Greene King Strong Suffolk (Olde Suffolk)

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

Within style, about as good as I guess it gets. Very nice initial head and decent lacing. The color was translucent brown. Aroma was malty, buttery, and licorice. The flavor was pretty much the same, hops lacking. The mouthfeel was oily with an acidic type finish.

Bottle stamped L3003, so I don’t really know how old it was. Poured into my English pint glass, a medium- lasting head developed on top of a cloudy chestnut body. I thought the aroma was strongly oaky, with vinuous notes. I also detected a little wildness (brett maybey?) in the aroma as it warmed. From the strong aroma of oak, I expected the flavor to be very sharp, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was mild and earthy, with a creamy texture. Very nice.

Found this beer at a street bar - Chalaraa - in Platanias, Crete. 500ml bottle. Dark Mahogany. Creamy beige head. Spicy aroma. Flavour of burnt caramel. Has a distinctive sourish and yeasty texture. Good, but not great ྡྷ.06.2006).

500 ml brown bottle 6% v/v. Poured a dark mahogoney with creamy strawberry blond read. Sweet roasted nuts & berries aroma. Sweet roasted malt with winberry (who remembers these?) flavour. Great full mouthfeel. An excellent ale. Without a doubt the best GK offering that I’ve tasted.

Dark brown with little white head that diminishes immediately. Toffee notes, some brown sugar. Mellow and malty. Great ale.

50cl bottle, Wellington, New Zealand. Dark brown color. Sweet malty aroma. Mellow oaky flavor, not over powering nor too sweet. Good bottled ale.

Tasted 25/05/2006. 500ml bottle from New World Metro, Wellington. Pours mohogany brown, with a thin tan head that disappears quickly. Slightly vinous look, including some oily legs. Looks quite still. Nice mild nose - a blend of caramel, toasty malt, sour fruit and woody, resinous, hop notes. Good malt sweetness up the front, without being cloying. Sour notes through the middle but well balanced with the sweet toffee-like malt. Long mild oaky bitterness invites another swallow. Virtually flat, with a slight tingle, and is medium to full weight. Toffee apple beer. Fruity, smooth and morish. Great stuff from the much maligned Greene King.

16.9oz bottle, no date. Pours a dark brown, almost black with a medium beige head. The aroma is quite faint, with molasses, brown sugar, raisins, and toasted malts coming through. Lowering the rating because I can barely smell this stuff. Flavor is the same with the addition of sour cherries, and to be honest, the flavor seems a bit muted here as well, though not as bad as the aroma.medium to full bodied, soft arbonation. Leaves a weird bitter aftertaste. An above average brew. Side note: this is one beer you need to let warm up quite a bit for any flavors and aromas to come out. I let this one warm up a bit and also was able to pick up on some oak in the flavor, but otherwise everything is the same, just more apparent.