Greene King
Benjamin Greene founded the brewery in Bury St Edmunds in 1799, and it merged with Frederick William King’s business in 1887. It grew by buying other brewers, among them Morland, Ridley’s, Belhaven and Hardys & Hansons, which earned it the nickname “Greedy King”, and brews several closed breweries’ brands, such as Old Speckled Hen, in Bury. Hong Kong’s CK Asset Holdings bought the company in 2019, and a new 40 million pound brewery is due in 2027. The BJCP lists Greene King IPA as an ordinary bitter, XX Mild as a dark mild and Strong Suffolk Ale as an old ale.
Styles brewed by Greene King
Ordinary Bitter
AleOrdinary bitter: the low-strength session ale of the British pub, 3.2–3.8%, bitter, bready and easy to drink, often from the cask. Strength, glass and classic examples.
Old Ale
AleOld ale: a stronger, malty English ale with the marks of age, nutty, fruity and warming, like Theakston Old Peculier. Strength, glass and classic examples.
Dark Mild
AleDark mild: the low-strength, malty, dark session ale of the British pub, around 3.2%, served from the cask. Strength, flavour, glass and classic examples.
At a glance
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Brews in
- Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
- Founded
- 1799
- Owner
- CK Asset Holdings
- Best-known beers
- Greene King IPA, Abbot Ale, Old Speckled Hen
- Website
- greeneking.co.uk
Sources
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