Old Empire (Cask)
(Batch of Old Empire)
Marston's in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.26
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6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask, Handpump @ the Brewery. Dark golden color with a white head. Fruity and hoppy aroma. Flavour rruity and hoppy. Dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 15 Sep 2006
at 05:56
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Cask at the Wharf, Aalborg, DK. Clear, golden beer with a small, almost non-existing white head. Light malty aroma with a hoppiness that I didn’t like that much. The flavor is mostly bitter, with fruityness and some caramel-notes. Some carbonation is felt in the mouth, and it has a long, dry bitterness in the finish. (060506)
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Jun 2006
at 11:30
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask at Københavnske Øldage 2006. Pours an amber colour with no head. Fruity aroma with some hints of hops. Fruity malty flavor. Long malty aftertaste with some bitterness.
Tried
from Cask
on 29 May 2006
at 06:35
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
(On tap - cask) Clear amber golden - no head. Lightly citrusy nose. Medium-bodied with some caramel and a dry, bitter finish. 190506
Tried
from Draft
on 26 May 2006
at 08:21
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On cask at the Wharf Aalborg. Dark golden colour with a white head. Fruity and hoppy aroma. The flavour has the same elements. Dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 14 May 2006
at 23:26
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask@Charlie, Copenhagen
Hazy golden, low head. Subtle hop and fruit aroma. Solid fruity base, slighly yeasty - bottom of cask - and hints of aromatic hops. Flat of course ;-)
Hazy golden, low head. Subtle hop and fruit aroma. Solid fruity base, slighly yeasty - bottom of cask - and hints of aromatic hops. Flat of course ;-)
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Dec 2005
at 09:16
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask handpull at Pillars of Hercules. Hazy orange colour. Quite good hops on this, I suppose trying to emulate an IPA. Some nice fresh citrus fruit too. Doesn’t drink its strength and lacks oomph if anything
Tried
from Cask
on 16 Oct 2005
at 11:00
2.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 2.5
Cask at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. Pale golden. Fruity nose with a hint of sulphur. Sugary with some boiled peas. The mouthfeel is raw and fairly mellow. Reminding of a Sirvenos, a Lithuanian beer brewed partly from peas. There’s some stale hops in the finish. Although it shows no signs of being out of shape, I must say that this is one of the cask ales I’ve enjoyed the least.
Tried
from Cask
on 03 Mar 2005
at 12:26
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask. Nicely bitter, but not very aromatic IPA..............................
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Jun 2004
at 16:31
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
2008-11-03, cask conditioned at J.D. Wetherspoon - Shakespear’s Head, London, 6-4-8-4-16=38
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.
2003-11-29, cask conditioned, 1st pint of the barrel, 6-4-8-5-15=38
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.
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.
2003-11-29, cask conditioned, 1st pint of the barrel, 6-4-8-5-15=38
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.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Nov 2003
at 11:51