Greene King IPA Export Strength

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

Caramel colour, thin white head, little lacing.
Aroma of caramel malts, quite sweet, some apples.
Flavour is sweet, caramel, malty, lightly bitter.
Sweet mouth, med/light body, mod carb.
Finishes sweet, long.


Not bad, high drinkability.


500ml bottle purchased at the LCBO in Peterborough, Ontario.

Opened on May 20, 2009.

No date.



Flaske 0,5 l fra bestillingsutvalget til Systembolaget. Nydelig utseende: Gyldenbrun og med et høyt luftig skum som varer lenge. Aromaen er veldig humlepreget men også litt karamell. Smaken er avrundet. Ikke spesielt fyldig, men preget av humle og svakt søtlig frukt. Litt fruktig bitterhet i ettersmaken. Nå begynner den å nærme seg en IPA i smaken og tyngden og ikke bare i navnet. KI=6

sweet, light, hints of caramel, alcoholic aroma. appearance copper brown, minimal head. tast is bittery, pale and light but average of the style. palate alittle dry and crisp. very average and lacking any depth, undestinctive.

Bottle from Geoffrey’s of London, Antibes, shared with heavy
Poured a slightly darker copper colour, off white/beige head that went away slowly. Buttery sweetish malty nose Sweetish butery/fishy taste, notes of lemon, dry. Light earthiness, scant bitterness. Eeh, not impressed.

Medium head,clear slightly dark amber coloured pour,aroma grassy hoppy light fruit lemon,flavour fruit citrus grapefruit mild bitter little grassy,pepper touch,good session ale,finish hops flavours good nice mild bitter.

09/10 0.5 l bottle from the English store in Antibes. It poured copper body with medium sized, slightly off white head. Weak, orange aroma, hoppy. Flavor was orange bitter as well, fine, but simple, with nothing else there except maybe hint of biscuit malt. Also, pretty thin bodied with shorter citrus finish. Was refreshing, but nothing special and easily forgettable.

50cl bottle poured into a pint glass. Clear amber brown with one finger diminishing tan head. Aroma is subtle, slight hops, hints of caramel, maybe maple syrup. Hoppy flavor with smoky undertones. High carbonation. Medium bitter finish.

Not a fan of this. Clear amber color and cream head looked great but the smell was horrid. Too sweet like an imatation sugar mixed with this sweaty sock stench. Taste was almost just as bad but not quite a drain pour. I did finish it and moved on to a better quality BSA.