Greene King IPA (Cask)

IPA (Cask)
(Batch of IPA)

 

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

  Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular
Score
5.33
ABV: 3.6% IBU: - Ticks: 241 Ticks (all batches): 241
An easy drinking and refreshing IPA. Fresh dry hop, herbal character is provided by the mix of Challenger and First Gold hops. The use of crystal malt in the grist gives a satisfying toffee/caramel note and the addition of a little black malt adds just enough astringency to give a clean, dry finish.

Malts: Pale, crystal and black malt.
Hops: Challenger, Pilgrim and First Gold.
 

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5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask Conditioned at Bishop’s Arms, Malmö
Beautiful amber color; frothy head. Delicate aroma, earthy hops. Very light body (too much, indeed), a bit metallic flavor, but also some light malt, some dry toffee and a reasonable hopping. Would be ok if not so weak.
Tried from Cask on 10 Dec 2006 at 18:36

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Half pint on cask at a pub called The Three Jolly Sailors in Ipswich. Amber body under a medium white head. Traces of hoppy aroma. Light caramel and bitterness in taste. Creamy and smooth. Very standard - prefer the bottle version (22.09.2006)
Tried from Cask on 15 Oct 2006 at 04:49

5.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Cask, Handpump @ .... . Golden with a pretty white creamy head. A strong caramal malt aroma. Fruity slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 17 Aug 2006 at 06:38

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Cask: Copper coloured, lacing, small head; faint fruity (also with a touch of vegetables) and very very light bitter nose; distinctive bitter flavour, rather light bodied; lingering medical bitter and fruity finish. A bit thin, not really satisfying............
Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2006 at 02:01

5.2/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 6
Cask at Railway Kew Gardens 28 Apr 06.Golden with a pretty white creamy lasting head. Some discrete fruitiness. Otherwise a bit dull. IPA? No way.
Tried from Cask on 29 May 2006 at 10:35

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Bishop’s Arms, Malmö. Clear copper colour with a small white head. Fruity aroma with some hoppiness. Malty flavor with some fruitiness and some hoppy hints. Fruity slightly bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 16 May 2006 at 13:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
(Cask at Lord Clyde, Borough, London 23 Apr 2006) Colour is dark amber to copper. Nose is malty and fruity with hints of oranges and mandarin. Taste is mainly malty, almost bready, with hints of nuts and caramel. Somewhat thin, but still fairly enjoyable and easy to drink.
Tried from Cask on 26 Apr 2006 at 15:08

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask@Blue Bell Inn, Rothley, Leicestershire. Brownish golden beer with a strong creamy head. The aroma is lightly caramel and toffee, and the flavour is slightly fruity, caramel bitter and apple juice. Overall too smooth on the palate, watery, gasey and not particularly a real ale.
Tried from Cask on 14 Apr 2006 at 14:17

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
(Cask at The Crown Charlton On Otmoor) A copper coloured beer that is a bit on the thin side, but with a clean bitter finish. Whilst no great shakes it is through lack of choice probably my regular tipple in my local. A good session beer, but where I live I’d rather the choice of Chiswick, Hooky, Youngs etc any day.
Tried from Cask on 25 Jan 2006 at 01:53

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
[Cask at Charlies Bar, Copenhagen] An amber beer with a nice beige head. The aroma is very light with notes of caramel - too light for my liking. The flavor is roasted toffeish on a mineral background, and with a dry rather bitter end. The body is somewhat thin.
Tried from Cask on 24 Nov 2005 at 14:57