Greene King 5X (Whisky Cask)

5X (Whisky Cask)

 

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

  Strong Ale - English Special
Score
7.39
ABV: 15.0% IBU: - Ticks: 2
5X matured in a whisky cask.
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Cask at the Bury St. Edmunds Beer Festival with Grumbo and ITFCDan. Aroma is whisky, booze, woody, vanilla, toffee, chocolate, coffee and dried fruits. Very warming taste and full bodied. The woody alcohol taste dominates. So smooth and virtually no carbonation. Slight sourness developed to join the bitterness at the finish. A quite excellent effort and the clear beer of the festival.

Tried from Cask on 05 Jan 2025 at 14:54


8.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

22/8/2024. Cask at the 32nd East Anglian Beer & Cider Festival. Pours almost clear mahogany brown with a minimally bubbly head. Super aroma. Woody, vanilla, whisky, toffee, butterscotch, chocolate, coffee, sherry, dried fruits. Medium sweetness, moderate boozy bitterness, touch tart. Medium to full body, smooth, very soft carbonation. Warming, bittersweet, with a touch of alcohol sour in the finish. I never imagined I'd enjoy a GK beer as much as this.

Tried from Cask on 30 Aug 2024 at 09:20