House Ale / Landlord's Choice (Name varies)
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
5.90
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Greene King brew a 3.9% bitter for use by pubs in their portfolio to label as their house beer. Names include: Eagle DNA, The Bull Finest Ale, Assembly House Landlords Choice, Whiteley Best Bitter Landlord’s Choice, Jude The Obscure, Queens Head Bitter, Balaclava Bitter, etc.
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5.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5
Flavor 4.5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cardiff Mini-break Beer#26. A bit of a re-rate as I've found this before at the John Gilbert pub in Worsley. Clear copper-amber, a hop-malt bitter on the weaker side of things, and bitter-sweet. This beer was named after the pub in the Court House in Caerphilly where I found it again.
Tried
from Cask
at
Court House
on 11 Mar 2026
at 15:54
4.5/10
Fairly standard bitter, nothing to write home about. Pint in The Didsbury on Christmas day.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Dec 2025
at 13:30
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Fra fat på The Anchor Bankside: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer lenge. En slank og lettdrikkelig bitter med litt fruktighet og fin bitterhet uten at den fortjener betegnelsen minneverdig, med unntak av omgivelsene jeg drakk den.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 Nov 2025
at 13:00
5.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
Fra cask på The Museum Tavern: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer lenge. Citrus, furunåler og hint av urter. Slank og lettdrikkelig, fin mjukning før museumsbesøket.
Tried
on 29 Nov 2025
at 11:57
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 6
Fra cask på The George Inn, Borough High Street: klar kobbergylden med fint skum som varer. En god, klassisk bitter med god maltsmak, urter, gress og furunål.
Tried
from Cask
on 25 Nov 2025
at 13:49
2/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 0.5
Flavor 0.5
Texture 6
Overall 0.5
Pint draft at the Rose & Crown pub in London, England. Pours a clear dark amber color with a small off-white head and good retention. Vinegar aroma. I don't know what this house ale is but it tastes like a cider that's gone sour. It's bad. It tastes like a combination of vinegar and apple cider that's gone bad. Not good at all. Medium body. Low carbonation. No bitterness. Even the bartender said that's what it's supposed to taste like. Sad.
Tried
from Draft
at
Rose & Crown (Greene King)
on 24 Aug 2025
at 12:23
7/10
Magus, mõru, iiris, karamell. Ok.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 Aug 2025
at 12:12
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask at the Hare and Billet, Blackheath. Poured a clear medium amber colour with an everlasting frothy white head. The aroma is nutty, malt. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a smooth, somewhat light, yeasty, herbal, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Cask
at
Hare and Billet (Greene King)
on 27 May 2025
at 17:18
6/10
Quaffable, fruity, caramel
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2025
at 19:01
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Half pint from the cask at the Thatched House, Exeter. Pours golden with a white foamy head. Aromas & tastes of apple, pear, citrus, grass & malt. Medium body. Light bitter finish. Enjoyable
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jan 2025
at 21:28