Greene King IPA – A fine English brew

A fine beer may be judged with only one sip, but it's better to be thoroughly sure.

One of the most widely available cask ales in the UK is the Greene King IPA.

With a brewing history dating back nearly a thousand years it originates from the market town of Bury St Edmonds in Suffolk.

This brew is an enjoyable tipple and at 3.6% a refreshing change from the 5% plus lagers I am used to drinking in Asia.

Available straight from the casks in pubs around the UK it is a beer with a clean finish, distinctively hoppy and with an impressionable bite to it.

It is an award winning brew (mind you so is Chang…..) and won the Gold award at the 2004 Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival and was also a runner up in the Champion Beer Of Britain category.

The parent company, Greene King, is the largest British owned brewery in the UK and is also responsible for Abbot Ale and Old Speckled Hen.

Monopolistic takeover and acquisition policies have led some to refer to the company as Greedy King but nether-the-less the beers they produce are some of the best brews available on the mass market in the UK.