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Marstons Old Empire (Bottle) 3.03 239

Marstons Old Empire (Bottle)

Percentile
49
overall
Brewed by Marstons (Marstons plc)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB

Burton-on-Trent, England

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2393.04/5.03.03/5.05.7%41.8English pint
Commercial Description:
Bottled - Pasteurised, 500ml.

With it’s pale appearance, strong hoppy taste and higher alcoholic strength Marston’s Old Empire comprises all the genuine characteristics of a true India Pale Ale, which were necessary to last the 3 month long journey from Burton to Bombay.
Old Empire is brewed using Optic malt, a subtle and paler grain that will allow other flavours to come through on the palate. Goldings and Fuggles hops are added to this brew, which is then late hopped with the American Cascade variety for extra hop strength.

Only ratings of the bottled version should be entered here. The cask version has a separate entry.
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 ekstedt (2456), Göteborg, Sweden
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 19, 2007  
Bottle. Deep golden with a medium off-white head. Malty aroma with pineapple and peach, along with citric and fresh hops. A wonderfully bitter finish.


 begbie100 (166), Oulu, Finland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/102/514/20
Feb 17, 2007  
0,5l, very fancy looking bottle. Copperish color. Smaller than average head. Some what bitter and clear taste of hops. Also some citric acids.


 Beer2000 (1855), Kristiansand, Norway
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/514/20
Feb 15, 2007  
500ml bottle. Pale copper body with a white head. Light and fruity aroma. Flavor is bitter, slightly roasted caramel malt and fruity. A bitter but short finish.


 lagomswedish (213), Umeå, Sweden
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/514/20
Feb 5, 2007  
Bottle from Systembolaget. Powerful smell of fresh hops gushes out of the bottle. Attractive golden amber in colour. Whiff of dill seeds, seaweed and wet stones. The mineral theme continues in the taste, which I assume can be traced to the water from Burton-on-trent. A subtle sweet bready malt backdrop interplays nicely with a crunchy bitterness.


 omhper (12299), Stockholm, Sweden
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/102/511/20
Feb 1, 2007  
Bottled. Brownish amber, average head. Fruity nose. Sweetish with some drying grassy hops. Some sulphur and minerals. Soapy and light-medium bodied. Bready malt lies in the background of minerals and resin. A bittersweet sensation linger in the finish.


 faroeviking (6128), BjórtjóðveldiðBjórheimBjórsins, Faroe Islands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/514/20
Jan 28, 2007  
Bottle. Golden colour with a big bubbly white head, mostly diminishing. Malty and bitter aroma. Heavy hoppy flavour with moderate toasted malts and caramel, slightly alcoholic. Bitter lightly sweet finish.


 Gr0ve (1425), Oslo, Norway
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/104/513/20
Dec 27, 2006  
500 ml bottle. Amber coloured and crystal clear. Average-sized creamy white head. Expels a strong nutty and almondy sweet aroma. Caramel. Special aromatic malts have clearly been used as the aroma is very distinct. Really nice in my view. Weak hop aroma barely noticeable among the sweet malts. Light bitterness on the tongue. Then light maltiness with a marzipany background. Nicely balanced by hop flavour and a gentle hop bitterness. In all very aromatic and well-balanced and medium-bodied. Quite nice, but at times a bit watery.


ElWally (5), Northallerton, England
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3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/59/103/512/20
Dec 27, 2006  
a very enjoyable, light tasting beer. easy to dirnk with a fruity aroma, sweet yet bitter, i would order it again



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