Greene King

Commercial Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by CK Asset Holdings (CKA)
Associated with 175 Venues

Established in 1799

Contact
Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
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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)

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6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
April 2011. On tap somewhere in Cambridge. Amber color with almost no beige head. Aroma, malty, nuts, caramel. Taste, surprisingly very fruity, some caramel. Bittersweet finish. Good, refreshing beer.
Tried from Draft on 10 Jun 2011 at 13:55

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 5.5
April 2011. Cask in pub somwhere in Cambridge. Amber color, almost no head. Aroma, hops, flowers, some fruits. Taste,starts fruity, continues bittersweet, ends with long bitter finish. Drinkable.
Tried from Cask on 10 Jun 2011 at 13:48

3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 2 Texture 2 Overall 2
Nitro-can bad. Very bad. Love how the description contains passive defensiveness ("we believe you will like.") As taste goes, there’s nothing much Irish or English or anything intelligible beyond a malty sweetness and the echo of a bitter finish. Oh yeah, there was a slight brine-like flavor that provided the most interest of the brew. Skip this and go get a Porterhouse Oyster Stout. (1/09)
Tried from Can on 02 Jun 2011 at 20:14

4.5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle shared at tasting. Pours clear golden with small white head. Very light aroma with a little hop. Flavor is uninteresting with very little bitterness. (Rated 2011/05/06)
Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2011 at 02:00

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cask at the Harp. Clear, rich gold with a white foam head. Citrus, floral, light soap nose. Light sweet flavor, lots of citrus fruitiness, some dough and yeast. light to medium in body with average carbonation. Slight dry, toast and citrus finish. Good stuff.
Tried from Cask on 27 May 2011 at 11:12

4.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
14th April 2009
Clear amber gold beer. Low carbonation. Dry palate. Some sulphur and a bitter finish! Marvelous!
Tried on 21 May 2011 at 10:39

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
30th March 2011
JDW Fest. Clear amber beer, bubbly white head. So can Greene King brew something resembling a proper IPA? Semi dry palate. Fresh malt. Detectable hops - mild citrus and a whisper of peach. Dry finish. Much better than it’s little brother but nothing to excited about.
Tried from Can on 21 May 2011 at 08:03

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6
Pours clear dark copper color with khaki head. Fruity aroma with slight oak. Sweet caramel and fruit flavors with some wood and mustiness and a slight metallic taste. Medium body with moderate carbonation.
Tried on 20 May 2011 at 19:10

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Counting House, JDW. Clear golden colour, off-white head. Aroma is light malty, a bit non-descript. Flavour is light malted, biscuit, slight hint of vegetables. Soft cookie dough. Slight bitter finish.
Tried from Cask on 10 May 2011 at 05:32

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle, courtesy of fonefan. A clear, dark golden to amber body is topped by a small, off-white head. The aroma has lots of toffee maltyness, a little fruityness supports it. The flavor is pretty much the same, although more on the fruity side. Not very bitter. Full-bodied and quite warming. Sweet, yet dry finish with caramel, fruityness and a pleasant bitterness. Not much of an IPA, but drinkable. That’s it. 110128
Tried from Bottle on 08 May 2011 at 02:35