Empire Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿
Associated Venue: Commercial (Empire)

Established in 2004

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Unit 33 The Old Boiler House, Upper Mills, Slaithwaite, HD7 5HA, England
Description
Beers are a beautiful thing and we’re very proud of ours here at Empire Brewing. An established micro-brewery situated amongst the rolling Yorkshire hills of Slaithwaite, we’ve been producing fine artisan ales for over a decade.

From a humble garage-based micro-brewery to the slick operation you see today at our boiler house by the canal, our beers – and the way we do things – have come a long way. But our values remain exactly the same: to produce creative and dynamic artisan brewing you’ll love.

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5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask gravity at the Watford beer festival 2017. Mostly clear golden orange coloured pour with a a loose off white head. Aroma is light semi sweet grains, caramel, jammy orange marmalade. Flavour is composed of semi sweet sweaty grains, apple, jammy fruits. Palate is semi sweet, sticky, moderate cask condition.
Tried from Cask on 02 Nov 2017 at 14:40

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask at the St. Ives 'Booze on the Ouse' beer festival, 2017. Pours dark brown with a red tint and a bubbly off-white to grey head. Aroma of roasted malt, light chocolate, toffee, nut and dark fruits. Medium plus sweetness, moderate roasted bitterness. Medium body, slight oily texture, soft carbonation.
Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2017 at 07:12

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cask @ St Ives Boozeon the Ouse festival. Nice head with good duration. Color is dark brown. Aroma and taste are roast malt, caramel, fruits, nuts and hops. Sweet fruity finish.
Tried from Cask on 21 Oct 2017 at 07:00

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hand-pulled half-pint on 29th Sep 2017, in The Station Hotel, Oakengates Shropshire. Clean golden pour, white crown on top. Hops rule the nose with a light citrus lead to the fruity aroma. Malts come more into it in the taste, good balance with less citrus than I thought there might be from the smell. Decent, refreshing brew.
Tried on 02 Oct 2017 at 08:19

5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Keg @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Sweet, some hoppy roasted malts are found in its aftertaste, with a cola pop edge to its in its taste. Brown with a small head.
Tried on 01 Sep 2017 at 11:48

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Empire Rongo ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a small to average, frothy - fizzy, good lacing, mostly lasting to diminishing, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, fruity, light citrus. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a long duration, sweet malt, fruity malt, pale malt, citrus, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161015] 6-3-7-3-12
Tried from Cask on 24 Aug 2017 at 11:13

4/10
Tried from Cask on 03 Jun 2017 at 17:00

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Cask (gravity) @ NBF 2016 [ The 41th. Nottingham Beer Festival (The 9th Robin Hood Beer and Cider Festival) ], Nottingham Castle, Friar Lane, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England NG1 6EB. [ As Empire Forbidden ].Clear medium orange yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity malt, fruity. Flavor is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, fruity malt, pale malt, sweet malt, fruity. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20161014] 6-3-7-3-12
Tried from Cask on 02 Jun 2017 at 11:10

5.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Keg @ Drink? Hebden Bridge. Blonde with a head and an active body. Light and hoppy with a similarly light fruitiness, its both crisp tasting and slightly dry at the same time.
Tried on 01 Jun 2017 at 18:55

5.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Cask @ Northern Taps, Huddersfield. Golden with a creamy head. Hoppy ale but not too dry, although this is part of its character.
Tried from Cask on 01 May 2017 at 11:18