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)
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask (handpump) as The George Inn Ale @ The George Inn, Southwark, London SE1, UK. Clear medium to light dark amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, caramel, fruity, moderate hoppy, orange, grass, light toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. (271207)
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jan 2008
at 09:16
4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4
17 oz can surprizingly without a widget. Slightly darker than a yellow pale ale. More like the color of light iced tea. Sweetish strong ale aroma. At first taste, pretty strong, much more than the alky percent would indicate. After it swishes on the palate, it becomes a little more mild. and mellows a little. Barely any carbonation ,if any. I probably would not buy this again tho I thought it to be better than expected.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jan 2008
at 05:53
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Pommeler’s Rest, JDW, Soutwark. Pours a clear amber color with a small off-white head. FRuity malty nutty caramel aroma with some hints of dark fruit. Sweet malty dark fruit flavor with some nutty caramel hints. Sweet warming malty finish with dark fruit in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Cask
on 31 Dec 2007
at 04:29
6.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Widget can. An amber beer with a dense cream colored head. The aroma is sweet with notes of malt, nuts, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with strong notes of caramel and nuts on a malty back ground combined with light notes of hops and citrus. The moudhfeel is very smooth - no wonder.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Dec 2007
at 17:28
6.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Thin coarse offwhite head. Amber body. Earthy wooden lemony aroma. Dry fruity lemony tea and wood taste with earthy malty notes. Soft, smooth, clean mouthfeel. Some sweetness. Dry roasty earthy lemony aftertaste lingers. Nice session beer. (0.5pt cask at Anglesea Arms.)
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2007
at 13:29
5.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Medium shiny coarseish offwhite head. Reddish brown body. Light caramelly aroma with hop notes. Dry grainy metallic roasty malt taste with fruity notes. Clean mouthfeel, slightly fizzy, but a bit watery. Dry roasty metallic aftertaste. Not bad. (0.275l bottle at the Plume of Feathers, Greenwich, split with Knut Albert.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Dec 2007
at 07:53
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
bottle. Clear brown and ruby colour, medium-size head. Aroma of roasted malt, fruity and wine. Vineous flavours with roasted malt and caramel, well-rounded by a resiny hoppyness. Very complex and full of different flavours. Fantastic brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Dec 2007
at 06:14
5.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 4
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can: Weak but good cherry and lemon grass aroma. Clear copper, thin head. Unusual taste of low quality grains and good quality hops. Lemon grass finish. A bitter with character and flavor, almost an EPA.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Dec 2007
at 07:59
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Keg at the Golden Farmer, Bracknell. Gold with a creamy off-white head; despite the typical nitrokeg smooth and cold style, some hops actually come through; finish is slightly bitter and dry.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2007
at 12:50
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 6
Overall 5
Das IPA startet zwar hopfig, dennoch scheint es mir ein eher mildes IPA, ein Massenbier, wie man so sagt. Als Unterton agiert ein frischer Malzton, auch dieser eher mild. Die Hopfigkeit wird im Mittelteil nur minimal stärker, das Bier wird trotzdem etwas würziger. Eine Entäuschung ist der Nachgeschmack, das Malz bleibt zwar konstant, doch die Hopfigkeit und auch die Herbe sacken von einem auf den anderen Moment auf 0 ab, so entsteht ein außerordentlich wäsriger Abgang. Ein meiner Meinung nach deutlich zu mildes IPA. Test vom 29.11.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,9,9,5,11,8 - 8,30
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Nov 2007
at 05:35