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Marstons Old Empire (Cask) 3.03 66

Marstons Old Empire (Cask)

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

Burton-on-Trent, England

bottling
unknown

on tap
available

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RatingsAverageScoreABVStyle PctlServe in
663.06/5.03.03/5.05.7%41English pint
Commercial Description:
Cask; Occasional - most recently March & April 2007.
NOTE: Only ratings of the cask version should be entered here - the bottled version has a separate listing.
A tempting aroma of biscuity malt, floral hops, vanilla and toffee, with hints of citrus fruit. A very refreshing, drinkable and well balanced India Pale Ale.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 iammadeofjelly (183), Liverpool, Merseyside, England
4.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/59/104/519/20
Dec 27, 2005    Updated: Mar 5, 2006
Really hoppy fantastic beer, i could get it on tap at the rising sun in scholar green when they have it as a guest excellent beer. Hoppy aroma and hoppy taste, i love hoppy malty beers.


 YK23 (271), Haifa, Israel
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/58/104/515/20
Aug 17, 2006  
Cask at GBBF 06’: fresh, juicy, very fruity, hoppy and refrashingly bitter, medium bodied, i really liked this one.


 fiulijn (7520), Como; Lausanne (CH); Malmö (SWE), Italy
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 30, 2003    Updated: Jan 9, 2009
<i>2008-11-03, cask conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Shakespear’s Head, London, 6-4-8-4-16=38</i>
Amber color; medium-thin creamy head, persistent. Mild aroma of caramel and hops. Good body strength, with sweet caramel flavor; the hopping is a bit fruity, in the end there is some flavor of macadamia nuts, lightly buttery. The final is pleasant, with nice hops (between a 4 and a 5). Well balanced. Very good.

<i>2003-11-29, cask conditioned, 1st pint of the barrel, 6-4-8-5-15=38</i>
Hazy orange color. The aroma, malty, is still light, but the flavor is very interesting, sweet, bitter and fruity, much more harmonious than the American IPAs. Long strong final.


 oh6gdx (9109), Vasa, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Sep 4, 2007  
Cask@GBBF2007. Golden colour, mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruity hops along with some earthyness. Flavour is honey, wood, nectar and fruity hops. Very wellbalanced and smooth. Some slight alcohol in it also.


 berkshirejohn (1836), Bracknell, Berkshire, England
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/516/20
Apr 29, 2008  
Cask at the Exeter Arms, Derby. Amber with a creamy white head; citrus aroma; creamy in the mouth with buttery citrus flavours; a deeply bitter finish with undertones of warming alcohol. Excellent.


 FatPhil (3483), Espoo, Finland
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/58/104/515/20
Nov 14, 2007  
Cask. Vastly better than the bottle! Golden, thin head. Floral but also punchy, almost pungent, hoppy aroma. Taste continues that - carried on a sweet but strong malty body. Sweetness and floral nature head towards honey. Long sticky and drying hoppy finish.


 Dalle (1146), Skørping, Denmark
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Mar 31, 2005  
Cask, the Cockney pub, Aarhus: Golden-amber with a nice off-white head. Very pleasent hoppy flavor; grapefruit and pine. Creamy and highly enjoyable. Much better than the bottled version imo.


 bierkoning (6103), La Tropica, Netherlands
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/58/104/515/20
Aug 1, 2008  
Cask, GBBF august 2003. Light amber color, traces of a head. Slight hop and vanilla aroma. Full bodied. Some hops and grapefruit, but especially a vanilla flavor. Some powdery sweetness. Long lasting hoppy aftertaste. Lovely beer, I could drink this any time.



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