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Greene King Beer Glass 001885B082 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Glass 001886B082 Greene King Beer Glass 000602B050 Greene King Beer Glass 002348B138 Greene King Beer Glass 001070B080 Greene King IPA Beer Glass 002344B138 Abbot Ale Beer Glass 002355B138 Wexford Irish Cream Ale Glass 001861B112 Greene King Beer Glass 001971B038 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Glass 001118B082 Greene King Beer Glass 000222B025 Greene King XS Beer Glass 000010B049 Greene King Jubilation Ale Glass 002468B144 Greene King Beer Glass 000220B025 Greene King IPA Beer Glass 002474B144 Greene King Beer Glass 001477B104 Greene King Beer Glass 000988B075 St Edmunds Beer Glass 002173B128 Greene King IPA Beer Glass 002263B133 Tolly English Ale Beer Glass 002262B133 Greene King IPA Beer Glass 000758B060 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Glass 001170B086 Ruddles Beer Glass Greene King Beer Glass Greene King IPA Beer Glass 000579B003 Greene King Noble Beer Glass 002426B142 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Glass 000679B055 Ruddles Beer Glass 000762B060 Greene King Beer Glass 001549B108 Greene King Beer Glass 000928B071 Greene King IPA Beer Glass 002783B159 Greene King IPA Beer Glass 002494B145 Greene King Yardbird Glass Greene King East Coast IPA Glass Greene King Beer Glass Ice Breaker Beer Glass Ice Breaker Beer Glass

Additional Information

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
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 IPA Beer Mat 1 Front Greene King IPA Beer Mat 1 Back

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

 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat 2 Front Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat 2 Back

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

 Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat 3 Front Greene King Abbot Ale Beer Mat 3 Back

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 Mad Judge Beer Mat 4 Front Greene Mad Judge Beer Mat 4 Back

A Greene King Mad Judge beer mat (W9.3 x H9.3cm).
Date unknown


 Greene King IPA Beer Mat 5 Front Greene King IPA Beer Mat 5 Back

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

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat 6 Front Greene King IPA Beer Mat 6 Back

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

 Greene King IPA Beer Mat 7 Front Greene King IPA Beer Mat 7 Back

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 8 Front Greene King IPA Beer Mat 8 Back

A Greene King Abbot Ale beer mat (W9.5 x H9.5cm).
From Vince Barney August 2021.
Circa 1960s early 70s.