The Brewery is local to me so I really wanted to like this. I have, and remain, less than impressed with Wakering Gold/Cockleboat, the truth is that there is a plethora of other breweries doing them so much better! Alas the same can be said of Empire, billed as "An American Pale style beer exploding with citrus aromas and using exclusively American hops" It poured a lovely golden colour, cleared quickly and really looked the part, unfortunately I wasn't impressed with the overall taste and found it had a bit of a sour aftertaste (not a criticism of The Last Post) Each to their own, I'll stick to Mosaic, Disco Macaw, Shipyard........