Greene King LBW

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

Serve in English pint

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Dec 2009: Clear 500ml bottle, LBW stands for ’Leg Before Wicket’, a cricketing term used throughout the world except America. As I start this review the England cricket team are playing in South Africa and appear to be winning. Made with Challenger and First Gold hops using Pale and Crystal malts. Poured into an ’Old Speckled Hen’ vase shaped pint glass. The beer is a good amber/cricket ball red colour, the head creamy in colour and texture. The head sadly, soon turned into a thin covering and then just a collar. The aroma was weak, hops and some malts could be detected, but not a great amount. The taste is more malty than hoppy, pleasant and drinkable without setting anything on fire. Medium body depth and feel, a typical English Pale Ale to be honest.

4.3% amber colour with a thin head, sweet toffee aroma, a nice caramel taste, quite nice.

Cask at GBBF 2010. An amber beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of hops and citrus fruits. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel and chewy malt, leading to a dry finish. A bit boring.

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2010, Great British Beer Festival, Earls Court Exhibition Centre, London, England.

Clear medium amber color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is light to moderate malty, toasted - caramel, malt extract, light hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20100804]

50cl bottle bought in Hastings. Reddish chestnut with a fading white head; stale malt aroma; tired flabby malt flavour with some thin caramel; and boiled cabbage to finish. Not one of GK’s best efforts.

Easy-drinking session bitter. Soft malt and fruity notes, unremarkable but quite pleasant.

Cask@GBBF2010. Goldeny amber colour with small white head. Aroma is wood, earth, grass and some mild hay. Flavour is wood, earth and mildly grainy.

From cask. Pours clear and golden orange with a small white head. Aroma is fruity and mild hoppy. Fruity and mild peachy. Light citrusy too. Bitter and dry finish.

cask at GBBF 2010 ... copper ... soft thin toffee malt nose ... dull cherry fruits ... soft malt non descrip

Cask @ Market Porter, Southwark, London SE1. Pours a pale amber color with a small off-white head. Has a slightly roasted malty hoppy aroma with some hints of caramel. Sweetish malty fruity hoppy flavor. Has a slightly roasted malty caramel finish.