Greene King
Commercial Brewery
in
Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk,
England 🏴
Owned by
CK Asset Holdings (CKA)
Associated with 171 Venues
Established in 1799
Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
Subsidiaries
Description
Founded 1799. Brewery has taken over several smaller Breweries in recent years including Morland, Ruddles, Ridleys, Belhaven and Hardy’s & Hansons only leaving the Belhaven Brewery in situ. In August 2019, Greene King has been sold to Hong Kong based CK Asset Holdings (CKA)
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
cask...Copper colour ... sweet caramel malt ... very sweet caramel malts but over powered bitter ... some grassy hop in linger
Tried
on 28 Jul 2025
at 14:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the tit n shive
Medium creamy off white head. Clear golden amber pour. Light bitterness. Another bland GK brew.
Medium creamy off white head. Clear golden amber pour. Light bitterness. Another bland GK brew.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Jul 2025
at 16:07
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 6
Texture 5
Overall 5.5
15th June 2025
Can. A light haze on this orange gold beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied grainy malts, a very mild and thin creamy sweetness. Light cooling pine. Astringent thin and slightly watery citrus hops. Light dry crisp finish. An actual hop spice linger. Appreciate GK trying to do something a little more craft mainstream but, this is quite clunky if not certifiably awful.
Can. A light haze on this orange gold beer, small bubbly cream colour head. Light palate, semi dry, good fine minerally carbonation. Thin bodied grainy malts, a very mild and thin creamy sweetness. Light cooling pine. Astringent thin and slightly watery citrus hops. Light dry crisp finish. An actual hop spice linger. Appreciate GK trying to do something a little more craft mainstream but, this is quite clunky if not certifiably awful.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2025
at 12:24
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6
Half pint on cask at the Tut N Shive.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Another average GK beer
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Light bitterness. Another average GK beer
Tried
from Cask
on 07 Jul 2025
at 08:56
6/10
More robust hops, some faint malt traces in the body. It’s perfectly drinkable, but unexciting.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2025
at 01:11
6/10
Very, very light. Faint traces of hops and citrus, but not much going on.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Jul 2025
at 01:06
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Old rating - A number of cans at a beach house in West Sussex. Decent dark amber fruity malty ale with good balance & well hopped.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2025
at 08:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
50cl bottle from Morrisons.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness. Good for a Green King beer.
Medium creamy white head. Clear golden pour. Nice bitterness. Good for a Green King beer.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations)
on 29 Jun 2025
at 10:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy gold with a bubbly white head and a fruity nose. Fizzy and fresh with fruity notes, hop bitterness and a bittersweet finish.
Lantern's Protection, Shrewsbury
Lantern's Protection, Shrewsbury
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Jun 2025
at 14:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
[50cl bottle from Morrisons, Bracknell.] A bright copper coloured pour with a thick white head; malty aroma with a hint of spice and sweetness; malty caramel taste, slightly sticky on the lips, with some raisins to finish. More of an English Strong Ale than an Imperial IPA, but very drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
from
Morrisons Supermarket (Various locations)
on 27 Jun 2025
at 18:49