Empire Imperium

Brewed by Empire
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Huddersfield, England

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Cask (handpump) @ Market Porter, 9 Stoney Street, Southwark, London, Greater London, England SE1 9AA.

Clear medium yellow colour with a small to average, frothy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, fruity, moderate hoppy, citrus, lime. Flavour is moderate to light light heavy sweet and bitter with a average to long duration, fruity citrus. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft to flat. [20101204]

Cask (handpump) at the Market Porter on 4 December 2010. Clear gold colour. Thin white head. Decent condition. Very dry and clean. Some citrus in evidence. A quite refreshing drop. Wouldn’t necessary call it powerful though.

Cask Handpump at the Albion, Warrington 21/08/2010 Some floral aroma. Golden coloured floral and hoppy with a hint of bitterness and dryness in a peppery malt finish.

Cask at Wellington Arms, Bedford. Gold with a small white head. Citric hop aroma with some sulphur lurking. Taste is grapefruity hop with a slight bitter finish. Acceptable. No more, no less.

Cask, Nottingham Fest 09. Lightly hazy gold with a thin head. Aromas are lots of citrus with light biscuit and caramel malts. Flavours are lemon sherbet with grapefruit. Spritzy yeast with caramel malts base. Decent.