Empire Pale Ale
Burton Bridge Brewery in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.92
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Empire Pale is matured for a minimum of three months in the brewery to replicate the length of a sea journey from England to India in the 19th century. The beer is then bottled with live yeast and will continue to improve and mature under glass.
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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
09/04 0.5 l bottle courtesy of ogivlado, thanks for sharing! It poured murky amber body with medium sized head that lived for quite long time. Cascade citrus hops in aroma, with just a bit of honey and vanilla malt beside it. Herbal and citrus hops still dominates the flavor, but just slightly sweet malts are rounding it very well. A bit thin bodied. Alcohol is very well hidden, not felt even at the finish, which is medium long and bittersweet. Nothing too special and a bit thin, but generally nice and definitely a pleasant beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Apr 2009
at 13:48
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottled(500ml). -Orange coloured, small to medium white head, agrumy hoppy nose. Sweet malty, very fruity and pleasant strong cascade hops taste. Alcohol is subdued. Touch of spices in the finish. Very good Burton Bridge.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Apr 2009
at 08:16
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
0.5l bottle that ogivlado brought from Wien and shared with heavy and me (thanks!). Poured a lovely murky orange body with a thick chalky white head that took its time to go away. Lovely aromatic hop nose, fruity, agrumey, some honey too. Taste.... fruity herbal-piney hopiness, lovely. Sweet maltiness, light and in the background. Not too bitter, subtle. I didn’t expect much after that Porter they make, but this is definitely a tasty beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Apr 2009
at 08:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Wow, first thing I noticed was the amazing apple overtones to the taste, you can almost taste a cider inside the IPA, one of the most unique IPA’s ive evr had, finishes great, a wonderful find.
Tried
from Can
on 21 Mar 2009
at 17:15
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
(Bottle, Monk’s Café, Stockholm) Dark amber colour, hazy, with frothy beige head. Fruity nose with notes of orange, mandarin, apricots and caramel. Very fresh. Fruity, malty taste with a solid malt foundation, apricots, orange, caramel and generous amounts of earthy, citrussy hops in the finish. Fairly bitter, medium to full body. Malt/alcohol sweetness shines through. Rather uncompromising beer with an almost Blegian touch. Lovely stuff!
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Sep 2008
at 16:51
8.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Bottle, Ale Cellar, Darlington. Poured a darkish hazy orange/gold. Nice lingering, thick, off white head. Great lacing. Fragrant aroma of dried fruit, berries and hops. Soft, creamy mouthfeel. Flavour packed with yeast, hops and spices. Hoppy, bitter finish with fruity notes that lingers perfectly and leaves you wanting more and more. Fabulous stuff. A real treat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Aug 2008
at 06:23
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle at ÅBF08 as Burton India Empire Pale Ale. Black colour. Small brown head. Sweet roasted aroma. Good roasted flavour, nice coffee notes. Mild yet flavourful.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Jul 2008
at 14:31
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Appearance: Orange, cloudy. Little bit of head. Aroma: Fruity. Definitely orangy too. Taste: Fruity, bitter, tangy. Info: 500ml bottle, 20/6-2006, 127/300, 68/500
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Jun 2008
at 15:56
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Århus2008. 50 cL bottle, Burton india empire pale ale. Pours hazy orange with no head. Light fruity and mild soapy hops aroma. Medium sweet initial flavour with a solid hops bitterness. Light spiced hoppy flavour too. Goes into a dry and spiced hops flavoured finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2008
at 03:13
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Poured like a Boddingtons pub can. Orange amber color with a huge white head. Malty aroma with floral hop. Near full bodied with creamy carbonation. Malt is matched by lots of hop with a hint of hot spice - perhaps some noble hop? Finish leaves bitter on the tongue, and the fruity florality is in every sip. Brilliant.
Tried
from Can
on 16 May 2008
at 20:29