Empire Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Syracuse, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by Ellicottville Brewing
Associated Venue: Empire Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 1994

Closed in 2019

Contact
120 Walton St, Syracuse, NY, 13202, United States

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7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Draft: Poured a light brown color ale with a small foamy head with good retention. Aroma of light spicy rye malt notes with some medium bitter hoppy notes. Taste is also a mix between some medium spicy rye malt notes with some medium bitter hops notes. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not bad and easily drinkable with some complexity.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2012 at 12:07

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Draft: Poured a light golden color ale with a small foamy head with light retention. Aroma consists of light semi-sweet cereal with very subtle notes. Taste is a mix between some floral malt with light notes of cereal. Body is about average with good carbonation. Not lemon notes were noticeable and taste is kind of middle of the road blonde ale.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2012 at 12:03

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draft at Alewife. Pours gold with thin white head. Nose and taste of creamy malt, light hops and grain. Medium body.
Tried from Draft on 01 Jan 2012 at 15:29

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On tap somewhere in Chelsea Market. Pours orange with light head. Smells quite nice of citrus hops. Taste is or tangerines, floral, hops. Its plenty bitter and well carbonated. solid and drinkable
Tried from Draft on 02 Sep 2011 at 06:51

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8.5
Last beer I drank from sampler. Pours deep brown and tastes of bitter dark chocolate, roasted malts, and some smoke. very pleasant end to my meal.
Tried on 08 Aug 2011 at 11:11

6.1/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewpub. pours a deep fizzy purple. looks more like a wine cooler and tastes like a spritzer not really that beerey for me. but it was quite refreshing and since i was hungover was a nice intro back to beer world.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2011 at 11:10

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Tap at teh brewpub. My favorite of the sampler. pours a dull hazy yellow. this beer is made with Thai Basil and was quite interesting. Its a Belgian style ale so you get yeast, and citrus, but then the basil adds a herbaceous note that was quite pleasing.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2011 at 11:06

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On tap at Brewpub. Pours hazy amber and ok hoppy nose. tastes of grapefruit and pine, slight caramel, pretty bitter. drinkable pale ale
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2011 at 11:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap the brewpub as part of sampler which has very generous pours. nice amber color and tastes malty, of earth, caramel, raisins, some citrus. pretty decent amber ale could have a bit more backbone
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2011 at 10:59

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Tap at Brewpub this is part of the sampler and you have no choice in the matter. Pours a very unattractive pale yellow. taste of some grain, mash, light bitters, hay, and maybe floral note. very watery.
Tried from Draft on 08 Aug 2011 at 10:56