IPA Reserve
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.10
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Warming with a mellow fruit aroma featuring grapefruit and orange citrus tones combined with floral and herbal notes from the Styrian Goldings hop variety, leading to a dry bitter finish.
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5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Poured from cask into a nice little one-third pint glass at JDWs Penderels Oak. Off-white, fine laced head. Next to clear amber-red in body appearance. Mild dusty hops mixed with grainy malts to the nose. Dark grapefruits, some herbs and semi-sweet malts in the flavour profile. Smooth dry bitter finish. Well bodied. Half way pleasing (London, 01.11.2012).
Tried
from Cask
on 12 Nov 2012
at 11:48
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
25th October 2012
Crosse Keys Spoons. Light haze on this amber beer, tidy off white head. Smooth palate. Semi dry sweet malts with a little cream. Usual Greene King repressed hops - a trace of lemony citrus. Finishes dry. Not bad - some more hops would have been good of course.
Crosse Keys Spoons. Light haze on this amber beer, tidy off white head. Smooth palate. Semi dry sweet malts with a little cream. Usual Greene King repressed hops - a trace of lemony citrus. Finishes dry. Not bad - some more hops would have been good of course.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2012
at 06:34
4.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
50cl bottle from Sainsburys. Golden amber with a billowing white head; unattractive aroma of over-boiled malts; zingy in the mouth with a soft caramel malt flavour with a touch of vanilla; then a dry, rather rough, finish with some alcoholic burn. Not good. (Rated 8-Aug-12)
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Nov 2012
at 15:12
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Samuel Peto Spoons Folkestone. Clear pale brown colour thin beige head. One of the best GK beers I have had in some time. Ok aroma ok malts still a little grainy but even some hops on the finish. Decent
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Oct 2012
at 09:08
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask @ JDW Standing Order, Edinburgh 261012 (Taster)
Golden amber, clear, thin dense white head, with some lacing
Aroma - caramel malts, soft citrus, soft aroma
Taste - soft caramel, soft citrus hop, light toffee, soft english hedgerow hops, good Iโm not getting much of that GK yeast, flavour little too understated...going towards 6.5 for taste
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body. Finish as main flavour, soft bitter linger
Overall - Well this not as bad as Iโve heard...step in the right direction for GK and considerably better than than the dismal IPA
Golden amber, clear, thin dense white head, with some lacing
Aroma - caramel malts, soft citrus, soft aroma
Taste - soft caramel, soft citrus hop, light toffee, soft english hedgerow hops, good Iโm not getting much of that GK yeast, flavour little too understated...going towards 6.5 for taste
Palate - soft carb, thin to medium body. Finish as main flavour, soft bitter linger
Overall - Well this not as bad as Iโve heard...step in the right direction for GK and considerably better than than the dismal IPA
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Oct 2012
at 09:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home in London. Pours clear, rich gold with a fine, white foam head. Mild dusty caramel on the nose, some lightly toasted malts. Medium sweet flavor, some cheap toasted sugars, orange citrus, dry caramel, bread. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Fairly sweet to finish but not cloying, some cheap malts and toasty sugars, a bit of sugary grains, very mellow leafy bitterness. I mean, itโs OK.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Oct 2012
at 16:12
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Light brown colour with quick fading head. Subtle fruity aroma with some darker malts coming through. Quite an unpleasant gassiness on the palate. Flavour is on the whole quite bitter with slight malty fruitiness.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2012
at 12:55
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle from the supermarket. Dark amber colour with a thin head. Balanced flavour with a little sweetness and what seemed a very slightly sour aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Sep 2012
at 06:37
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask at the Quinns Head (Harlequins RUFC ground) into a plastic pint glass - 21/04/12. Orange amber pour with small white head. Sweet malt and orange on the nose but more so didnโt have so much of that boring GK whiff about it! Sweetish tasting with caramel and hops. Medium bodied with a sweetish finish. Better than standard GK IPA by a good margin but pretty average.
Tried
from Cask
on 22 Aug 2012
at 14:38
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask@GBBF2012. Deep amber colour, small head. Aroma is fruity, floral, wooden, nectary and resiny with some mild raisins and quite citrusy notes. Flavour is vanilla, citrus, some sweet malts, caramel and mild earthyness.
Tried
from Cask
on 19 Aug 2012
at 22:13