Greene King

Commercial Brewery in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Owned by CK Asset Holdings (CKA)
Associated with 171 Venues

Established in 1799

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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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6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask. Clear dark amber with a rough off-white head. Sweet roasted malts, fruit and caramel in the nose. Medium body, very low in carbonation, nutty, roasted malts and a whiff of licorice. Lightly hoppy finish. Nice. 160110
Tried from Cask on 16 Jan 2010 at 04:21

5.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Cask. Pours a clear warm amber with an off-white lacing head. Lightly nutty aroma. Thin and watery body, flattish, vague accents of toffee and nuts. Again a little moldy. Dry finish but not overly hoppy. 160110
Tried from Cask on 16 Jan 2010 at 04:13

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the Nascot Arms, Watford. Reddish copper in colour with a loose cream head; aroma of fresh hops; thin and watery body, caramel sugars dominate the flavour; the finish is dry, woody and bitter.
Tried from Cask on 11 Jan 2010 at 15:16

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500ml see-through bottle bought from bestillingsutvalget, Systembolaget.. Firm, off-white head, slowly vanishing over a bright, copper-amber body. Spotty lacework on the glass. Smell of caramel malts along with dry hops. Fine transition from aroma to the flavours of plain bready malts and delicate hops. Smooth and long-lived bitter tail. Should make a great session beer (The Elvis memorial day, Tromsø 08.01.2010).
Tried from Bottle on 11 Jan 2010 at 11:50

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Appearance: Brownish red. Almost no head. Aroma: Nice malt and hops. Some fruit. Taste: Nice bitterness. Some malt and caramel. Info: 500ml bottle, 21/12-2009
Tried from Bottle on 06 Jan 2010 at 13:37

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Cask handpull at County Hotel, JDW, Ashford. Had some diacetyl, and overall just not a very good bitter.
Tried from Cask on 13 Dec 2009 at 03:23

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the Nascot Arms, Watford. Red brown in colour with a loose white head; aroma of well roasted malts and caramel; rich, roasted malt flavour with some nuts and sour purple fruit; dry finish. A warming and pleasant pint on a cold winters evening.
Tried from Cask on 03 Dec 2009 at 14:29

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Draught, The Pumphouse, Liverpool. Clear golden colour with minimal off white head. Fruity aroma with caramel malt and vague hop. Sweetish flavour with fruity notes and muffled hoppage. Thought this was going to be poor judging by other GK beers and I suppose its slightly better than anticipated. Nothing exciting here though....
Tried on 02 Dec 2009 at 06:49

5.3/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle 275ml. [ Vintage ]. Clear dark amber color with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, beige head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, caramel, oxidide malt, cardboard, brown sugar. Flavor is moderate sweet with a average duration. Body is light medium, texture is watery to oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20090808]
Tried from Bottle on 01 Dec 2009 at 23:58

1.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 1 Texture 2 Overall 1.5
Bottle. Poured a cloudy amber with an amazingly thick white head. Aroma had earthy notes and not much else. Couldn’t pick up much flavor as the amazing creaminess overwhelmed me.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Nov 2009 at 18:19