Special Bitter
Empire Brewing Company in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Bitter - Ordinary / Best Bitter Regular|
Score
6.32
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5.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Orangish-yellow. Lighter than I would expect a bitter. Almost no head and that was a bit odd. Smells hoppy and citrusy, though not very aromatic. Initial taste is dry hopped with cascades and the citrusy bouquet associated with this is immediatley apparent. Fortunately it dies off a little and the body kicks in with a more duller nutty malt taste. It is there, but not that much. This beer is way too hopped for the style, and needs to be much maltier and flatter and less watery towards the end. The beer is served too cold as well (they serve all their beers at one temperature). So all in all not much of a bitter, though it makes a pretty good Light IPA.
Tried
on 10 Jul 2003
at 09:51