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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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 Archibaldo de la Cruz (412), Finland
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/510/20
Sep 7, 2008  
Golden orange with a small white and fast disappearing head. Nice fruity, hoppy and malty aroma. The flavour is sweet malt and hoppy with hint of alcohol. Dry and bitter finish.


 CapnCascade (116), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/513/20
Aug 21, 2008  
Clear copper-golden pour, full white head with good retention. Aroma is fairly spicy with malty notes and a tinge of something metallic. Noticeable hop spiciness in the flavor as well that hangs on for a long finish; interesting choice of hops in this one and not terribly complex, but not unpleasant. Moderate body with quite a bit of sparkly carbonation that makes it tingle a bit. Interesting, maybe even worth trying again. Not sure why they bother with those clear bottles though.


 KimJohansen (7132), Copenhagen V, Denmark
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Aug 4, 2008  
Clear golden with large white head. Fruity aroma with floral hops and caramel notes. Sweet flavor with fruit and floral hops leading it to a bitter end.


 Beth101 (318), West Yorkshire, England
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/54/103/510/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Amber in colour with a large white head. Had a smell of flowery hops. Some lacing on the glass. Had a bitter taste with some carbonation.


 daniele (1738), Italy
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 21, 2008  
ambrato scarico schiuma non molto abbondante mediamente persistente noti lievi luppololate malto in bocca malto luppolo nel finale mediamente amara piuttosto rinfrescante piuttosto facile da bere


 tarjei (1755), Bryne, Norway
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 20, 2008  
50 cl bottle, bought at Tesco, Liverpool. Amber color, ok off-white head. Aroma is malt and hops. Flavor is sweet malt, some hops and much bitterness.


punainen6 (93), Finland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/54/103/512/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Bottle Pale brown-yellow with a tiny head. Aroma has bitter hops and sulphur Tastes of toasted malt with bitterness. Mostly from hop character, carbonation is pretty low. Not bad, surprisingly, but nothing to brag about either.


 Ljunkan (399), Karlstad, Sweden
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/103/512/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Bottle. Boring smell, nothing which keeps me happy there. The flavour is better with a decent bitterness, even though it could have been stronger. There’s also some citrus found there. Quite okay beer, but nothing I will buy again.



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