Green's Amber Ale
Green's Gluten Free Beers
- From:
- Green's Gluten Free Beers
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #596 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 68
Ranked #39,457 - Avg:
- 2.86 | pDev: 26.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 72
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 16, 2025
- Added:
- Dec 19, 2005
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
68
Poor
68
Poor
Ever since Derek Green broke from tradition to find a way of brewing a gluten free beer, here at Green’s we do things alternatively. It’s through being alternative, and brewing beers from ancient grains, that back in 2003 led to the discovery of the first European gluten free beer – Green’s Discovery Amber.
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Reviewed by chaptravels
2.84/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
2.84/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75
Dark amber pour with a quickly dissapating offwhite head. Light nose .. not much there, but also nothing offensive. A very malty start and finish with just a bit of something else in the middle. Is it nutty? a little hoppy? Maybe? It's ok. but maybe not super great. It's ok, Especially for gluten free
Jul 30, 2025Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.4/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.4/5 rDev +18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Hazy amber/light brown color. Caramel malt and some weird notes of berries in the aroma. Malty taste with moderate bitterness. Caramel and floral flavor. Drinkable, gluten free beer.
Mar 07, 2025
Reviewed by LeinenkugelDrinker from Nevada
2.96/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
2.96/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3
Look: Brown with a fairly slow-to-recede white head. Unimpressive, minimal lacing however.
Smell: Lightish scent of nuts with a bit of booze.
Taste: Flavors of nuts and sweet, almost caramel like malt are greatly overwhelmed by a horrid grape taste. Kinda like wine/cider. Really odd. Really shitty.
Feel: Good, medium-in-mouth feel.
Overall: That grape taste just totally wrecks this beer for me. No, I would definitely NOT recommend this brew.
Nov 16, 2024Smell: Lightish scent of nuts with a bit of booze.
Taste: Flavors of nuts and sweet, almost caramel like malt are greatly overwhelmed by a horrid grape taste. Kinda like wine/cider. Really odd. Really shitty.
Feel: Good, medium-in-mouth feel.
Overall: That grape taste just totally wrecks this beer for me. No, I would definitely NOT recommend this brew.
Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
3.52/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Ruddy Brown in color and somewhat brown/tan head. Head was thick. Nose was very malty. Taste was also very malty with a decent hop bitterness. Decent beer, not great but good.
Has a white pepper finish.
Dec 05, 2023Has a white pepper finish.
Rated by ahuey333 from Wisconsin
1.43/5 rDev -50%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
1.43/5 rDev -50%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
This straight up tastes like a tart Coca-Cola, weird and will not drink again.
May 17, 2020
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
2.89/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.89/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
From the 500 ml. bottle with 05/07/22 stamped on the label. Sampled on March 30, 2018.
One thing I can say about it is that it looks the way an amber ale should look with a mahogany-brown color, moderate clarity, and foamy off-white head that lingers.
The aroma emits a spent barley grain, vegetable mash character and a kind of dusty cellar sensation.
Light to medium body. More light than medium. Somewhat smooth.
There is a sort of stale barley malt sweetness in the flavor with a slight tart bite but generally a cardboard-like, wooden chest finish. Green's Tripel is the best one from this brewery that I can get my hands on.
Mar 30, 2018One thing I can say about it is that it looks the way an amber ale should look with a mahogany-brown color, moderate clarity, and foamy off-white head that lingers.
The aroma emits a spent barley grain, vegetable mash character and a kind of dusty cellar sensation.
Light to medium body. More light than medium. Somewhat smooth.
There is a sort of stale barley malt sweetness in the flavor with a slight tart bite but generally a cardboard-like, wooden chest finish. Green's Tripel is the best one from this brewery that I can get my hands on.
Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
3.28/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 6:09 PM
500 mL bottle from Quality Food Center poured to tulip glass
Sight: Brown dark amber color, a bit hazy, small foam that quickly goes away
Smell: aroma of malt
Taste: low bitterness, some sweetness
Feel: good carbonation. Good follow through, tart, slightly bitter aftertaste
"Overall: good beer
repeat: maybe
look for: No"
Mar 14, 2018500 mL bottle from Quality Food Center poured to tulip glass
Sight: Brown dark amber color, a bit hazy, small foam that quickly goes away
Smell: aroma of malt
Taste: low bitterness, some sweetness
Feel: good carbonation. Good follow through, tart, slightly bitter aftertaste
"Overall: good beer
repeat: maybe
look for: No"
Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota
3.75/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +31.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
L: copper amber with a slight haze, medium frothy white cap with poor retention
S: a little cider in the aroma along with grains, earthiness, and a trace of toast.
T: a touch of cider, apple, sorghum, buckwheat, with the grains becoming more prominent in the middle. The beer finishes dry
F: medium body and medium to medium high carbonation
O: a drinkable gluten-free beer but the variety of rich grain flavors leave you wishing for barley.
Jul 22, 2017S: a little cider in the aroma along with grains, earthiness, and a trace of toast.
T: a touch of cider, apple, sorghum, buckwheat, with the grains becoming more prominent in the middle. The beer finishes dry
F: medium body and medium to medium high carbonation
O: a drinkable gluten-free beer but the variety of rich grain flavors leave you wishing for barley.
Reviewed by DanfromVan from Canada (BC)
4/5 rDev +39.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +39.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Went to the closet and grabbed the one green hat I own, to sit and sip.
Gluten free is not really something I need, but worth a go..
Purchased in Squamish BC. in their singles rack, brought it home, chilled it overnight and poured into a snifter the next day.
Belgian so a hint of molasses and candy in the scent,, which was just a tiny bit thin.
Poured nicely, nolaceatall.
Good mouthful got a slightly tinny taste but some hints of a dubbel style, Crispy taste, not bad,
Hand warmed a touch made it mellow out, slight bitterness remained.
I really don't know if I would pursue this again unless I was faced with a row of rice beers. For those who need a gluten free lifestyle, I'll bet it provides a more complex taste than others, so there is that.I can only think the brewmaster had to fight a little to get the nuance he wanted, and I think it is a more than fair attempt.
Jun 24, 2017Gluten free is not really something I need, but worth a go..
Purchased in Squamish BC. in their singles rack, brought it home, chilled it overnight and poured into a snifter the next day.
Belgian so a hint of molasses and candy in the scent,, which was just a tiny bit thin.
Poured nicely, nolaceatall.
Good mouthful got a slightly tinny taste but some hints of a dubbel style, Crispy taste, not bad,
Hand warmed a touch made it mellow out, slight bitterness remained.
I really don't know if I would pursue this again unless I was faced with a row of rice beers. For those who need a gluten free lifestyle, I'll bet it provides a more complex taste than others, so there is that.I can only think the brewmaster had to fight a little to get the nuance he wanted, and I think it is a more than fair attempt.
Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.2/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
This beer pours a nice amber color. The head was white, 1 finger.
The nose has got an interesting sweetness to it. Slight boozy smell also.
The taste is interesting. There's not a lot to it, but there's some sweetness, followed by a bitter flavor. There's almost a cider flavor to this beer.
Feel is on the watery side.
Overall, I'm not too impressed. For 99 cents, it was a good purchase, but it isn't something I'll get again.
May 24, 2017The nose has got an interesting sweetness to it. Slight boozy smell also.
The taste is interesting. There's not a lot to it, but there's some sweetness, followed by a bitter flavor. There's almost a cider flavor to this beer.
Feel is on the watery side.
Overall, I'm not too impressed. For 99 cents, it was a good purchase, but it isn't something I'll get again.
Reviewed by Evilyak from Minnesota
2.32/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.32/5 rDev -18.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Poured amber with a decent head. That's where the goodness ends.
Smells yeasty, but not in a good way.
Bitter and dry. Wine notes.
Mouth is crisp, and that wine flavor lingers.
I finished a glass but would not bother with a whole bottle.
Dec 25, 2016Smells yeasty, but not in a good way.
Bitter and dry. Wine notes.
Mouth is crisp, and that wine flavor lingers.
I finished a glass but would not bother with a whole bottle.
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