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3036
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Brewed by Greene King
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Bury St. Edmunds, England

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RATINGS: 32   MEAN: 2.8/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.79   EST. CALORIES: 126   ABV: 4.2%
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Cask: Regular.
St Edmunds is a new golden beer and the first of its kind in the UK. A revolutionary take on a traditional dispense, the unique beer engine allows drinkers to choose how their cask pint of St Edmunds is served. Reflecting regional tastes, drinkers can opt for a ‘northern head’ – tight and creamy or a ‘southern head’ – a crowning glory of loose bubbles.
Recently voted Beer of the Month by renowned beer writer Roger Protz, St Edmunds is crisp and fresh with zesty, citrus notes. Offering drinkers a choice of styles, St Edmunds still provides the great flavour of a quality cask beer. Specially brewed to be served between 6-8 degrees - cooler than traditional cask beers – it delivers the refreshment of colder drinks while retaining all the depth of character, taste and aroma of real ale.


2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 9/20
imdownthepub (7494) - Banbury, - DEC 31, 2011
Cask conditioned? at The Greyhound, Brackley, Northants. Amber to gold with white head. Cold, had to wait for it to warm, then got the GK Tea leaf flavour, acrid, sharp. Not that pleasant.

2.7
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 11/20
SilkTork (4738) - Rochester, Kent, United Kingdom, WALES - MAY 20, 2012
The George, Bexley - a Greene King pub. A light amber beer with rusty straw hops. OK, but nothing special. Drinkable.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
rosenbergh (3495) - Helsinki, FINLAND - FEB 21, 2012
Cask at the Prince of Wales, Aberdeen, Scotland.
Clear deep golden colour with small white head. Floral hops and caramel in weak aroma. Floral and fruity hops and yeast in flavour. Smooth and yeasty.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 12/20
Cuso (1777) - Bratislava, SLOVAK REPUBLIC - JAN 18, 2012
Tap at Anchor, Cambridge. Golden color with small white head. Malty and fruity aroma. Taste, fruity, malt, caramel and bitter hops. Bittersweet finish. drinkable beer. Rating from my notes. 30/4/2011.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Bullit (3285) - Burgos, SPAIN - SEP 19, 2011
Cask @ Henglers Circus, JDW. Clear golden colour, white head. Nose is light malted and a bit of citrus. Flavour is soft malty, bit of citrus, cookie dough upfront. A bit of lemonade. Slightly bitter finish. As far as Greene King beers go, its pretty decent.

2.3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
thepegjett (1203) - Cambridge (via Winnipeg), Cambridgeshire, ENGLAND - AUG 17, 2011
A - Wheat and grassy A - Golden, with white head T - Light sweetness, but not much else P - Thin O - Decent

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
niquillis (428) - Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, ENGLAND - JUL 25, 2011
On cask at Fishermans Tavern, Broughty Ferry. Another pleasant surprise from one of the bigger breweries. A golden ale with hints of caramel and well hopped. A good balanced ale.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Ungstrup (23984) - Oamaru, NEW ZEALAND - JUL 20, 2011
Cask at a JDW. A hazy amber beer with a white head. The aroma has notes of citrus fruits and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, elderflowers, and hops, leading to a dry finish.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
DruncanVeasey (5150) - NUNEATON, Blue Square Prem, Warwickshire, ENGLAND - JUN 21, 2011
UPDATED: JUN 24, 2011 Cask at The Sad Hog Tavern. Lager gold with a ringing Gillette top. Vague rub of tangerine and floweriness aroma. Some attempts at hop flavour; watery, gingery citrus petering into Rich Tea and cashew. Clean and mealy. Dab of minerality, becoming sour towards the bottom of a pint. Might be a decent beer if it had any hops in it.

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 11/20
dynamiteninja (844) - York, North Yorkshire, ENGLAND - FEB 26, 2011
Cask. The Lansdowne, Leicester. Hoppy, yeast, tangerine, biscuity, fruity. Thin white head, clear gold body. Good lacing. Bitter. Bitter finish. Creamy on the palate.


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