Greene King The Beer To Dine For

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

500MLG bottle from Tesco. Poured a minimal head - what, there is no head, over a body of clear, medium gold. Aroma was grassy, maybe some citrus notes, no hint of hops. Flavour was about average, and flavour was about as expected: grassy, maybe hops, some yeast. Aftertaste was a titch sour.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

Whilst it is very fashionable in the UK to slag off GK for rampaging through microbreweries, I found this to be a very pleasant beer. Orange/gold colour(unfashionable?) Citrus notes and grass from hops else not much to report. Still it was better than some of their beers.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

Pours a golden amber with a slightly fizzy head. The aroma starts off extremely skunky (stupid clear glasses). KP opened the bottle and poured a sample and I just happened to walk by and I was overwhelmed by the skunkified fumes and fell the the floor twitching. Luckily this hotel actually has clean floors. That craptastic motel in Baltimore may have given me some sort of lice infestation had I lain on the floor. Luckily skunkiness fades as the beer sits and I was able to get a feel for the actual beer after a few minutes. A bit of honey and peach ring candy in the aroma. A light touch of caramel in the flavor. Not a bad beer, I’m just glad this thing was priced extremely reasonably.

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

12.10.05 goofy bottle, RLB YEHA-05 Clear yellow with white foam of large, soapy bubbles. Aroma is hinting at spruce, but with touches of stale dead grass. I only wish I had a spicy poultry dish to pair this with because it just wasn’t very tasty by itself. Sweat and cucumber plus grass and cheerios. Huh, this is some odd stuff. Finishes acidic and dry.

Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 8 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

750 ml bottle, bought in Denmark. I had to try this one, despite being sceptical to the gimmicky name: IMO, most good beers are worth "to dine for" (with a possible exception of the very sweetest ones), so why should this one be different? It isn’t - it’s basically a decent standard golden ale, where the Tettnang hops (more commonly found in German lagers) shine through nicely. Citrussy aroma, notes of flowers and honey. Pleasant lightbodied flavour with a moderate but decent hoppiness throughout, nice but nothing spectacular. No doubt good with food (I must admit that my "dining" was limited to a couple slices of pizza), but again: so are many other beers.

Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

Bottle. Orangey/gold colour with small, quickly gone white head. Hoppy aroma with underlying light malts. Dry hoppy taste with metallic edge and bitter finish. Moderately carbonated with a watery mouthfeel. Nothing special, I didn’t have it with food, in which case, it may of course be the dog’s.