2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Sampled at the brewpub. AU15/08.
App.: Dirty golden, clear, remnants of a white head.
Aroma: Very piney hops, light apricots, light caramel.
Palate: Medium body and medium-full carbonation.
Flav.: Grapefruit and pine hops, peaches, a touch of toffee; dry with substantial kick.
A touch out of balance, but I like the bitterness.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On tap at Brewpub. Pours hazy amber and ok hoppy nose. tastes of grapefruit and pine, slight caramel, pretty bitter. drinkable pale ale
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
On Tap at the Brew Pub. Hops and citrus in the aroma. Pretty much the same in the flavor. Standard Pale.
3.2 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap at the 2010 NFB&WF at Martha Clara Vineyard. Pours a slightly hazed gold with a white head. Pleasant aroma of malt along with some citrusy hops. The flavor is malt followed by some mild grapefruit pith hops bitterness. No problems.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
En fût. Verre de dégustation directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Légère odeur d’houblons et de caramel. Apparence: La couleur est blonde. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût d’houblons avec une pointe de caramel. Longue durée de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Moyenne effervescence en bouche. Arrière goût houblonné. (Rating #3089)
1.9 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
In short: A dry and harsh Pale Ale.
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Partly cloudy golden body, small off-white head
In long: Timid nose of typical fruity caramel. A very dusty and dry beer. Lacking in malt. Almost no body or caramel to balance a dry dusty bitter finish. Like biting a very dry orange/citrus fruit skin that you picked up in a dusty basement. Long bitter finish, but not a flavourful bitterness, just a harsh bitterness. For a beer that should be enjoyed by the pint I had more than enough of a 6oz sample, that’s not a good thing. That Empire’s success is only match by that of Enron.
2.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
A golden amber pale ale with a thin white head. Aroma is a bit more hoppy than the Amber. In mouth, a boring caramel malt with unbalanced hops, watery, short and astringent, with light acid notes in finale. On tap at Empire, Nov. 17, 2007.
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