IPA Export
(has 2 batches)
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - ESB / Strong Bitter Regular|
Score
5.77
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5% Export version of Greene King IPA
A 6% abv cask version has also been brewed in the past.
A 6% abv cask version has also been brewed in the past.
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4.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
500ml bottle from Sainsbury. I really tried to be open minded with this, but this really is pants. Plasticine hop aroma, that improves somewhat in the mouth, but it lacks flavour. It has the hallmarks of the lower strength IPA, but souped up a bit. Hop bite on end is attractive. Thinnish in mouth. Some rose petal fruit on aroma. Some nutty malt. If it wasn’t for the hop bite on the end, then this would be very dull. I had this with Asahi lager, Badger First Gold and Fullers 1845 and this was the worst of the bunch.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2006
at 15:54
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Sainsburys Kidlington 18-05-06. Amber coloured, a more interesting and complex beer than the standard IPA and it actually differs quite markedly from the orginal IPA. I thought that this was a reasonable stab but still not as hoppy as I’d like still quite refreshing but possibly a bit sweeter than I expected.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2006
at 23:33