Greene King IPA Export Strength

Brewed by Greene King
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bury St. Edmunds, England

Clear bottle, 500 ml, purchased at the LCBO, savoured on January 13 2009; eye: copper, clear, no effervescence, beige head that turns into a tiny ring, good lacing; nose: oxidized, dusty grain, light caramel; mouth: quite oxidized, grain, light caramel, oxidized finale with lots of dusty grain, medium body, grainy texture, not much carbonation; overall: disappointing FRANÇAIS Bouteille transparente, 500 ml, achetée à la LCBO, savourée le 13 janvier 2009; œil : cuivrée, claire, pas d’effervescence, mousse beige qui se transforme en un petit anneau, bonne dentelle; nez : oxydée, grain poussiéreux, léger caramel; bouche : très oxydée, grain, léger caramel, finale oxydée en gros grain poussiéreux, corps moyen, texture granuleuse, peu carbonatée; en résumé : décevant

Bouteille de 500 ml. Dégusté avec french tickler. Une biere de couleur rouille orangé avec un mince collet non collant. Odeur de bananes, un peu de sel, noix et blé d’inde. Gout un peu salé, gingembre, zest d’orange. Biere tres decevente.

Shared with pyrozoid. Copper/Orange poor with a tiny off-white head. Aromas of toffee, nutty, salted herbs, herbal, smoked wood. Lively carbonated, medium body... Typical english ESB. Zesty mouthfeel. Caramel, malty and hoppy flavors.

Tried the extra 5% version, not sure why they bother to increase the alcohol content as 3.6% was just fine. Not a great beer this one. Leave it in the shop.

500ml bottle
5.0% ABV
I tried this beer on September 23, 2008 at "Smokeless Joes" in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The beer poured a translucent reddish gold with a thin white head. The aroma was a little malt, some piney scents, and hops. The mouthfeel was medium bodied, with medium carbonation. The flavour was a hoppish onslaught with a nice grapefruity finish. Very drinkable.

Nice Copper Colour with malt / Hops Aroma. Found the taste to be very Malty and Sweet, Very little Hop taste.Bitter Aftertaste. Gave up after half a bottle ReRate 21-5-09, much better beer this time round, toffee and floral tones still needs more hops for my ipa!, drinkable

copper color beer with slightly copper-colored head smells of malt and fruity hops tasts of malt fruit caramel,bittersweet aftertaste bittersweet and some fruity hops

Shared this one w/ SkyCop32. Picked up at Maruhn Getränke in Darmstadt. Pours a nice hazy golden orange color. Aromas of nice citrus/grapefruit hops. Flavor starts malty and the hops kick in, nice crisp bitter finish.