All hail the Emperor. Making it's name in the craft beer dynasty is this amber ale from Fish Rock Brewery in NSW. Like most empires this beer starts off strong and reaches a peak before a bitter spiral into descent. Rather than using caramel/toffee streaks like some other ambers, this beer uses some lighter fruit flavours mixed in with the deeper malt tones.
It still has a lot of depth, and a strong, lingering aftertaste. Drank it with some home made thai satay burgers and it was a pretty reliable ally. This emperor seems to have been beheaded though, without much sitting upon it's shoulders.
At the very least it forges it's own path instead of trailing in the shadows of predecessors, somewhat of an upstart bucking the family trend and ruling with it's own fist.
A strong enough legacy to be remembered in the annals of beer history.
7.75/10
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