Marston's Old Empire
It's a higher gravity brew compared to a regular bitter, coming in at 5.7%. It is more highly hopped too. These are the characteristics of an India Pale Ale, which were originally formulated to survive the lengthy journey from England to India, back in colonial days, when it took weeks to make the journey by sea.
It's brewed using Optic Malt, which gives it a truly pale colour. Goldings and Fuggles hops are added to this beer, and there's a final hopping with American Cascade hops to give it an added bitterness.
All in all, I found this a pleasant brew, although I found it to be a little too highly carbonated for my own palate.
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