IPA
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.28
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A perfectly balanced ale, characterised by its fresh hoppy taste and a clean bitter finish. The Official Beer of England Rugby, Greene King IPA is now the fastest selling cask ale in the UK.
Abv reduced from 3.6% to 3.4% in September 2023 “to help the company combat rising costs while maintaining the same crisp flavor of the beer”.
Abv reduced from 3.6% to 3.4% in September 2023 “to help the company combat rising costs while maintaining the same crisp flavor of the beer”.
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4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle, 0.5l. Clear copper pour with one finger off-white head, quickly diminishing. Little to no lacing. Faint nose, undefined, a bit grainy, a bit cardboard, slightly herbal. Thin body with high carbonation. Regular texture. Moderately bitter taste. Aroma is faint and generic. A bit grainy, traces of hops. Cardboard. Slightly grassy and herbal. Wood notes. Mostly bland and unimpressive. Watery and thin - small wonder considering the amazingly low ABV. Overall, meh. Drinkable, but pointless. Boring effort.
Tried
from Bottle
on 05 Apr 2017
at 15:29
4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 3
Off white fluffy head stayed on a translucent, slightly effervescent copper coloured body. Sweet fruit & caramel aroma with hints of hops. Thin bodied, prickly on the palate. Crisp. Sweet with caramel to the fore with tangy bitter finish.
Tried
on 02 Apr 2017
at 10:45
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Draught @ The Market Gardener (formerly The Globe), Heathrow airport, London. Pours golden with an small offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light brass, flowers, fruit. Flavor is is sweet, malt, light bready, flowers and fruit. Medium body, soft carbonation. 140317
Tried
on 14 Mar 2017
at 03:06
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Cask at Dandelion, Philadelphia. Colour is clear orange with small white head. Aromas and flavours: Dryness, fruits and malts. Pretty bad condition.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Feb 2017
at 11:04
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
A very nice session real ale with a good balance of hops and malt. I enjoyed it and would happily drink it again. Nothing spectacular and it could be said to be slightly watery, but drinkable. You don’t always want to drink 8% IPAs and stouts!!!!
Tried
on 06 Feb 2017
at 07:32
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 3
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask at The Alma, Upper Hale. Sweet and sour yeasty aroma. Dark Amber. Creamy off-white head. Sweet through to a light bitterness. However the more I drink the more sugary it seems to get. Light bodied. Watery with a dish water finish. Really quite crap.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Feb 2017
at 12:33
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 3
Color té, ambar, limpia y de espuma blanca. Aroma cereal, otas de fruto seco. En boca, aguada y con gas abundante. Muy ligera. Sabor malteado, extraño, tostado y con cierto tono artificial, como plástico, poco agradable. Debe ser de lo más barato en UK. Se explica.
Tried
on 14 Nov 2016
at 16:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Clear volden colour, moderate sized yellowish off-white head; aroma and taste of dried fruits , floral notes, some biscuit and caramel; enjoyable English style IPA
Tried
on 09 Nov 2016
at 11:40
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Tap. Amber beer, clear, minimal dense head. Malty aroma of candy, caramel. Fruity esters. Light body. Thin texture. The flavour is dryish. Caramel malts cooperate with spicy hops. The ending is empty. No hop kick. So so.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Nov 2016
at 14:40
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle @ home shared with dad. Clear amber color, average sized off-white head. Smell and taste malts, lightly hops, malt bitter. Oh well, it’s drinkable. Average body and carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Nov 2016
at 13:48