Greene King

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

Established in 1799

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Westgate Brewery, Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1QT, England
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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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6
bottle from a friend. Decent head. Blond/amber colour. A decent IPA. Nice and balanced
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2011 at 12:28

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Bottle. Clear dark brown with medium tan head. Flavour is malt, caramel, toffee, fruit, spices and weak.
Tried from Bottle on 11 Feb 2011 at 23:24

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottled (from bierzwerg.de). Orangeish golden colour with a small head. Aroma is grass, some zesty and fruity hops along with mild maltyness. Flavour is fruity and floral hops along with some slight grass and mild notes of earthy and herbal stuff.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2011 at 07:54

6.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle 330ml. clear glass.Clear medium amber orange color with a small, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted - caramel, toffee, light to moderate hoppy, orange - citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, caramel, orange, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20110128]
Tried from Bottle on 30 Jan 2011 at 23:44

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 355ml @ fonefan
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes caramel, fruty hops and some spices. Taste is medium sweet and light to medium bitter. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2011 at 09:46

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle @ Ulfborg Weekend, Jan 2011. Pours amber with a small white head. Dry and bitter nose and flavor with a bit of grain, fruity hops , bread and rubber. A bit of alcohol. Medium to thin body.
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2011 at 09:24

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle 33 cl. Courtesy of fonefan. Clear amber with a tiny, rough off-white head. Caramel aroma with some British hops. Medium body, very fruity and perfumy with a dry and hoppy finish. Quite good actually. 280111
Tried from Bottle on 28 Jan 2011 at 09:23

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle. Dark brown with medium beige head. Aroma, roasted malt, prunes, oak. Taste, rich in caramel, plums, figs. Nice bittersweet finish. Excellent beer.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jan 2011 at 09:07

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bouteille 500ml ("Export" mentionné nulle part sur la bouteille mais titrée à 5,0% d’alcool). De couleur ambrée-cuivrée foncée et claire. Nez de houblon herbeux, floral et légèrement terreux, moyen de caramel aux petites notes rôties, léger de butterscotch avec des traces fruitées (agrumes). Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-bas et une texture très légèrement crémeuse et aux petites notes aqueuses. Notes fruitées (agrumes, faibles traces de raisins) accompagné d’une légère amertume de houblon floral et légèrement terreux (une amertume présente en arrière-plan toute la gorgée) lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel très légèrement rôti avec un léger goût de biscuits, des notes de butterscotch et des traces de pain grillé puis en finale l’amertume de houblon reprend légèrement le dessus en étant légèrement asséchante avec des notes herbeuses. Post-goût moyen et aux notes sèches, moyen-léger amer de houblon floral, légèrement herbeux et aux petites notes terreuses.
Tried on 20 Jan 2011 at 18:36

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle: Golden to deep golden, smaller - slowly collapsing - off-white head; moderate lemony-fruity and malty nose with slight hoppy edges; moderate sweet-bitter flavour, light to medium bodied, really soft; citrussy-hoppy finish with a sweet-malty counterweight. Good, refreshing summer-drink.....
Tried from Bottle on 17 Jan 2011 at 03:46