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Greene King Strong Suffolk (Olde Suffolk) 3.67 708

Greene King Strong Suffolk (Olde Suffolk)

Percentile
94
overall
Brewed by Greene King
Style: Old Ale

Bury St. Edmunds, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
7083.68/5.03.67/5.06%88.1English pint, Snifter
Commercial Description:
Bottle: Pasteurised.
Marketed in the United States as Olde Suffolk.
A blend of two ales: Old 5X , which is brewed to the maximum strength possible (around 12% abv) and left to mature in 100-barrel oak vats for a minimum of two years, and BPA, a dark, full-bodied freshly brewed beer which is added just before bottling. The result is a unique beer - strong (6% abv), dark, fruity, oaky and very, very special.
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 Marsiblursi (1659), Göteborg, Sweden
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/515/20
Apr 12, 2007  
(Bottle) Pours beautiful dark red. Very nice malt aroma with tones of fudge, toffee, honey, light caramel, light coffee and tiny chocolate like roast. Fruity with dark, dried fruits upfront but also some apricot and oranges. Also rather vinous with notes of oak, vanilla, grapes and other berries. Nice, balanced flavour with a sourish fruity sting, mostly oranges but also soma darker fruits and berries. Also hints of chocolate, vanilla and some oak wood like notes. Light to medium bitter. The aroma promises more then the flavour delivers. Medium body.


 JCapriotti (1378), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Apr 10, 2007  
Hazy mahoganey. Creamy tan head. Has a bretty sour aroma, with some dry mineral water. First part of taste is sour brett. But overall it is a light flavor. It seems a bit oaky, like a rich brown ale with a lot of the sweetness taken up by the brett... I don’t know... it is pretty good but lacks depth.


 MIBRomeo (1966), Wisconsin, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/57/103/513/20
Apr 10, 2007  
deep mahogony color almost opaque w/ a nice rocky tan head and some good lacing. A bret intense aroma lightly sour cherries and other fruits some sweet plum sauce some light oaks. Quite nice. Palate is a little thin well coated. Flavor is alright... oddly tart a little sour cherry.. a bit thin a bit watery.. not to bad.


 kkearn (1014), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/514/20
Apr 6, 2007  
16.9oz bottle. Cola colored, with a thin tan head. Very sweet aroma with notes of oak and honey. Sweet flavor up front, but has slightly unpleasant metallic undertones. Long malty finish.


 WSSmiles (124), Columbus, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/104/512/20
Apr 4, 2007  
Poured a dark red ruby color, nose of malt and nutty. Taste however finished tinny so might be a re rate if I pick it up again.


 OhioDad (2491), Hilliard, Ohio, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/516/20
Mar 30, 2007  
Pint bottle pours dark brown with a nice tan head that stays pretty well. Aromas of caramel, nuts, light chocolate, and some dark fruit. Flavor is lots of dark fruit. Raisins, prune, a little plum, caramel, a touch of chocolate, oak, and slight hops at the finish. Soft carboantion medium body and slightly dry at the finish. This one was very drinkable and pretty tasty overall!


 doubelknv3 (568), Illinois, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/57/104/516/20
Mar 30, 2007  
Burgendy with thin head. Carmely, nuts, and lite oak in the aroma. Oaky, sweet malts and dry hops. Smooth entry to finish with a full body.


 spporras (260), Finland
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/514/20
Mar 29, 2007  
(Bottle BBE 06/2008) Caramel, roasted malty aroma with a hint of spiciness. Dark red-brown colour and small, brownish, more or less fully diminishing head with hint of lacing. Caramel, toffee, sweet, roasted malty flavour with a hint of licorice and oak. Softly carbonated, medium-bodied, dry and slightly sticky palate. 24/02/07



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