Greene King Hop (Formerly The Beer To Dine For)

Has a nice hoppy aroma to it, though a little sweetness and alcohol that don’t seem too promising. Looks okay I guess, though the incredibly clear look to it isn’t great, nor is the head. Has a nice malty Belgian taste to it, some fruitiness, but not overpowering. Interesting beer but not a particularily great one.

Bottle, purchased for $13.99 at Centre City New World Market in Dunedin. $13.99!!! This better one tasty mo-fo. Pours a clear golden with a very short-lived white cap. Aroma is initially perfumey citrus fruit and underlying sweet malt, but given a few minutes and all I get is corn syrup and a bit of skunk. Palate is corny malts and a bit of leafy hops with an unfortunate metallic note in the finish. I just paid $13.99 for a plae lager, and a pretty unimpressive one at that. Never again.

Appearance: Crystal clear and golden in colour. Pours with a giant fluffy head, which fades quickly. Mild to low carbonation. Aroma: Crisp grassy hops, with biscuity malts. There is also a little grapefruit in there. Taste: Not as bitter as I was expecting, the hops are quite restrained, and only provide a small amount of bitterness towards the end. A bit bland overall unfortunately. Mouthfeel: Light, thin and carbonic (contrary to the appearance). Drinkability: It is very easy to drink but the flavours are far too muted, and it gives the beer a bland taste, which is a shame. I can see why they pitched it as a dinning beer.

Bottle (in NZ). Pours a clear dark gold with a filmy white head. Just a hint of citrus in the hoppy, but slightly soapy, nose. The carbonation is overpowering. A little soapy on the palate as well, and a bit sweet. Thin with some metallicness in the finish.

750ml Bottle ( Drink, Tallinn) - Dark golden in colour. Hoppy, but slightly sterile aroma with some hints of grapefruit, tea and malt. Fruity and hoppy taste which unfortunately has some sterile elements. Not a bad attempt, but they could do much better with this.

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No head lots of carbonation, light amber very clear. Grass ,hops tiny hint of malt. Sweet fizzy syrupy can’t really taste the hops.

No carbonation at all and a sweet yellow cloying flavour. Cheap corn. Why export this half way round the world. Bad piece of marketing group driven brewing.