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

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
700	3.68/5.0	3.67/5.0	6%	88.6	English 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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larsga (2959), Oslo, Norway

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	14/20

Jul 20, 2009

Thin brown head. Red-brown body. Vinuous plummy caramel aroma with wooden alcoholic notes. Dry-swetish-acidic caramelly papery wooden taste. Tart. Thin body. Sharp mouthfeel. Dry-acidic cherry wooden aftertaste. Nice, if perhaps a bit too old (2000 vintage). (0.5l bottle bought so long ago I no longer know where.)

toshe (9), Derbyshire, England
does not count

4.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.1	8/10	4/5	8/10	5/5	16/20

Jul 10, 2009

Greene King Brewery B S E Dark brown w/ lovely beige head. Winey, oaky aroma. Medium body, silky smooth, and no stickiness. Nice malty character, slightly sour w/ winey, oaky, ironish notes. Dry, peppery, moderately bitter finish. A lovely brew

Bragesnak (2257), Aarhus, Denmark

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	3/5	8/10	3/5	16/20

Jul 7, 2009

Bottled. Amber with white head. Aroma of malt and red berries. Flavor is dry of roasted malt and vineous notes. Though with sweet malt.

dkoonce (884), People’s Republic of Athens, Ohio, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	5/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	16/20

Jul 3, 2009

Bottle. Pours a clear deep brown, with a thick head that fades. Strong malt aroma, with a mix of caramel and raisins. Interesting, you can almost pick out the two beers. It has the heavy, slightly sour flavor of the aged ale. But, there is a crisp, almost lager like freshness to the beer. Very unique and pleasant. Intriguing flavor and refreshing.

Goba (63), Brazil

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	4/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Jul 1, 2009

The nice forming and consistent beige foam, along with the copperish body had me going, but I encountered more caramel than I wanted, and less fruit flavors than expected for me. The alcoholic touch was nice, but hops and malts didn’t made more than average in this one. The tiny sour feel came very nice, though. Nice beer.

PMgep (71), Lund, Sweden

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	14/20

Jun 25, 2009

[500 ml bottle] Dark, amber clear color. Light beige head. Aroma of sweet malts, caramell and some roasted tones. Taste of burnt sugar, hops, and dried fruit.

JohnnyJ (1312), Carlsbad, California, USA

3.2	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.2	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	13/20

May 26, 2009

Clear bottle. Pour is a Chestnut color, Fizzy light tan head, no lacing. Caramel malt, sweetness, fruit, figs, toffee, and some roasted and grassy flavors. Light-medium body. Decent beer, but not really my thing.

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