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Greene King I.P.A. (India Pale Ale)
Submitted by Bruce Ticknor on Tue, 09/16/2008 - 07:45
Brewery Name:
Beer Style:
I.P.A. (India Pale Ale)
Serving Style.:
500 ml Bottle
Alcohol Content:
5% abv
Where Purchased?:
L.C.B.O.
Greene King I.P.A.
A thick, long lasting. slightly off white head on a dark red/amber and clear beer.
The aroma consists of some citrus, some earth, and a hint of honey.
Feel is creamy, rounded and full. Not at all watery.
The taste is bitter and earthy, there is a citrus taste present but not the grapefruit tastes that are prominant in North American IPA's. Some honey, raisin and biscuit tastes are also noticeable and the citrus tastes linger along the sides of the tongue.
The citrus hop taste is much closer to apple than it is to the American grapefruit tastes, and this is a fairly heavily hopped beer.
A really great blend with a strong, solid malt base and a bright hop finish. Great beer.
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Fullers London Pride
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: John H.  | Serving Style: 20 ounce glass Where Purchased: The Crows' Nest Beer Rating: |
Pleasant smoky aroma. Have never come across a smell like that in an ale. Flowery with a bit of citrus flavor. Nice clean bitter after taste. Another great blend of hops and malt, (or bitter and sweet). All in all another great beer, not quite as good a blend as the Fullers ESB.
This is what Fuller's has to say about this beer:
"London Pride is a smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours from the target, challenger and northdown varieties in the brew. At 4.1% a.b.v in cask (4.7% a.b.v in bottles)London Pride is an ideal session-strength premium ale."
