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 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Creamy light brown head stayed on a copper coloured body. Caramel, toffee, malt & light hop tastes with a bitter finish. Standard.
Tried on 08 Mar 2024 at 21:57

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
[Cask at the Hope Tap (JDW), Reading.] A glossy black pour with a thin beige head and a purple gleam; aroma of malt and licorice; soft oaty body with a blackcurrant taste; and a dry finish.
Tried from Cask on 08 Mar 2024 at 20:30

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Deep brown, near balc, with a tinge of red and a frothy tan head. Aroma hints at roasted malt and maybe some vanilla. Light to medium bodied, sweet and malty/fruity, with some chocolate notes and a dry finish with just a hint of bitterness
Tried on 08 Mar 2024 at 18:21

Too good to be a Greene King beer
Tried from Cask on 07 Mar 2024 at 14:58

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask at the moon under water Watford Jdw. A dark mahogany brown coloured pour with a lasting khaki foam. Aroma is semi sweet, woody roast, liquorice, toasted rustic malts, lactose. Flavour is composed of semi sweet. Lactose, nutty woody malts, liquorice, musty roast, campfire. Palate is semi sweet, rounded, mellow cask condition.
Tried from Cask on 03 Mar 2024 at 16:21

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Fles 50cl thuis. Bitter, hoppig, maltig, tropisch fruit, citrus, licht plakkerig, licht pine, wat caramel. (3-3-2024). (5900ste).
Tried on 03 Mar 2024 at 15:18

6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Had it as London Glory to celebrate the cup win. Clear amber pour with a small white head. Aromas of malt/bread, some (citrus) fruit and caramel. Taste added some herbs. Overall not bad.
Tried on 26 Feb 2024 at 11:26

6/10
Tried on 06 Jan 2024 at 15:57

5/10
Good to see the Deramore open again. Need to up the beer game a bit though.
Tried from Draft on 21 Dec 2023 at 13:12

5.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
Cask at London & County, Eastbourne. Nutty light aroma. Mahogany colour. Bit of a sweet mess in the taste. Not sure about this.
Tried from Cask on 20 Dec 2023 at 22:46