

England - Breweries
Greene King Brewery
Click on a beer glass for more information































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
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.

Greene King Logo
1970s

Greene King Logo
1980s & 1990s

Greene King Logo
1990s

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

Greene King Logo
2000s
(2008 Shown)


A Greene King IPA beer mat from a local pub August 2018


A Greene King Abbot Ale beer mat from the late 1990s


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


A Greene King Mad Judge beer mat


A Greene King IPA beer mat from around 2000/08


A Greene King IPA beer mat from around 2000/08,
larger version of the one opposite.