Greene King St. Edmunds Ale

Formerly brewed at Greene King
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Bury St. Edmunds, England

Bottle. poured a pale copper colour with a full white head. The aroma is of Goldings hops and crystal malt. The beer has plenty of body is full and has the properties of a bitter, light on malt with a strong bitter finish. A good beer to me.

Good look to this brew. A nice sparlking golden color ale. Combination of malts thrown in and mingle well with the British bitter. A good straightforward ale.

As it sets in the pint glass a translucent burnished copper color, the head prodigious, spumous in texture, light tan in color and as it erodes the left over lace a nice coating upon the glass. The aroma of fresh cut grass, yeast, sweet malts, a different nose to be sure with the start sweet and loaded with malt, top is skimpy in feel. Finish is mildly acidic, the hops pleasant in their spicy presence, dry aftertaste. A classic English style ale, pleasant and unassuming, drinkable and meant to be easy on the palate, different and maybe not a beer many would like, guess what I’m saying is that its not overbearing like most American Pales, but still decent nonetheless.

Grainy, otter ale aroma. Medium chestnut brown, great label, cream head. Dry, woody bitter ale, a tad cidery or otherwise acidic. Medium body, tannic medium finish. Would have liked some more caramel in this.

Not remarkable, but very British and not overbearing like many American ales. It has that not unpleasant chalky taste that instantly pegs it as an English beer, as surely as if it was equipped with Lucas electrics and was wearing a bowler.

From the excellent Greene King PLC comes, once again, an excellent Suffolk ale. Definite citrusy/sourish notes and a mild malt body. This could easily be classified as a Bitter. Ringo is right when he refers to a distinctive "English" taste and how most UK brews have it. I'd love to know what malt/hop combo is so prevalent "across the pond" that it makes most of their beers distinctively English.

Sipping this beer, it definitely has English characteristics. Medium body, light toffee and oak. Good mouthfeel.

Overturned vegetables in the earth (rotting), iron ore, rust, and canned malt extract (not unlike double enghien brown, IMO) are all part of the STANKY aroma here. Hmmm. Flavor is malty and interesting and has a long lasting finish - nowhere near sweet. Not bad...