IPA Reserve (Cask)
(Batch of IPA Reserve)
Greene King in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴
Strong Ale - English Regular|
Score
6.24
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jjsint (8701) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at the Eagle, Cambridge. Ruddy brown with a very loose off-white head. A bit of astringency and toffee on the nose, not much else. The actual taste is very nice: sugar sweet with a red berry bitterness right at the end. However the finish is a let down. Short, slightly sulphurous and a bit of a mess. This us the first cask ale I’ve had that truly replicates the pasteurised-to-hell metallic blandness of a bottled supermarket bitter. But... it is drinkable and has its good moments. So, not all doom and gloom.
Grumbo (24737) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Cask at Ye Olde Bell & Steelyard, Woodbridge, Suffolk. Poured a clear copper colour with a small white head. Aroma of hops, caramel and hint of banana. Medium sweetness with a light bitterness. Body is medium, texture a little oily, soft carbonation. Finish of sweet toffee.
Cunningham (15791) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 11 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Clear deep copper color with a small off white layer on top. Flowery, sweet malty and faint citric aroma. Tad sweet and an ok bitterness. Medium body with a soft to flat carbonation. Sweet malty close to diacetyl, faint citric and nutty. Quite disappointing ale. Why call it an IPA when you forget to use a proper amount of hops.
[Handpull at Sawyers Arms (Paddington) in London, England]
Stuu (34178) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at the Standing Order. Pours clear copper, nose is floral, light citrus, taste is light fruit, sweet.
Mr_Pink_152 (17449) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Part of my 2013 backlog. Redish amber colour with a white head. Aroma was buttery and sweet, with malts. The taste wasn’t hoppy for an IPA more malty.
yespr (55573) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is herbal, grassy and light straw. Smooth malty, light fruity, subdued bitterness. Medium dry malty into the finish.
dnicolaescu (3911) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
GBBF 2013 Backlog.
Head: small, poor retention. Colour: dark amber, clear.
Aroma: refreshing soury-bitter, japanese lemon (yuzu).
Taste: dry, hop bitterness, slightly sour with a zesty finish.
Dedollewaitor (22185) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Cask @ C4 Odense. Pours ruby amber with a small creamy head. Caramel, bread, mild citrus and toffee. Smooth and fairly dry. Good for a G.K beer!
fonefan (85107) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2012, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX.Clear medium amber orange colour with a average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, toffee, caramelized caramel, malt extract. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20120807]
fiulijn (28383) reviewed IPA Reserve (Cask) from Greene King 13 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Cask at The Wharf, Aalborg, Denmark
Golden color with small head. The aroma is mild, with some malt and some grassy hops; light manure and apples. Very flat texture, almost oily; good malt/toffee flavor, lightly crispy and biscuity; the bitterness is too strong, and it gives a metallic feeling; mild grassy finish.
Initially appreciated, it turns out difficult to drink (a pint).