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Greene King is a British brewery established in 1799 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It has grown to become one of the largest British-owned breweries in the UK through a series of takeovers.
Key acquisitions in recent years include:-
Morland in 1999
Belhaven in 2005
Some of the Brewery's Range
Strong Suffolk - First brewed in the 1920s to 2018. Returned as a one off brew in 2023
XS Extra Smooth -
Greene King IPA -
Abbot Ale -
St Edmunds -
Mad Judge - A seasonal beer
Noble -
Wexford Irish Cream Ale - Launched in 1996, brewed under licence from the Lett Family (Enniscorthy Ireland)
Tolly English Ale - Launched in September 2011
East Coast IPA -
Ice Breaker Pale Ale -

Over the years the brand identity is updated and re-launched with subtle changes, a change of Logo or a new font.
Sometimes this brand update is done by the new owners after a brewery has been sold, other times just to give the brand a fresh new look on the ever growing market.

Below are some notes to help identify some of these changes and an aid to reference the year of the glass.

 Old Greene King Logo

Greene King Logo
Circa 1960s

 Old Greene King Logo

Greene King Logo
1980s & 1990s

 Old Greene King Logo

Greene King Logo
1990s

 Old Greene King Logo

Greene King Logo
Late 1990s to 2002
Greene King used a Crown logo
(2002 Shown)

 Old Greene King Logo

Greene King Logo
2000s
(2008 Shown)
Greene King Beer Mat Greene King Beer Mat

A Greene King Strong Suffolk beer mat (W9.3 x H9.3cm).
Picked up from a bootfair in April 2025.
Circa 1972.

 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat

A Greene King Abbot Ale beer mat (W9.5 x H9.5cm).
From Vince Barney August 2021.
Circa 1974.

 Greene King Mad Judge Beer Mat Greene King Mad Judge Beer Mat

A Greene King Mad Judge beer mat (W9.3 x H9.3cm).
From Vince Barney August 2021.
Circa 1995

 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat

A Greene King Abbot Ale beer mat (W8.3 x H8.7cm).
Circa late 1990s

 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat

A Greene King Abbot Ale beer mat (W8.7 x H8.7cm).
from the late 1990s
A limited edition collectors glass, free with every 4 pints of Abbot Ale.(See Glass 001118B082)

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat Greene King IPA Beer Mat

A Greene King IPA beer mat (W8 x H10.8cm).
Circa 2000 to 2008.

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat Greene King IPA Beer Mat

A Greene King IPA beer mat (W9 x H11.8cm).
Circa 2000 to 2008.

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat Greene King IPA Beer Mat

A Greene King Pub called the Rose Inn at Thorington Street, Suffolk. (W10.3 x H10.3cm).
Part of a collection given to me in September 2020.
The pub dates to circa 1550 and closed circa 2007.

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat Greene King IPA Beer Mat

A Greene King IPA beer mat (W9.3 x H9.3cm).
Picked up from The Rose Inn Queenborough August 2018
Circa 2015

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat Greene King IPA Beer Mat

A Greene King IPA beer mat (W9.3 x H9.3cm).
From the Greene King Brewery in Bury St Edmunds November 2021
Circa 2019

 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat

A Greene King Abbot Ale beer mat (W9.2 x H10.5cm).
From the Greene King Brewery in Bury St Edmunds November 2021
Circa 2021

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat Greene King IPA Beer Mat

A Greene King IPA beer mat (W9.4 x H9.4cm).
The promotion ran from 27th January to 15th March 2025.
Picked up from a bootfair in April 2025.
Circa 2025.