Burton Bridge Empire Ale

Brewed by Burton Bridge
Style: English Strong Ale
Burton-on-Trent, England

Bouteille, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur ambrée et légèrement voilée. Nez fruité (agrumes, notes de pommes), de houblon citrique et légèrement floral (notes herbeuses et terreuses) et malté de caramel (notes de toffee), avec de très faibles notes fumées (genre cigarette) et d’alcool. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen mais croustillant ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût amer de houblon floral, citrique (pamplemousse), aux notes herbeuses et terreuses (qui dure toute la gorgée) avec un goût fruité (agrumes) aux notes boisées asséchantes lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un goût malté de caramel toffee légèrement sucré parallèlement à un goût d’alcool léger-moyen (faibles notes métalliques) et réchauffant ainsi qu’à un léger goût de fumée (genre cigarette) puis en finale l’on assiste à un léger regain d’amertume de houblon plus terreux, herbeux et sec. Post-goût moyen-long et sec, amer d’alcool moyen-léger, de houblon citrique, terreux, floral et légèrement herbeux avec un goût fruité (zest d’agrumes) aux notes boisées.

Bottle consumed on 4/28/07
1. Purchase bottle
2. Leave at cellar temp for a year
3. Open bottle and pour the contents of what has now magically transformed in to Orval
Ok, so it’s not really Orval, but you can imagine my delight that uninhibited brett has no doubt had its way with this beer while it’s been cellaring. Only a delicious afterthought of strong, honeyish malts that almost must be Maris Otter. Mostly it’s just tons of brett. That makes me happy.

Clear orange of color with an off-white head. A nice aroma of pear, fresh hops and apricot. The flavor is with hops, dusty malt and nice bitter.

holy mother of satan, this brew exploded on me upon opening. huge head with fruity aroma, the flavor is orange with hops.

Bottle at Monks Café, Stockholm. Hazy yellow/orange color, creamy offwhite head. Fruity, citric and quite hoppy aroma. Hoppy flavor, citric and metallic, bubblegum notes. Hoppy, metallic finish with some perfume.

cloudy caramel colored with a large creamy off-white head. lots of lacing. a very lively looking beer. citrus hop and toffee aroma. flavor is butterscotch, toffee, and lemon. bitter finish. very nice stuff.

Pours deep amber into an English pint. Off-white micro head top hats like seafoam above the rim. Thick pasty head as it slowly recedes. Sweet malt and hop aromas. Creamy caramel, pine and citrus with a lasting bitter alcohol burn.

Pours a slightly cloudy golden straw with a large, active, off white head. Aroma is apples, citrus, english hops, floral, and malt. Very nice. Has a medium, dry mouth. Flavor is much like the aroma, floral, citrus, and malty. The apple is present, lurking in the background. Finishes with a nice, but not very strong, hop bite with noticeable dryness and a bit of alcohol. A very fine brew.