy white head. Malt front to the aroma and taste but fairly bland and uninteresting really, a nothing blend with the hop content hardly noticeable.

Tried from Cask on 18 Jul 2016 at 03:41


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Cask. Appearance is golden, orange tinge, fairly clear, a creamy white head. Malty bready aroma. Taste is summer fruit, wheat, cereal, malt backbone.

Tried from Cask on 17 Jul 2016 at 02:00


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Cask @ The Blue Lion, Holborn, London, as Greene King Back Of The Net. Paler golden with a small head. Generously sweetened bitter with a neutral nose. Has a fantastic pump clip.

Tried from Cask on 26 Jun 2016 at 08:44


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Cask at the Jolly Sailor, Farnham. Back in action for Euro 2016 as Greene King Back of the Net at an ABV of 4.1%, and not improved from its previous outing. Amber with a tight cream head, grainy aroma; soft biscuity body; short-lived light bitterness; and a stale biscuit finish. (6/20/2016 - 6/4/6/2/9=2.7)

Tried from Cask at Jolly Sailor on 20 Jun 2016 at 11:00


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Tried on 19 Jun 2016 at 13:03


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Cask halfpint, as Greene King Back of the Net (needs to be unretired as such), at the Old Punch Bowl, Crawley. ABV is 4.1%. Golden colour, white head. Very moderate aroma. Medium dry flavour with decent hops throughout, hints of toffee and fruit.

Tried from Cask on 14 Jun 2016 at 16:57