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Marstons Old Empire (Bottle)

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

Burton-on-Trent, England

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
2373.04/5.03.03/5.05.7%41.3English 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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Aids (1), Redditch, England
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4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
10/105/57/104/519/20
Dec 5, 2005  
This is not a Premium Bitter or ESB, it is a traditional IPA. Please recategorise it, because it is awesome and deserves a true home.


 Storm (2685), Amager, Denmark
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/104/514/20
Nov 24, 2005  
50 cl bottle. No yeast in bottom. Golden clear colour with a nice white head. Nice hoppy aroma with hints of caramel. Great flavour of hops and have a dry finish without any total domination.


 Habanero (623), Tranbjerg, Denmark
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/513/20
Nov 20, 2005  
White medium lasting head. Light amber colour. Little fruity and grassy aroma with notes of honey. Flavour: Malts and dried herbs. Rather long bitter finish. Not a great ESB.


 Dorqui (1361), Brescia, Italy
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/103/515/20
Nov 17, 2005  
Compact and brittle foam, enough fading. Shining red color, a much dark orange. Very bubbly and racy, good persistence. Elegant English aspect. Balanced scent of lightly smoked wood and sweet malty. Overbearing bitter, light alcoholc perception. Prickly and lightly dry taste on the end. Clear straw and malty notes, a lot balanced with a powerful and long-lasting bitter.


 tsp (113), Denmark
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Nov 16, 2005  
(Bottle) Pours yellow/golden with small fluffy head. Quite a boring IPA, not very hoppish and the bitterness in the beer is rather discrete. Vague notes of fruits (banana/apple).


 NosirIwont (1180), Aalborg Vestby, Denmark
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/104/512/20
Nov 7, 2005  
Bottle. Pours a nice golden with a white head. Aroma is sweetish and hoppy with faint notes of vinegar. Flavour is sweetish with a decent hoppy bitterness, although it could be more outspoken. Slight apple notes in the finish. Okay, but nothing special. 08-11-05.


 CEZ (369), Milano, Italy
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Nov 5, 2005  
Clear amber color, nice medium white head. Hazelnut and biscuits in the aroma. Mildly dry and hoppy, smooth and drinkable. Light to medium body. Obviously not the most extreme example of the style, more similar to a bitter ale, nice but not particularly interesting.


 LoveCaissa (873), Copenhagen, Denmark
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/511/20
Oct 2, 2005  
True to the IPA style (initially malty ending in a dry bitter finish), but not very exciting. The bottle is nicely shaped and all but clear (why?). The beer is listed as a "premium bitter/ESB" - maybe the IBU isn’t high enough?



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