India Pale Ale
Empire Brewing Company
- From:
- Empire Brewing Company
- New York, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #4,599 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 82
Ranked #35,292 - Avg:
- 3.58 | pDev: 13.13%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 31
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 10, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 02, 2007
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 22
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by TheSixthRing from California
3.21/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.21/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
From tasting notes, 05/27/17
Empire IPA at New York Sports Bar, terminal 5 at JFK airport
Appearance - Served up in a tall pilsner glass, clear and golden orange in color with a thin layer of white suds. Fair lacing, with a couple of broken up patches on the glass.
Smell - Fair citrus and grassy hop bitterness with a faint, sweet malt breadiness.
Taste - Follows the nose. High hop bitterness that's mostly grassy with a touch of citrus and spice. Faint, bready malt sweetness. Grassy bite continues mid-taste and follows into the finish. Grass / Ear wax bitterness persists in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Fair drinker. Mostly dry finish.
Overall - Not a fan. The hop bitterness is insanely grassy / waxy to the point that it is not enjoyable. Definitely one and done with this one.
Jun 17, 2017Empire IPA at New York Sports Bar, terminal 5 at JFK airport
Appearance - Served up in a tall pilsner glass, clear and golden orange in color with a thin layer of white suds. Fair lacing, with a couple of broken up patches on the glass.
Smell - Fair citrus and grassy hop bitterness with a faint, sweet malt breadiness.
Taste - Follows the nose. High hop bitterness that's mostly grassy with a touch of citrus and spice. Faint, bready malt sweetness. Grassy bite continues mid-taste and follows into the finish. Grass / Ear wax bitterness persists in the aftertaste.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Fair drinker. Mostly dry finish.
Overall - Not a fan. The hop bitterness is insanely grassy / waxy to the point that it is not enjoyable. Definitely one and done with this one.
Rated by njplace from Florida
3.93/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +9.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Very smooth feel. Warm malt front with slightly skunky hops finish.
Mar 15, 2017
Reviewed by JohnGray from New York
3.09/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
3.09/5 rDev -13.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Not as much hop flavor or bitterness as I would expect from an ipa. Great color and head. Beautiful lacing left on glass but overall, beer is lacking depth and generally hoppiness. Tastes like a very generic ipa
May 18, 2016
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