Magic Rock Brewing Acrobat

Acrobat

 

Magic Rock Brewing in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  Farmhouse - Saison Special Out of Production
Score
7.05
ABV: 6.2% IBU: - Ticks: 36
While the brewery bakes under a blistering summer sun our thoughts turned to that most classic of summer beers; the Saison. Acrobat is our first interpretation of a traditional Saison; dry, fruity and a little spicy with a high carbonation designed to refresh after long days out in the sun. We added Apricot during fermentation to enhance the aromatic esters from the classic Dupont yeast and a little tarragon in conditioning for a subtle hint of anise. The sun doesn’t shine much in Huddersfield, but when it does, we’re head over heels!
 

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

(Keg at William K Kurvi, 20141203) The beer poured amber and rather cloudy. Its head was medium sized, dense and white. Aroma had spices, citricness and grapefruit. Palate was medium bodied with medium carbonation. Flavours were fruitiness, berries, spices, saltiness, sweetness, malts and bitterness. Aftertaste was salty, spicy, sweet and bitter. A pretty weird saison.

Tried on 03 Dec 2014 at 06:48


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Keg at The Euston Tap. It pours hazy golden with a decent white head, The nose is earthy, dough, spice, herbal action, orange rind, candy, apricot and peach. The taste is crisp, bitter, apricot, tangerine, persimmon, bready malts, light spice, herbal notes, icing sugar, light alcohol and pear drops with a dryish finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. I do find the herbal notes a bit detracting from the overall drinking experience. Alright all in all.

Tried from Draft on 27 Nov 2014 at 05:29


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Golden with a white head. Aroma is apricot, honey, white pepper and yeast. Dry peppery taste with some citrus and apricot.

Tried on 16 Nov 2014 at 11:38


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Keg @ Old Gate, Hebden Bridge. Hazy gold with a bubbly head. Hopped, although more crispy and lightly fruity in the main. Not really high on apricot, although the citrus that’s evident is not sour at all. Has a fruity sweetness in both aroma and taste with a fair amount of sugar noticeable in the former.

Tried on 11 Nov 2014 at 09:34


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg at CPK - Pimlico, London. Pours clear, rich gold with a big, thick and frothy white head. The aroma holds prominent saison yeast, some dough, citrus fruits. Medium sweet flavor with lots of tangerine meringue, some lemon zest, sugary and doughy bread, mild yeast, light bitter hay. Medium bodied with average, spritzy carbonation. Finishes with lots more creamy meringue, some melon, tangerine, orange, Belgian yeast, dough and candi sugar. Very tasty stuff.

Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2014 at 14:31


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Tap@ olutexpo 2014. Hazy amber, thick white head. Sweet fruity, yeasty, spicy aroma. Flavor has sweetness, dark fruits. Quite dry. Lasting finish.

Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2014 at 09:15


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Tap at Olutexpo 2014, Helsinki. Colour is cloudy golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, spices, hops and malts. Quite nice. Much fruitiness.

Tried from Draft on 25 Oct 2014 at 09:12


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5


Draught @ Olutexpo 2014
Aroma is somewhat stale with yeasty tones, some urinal and grapefruit. Flavour has grapefruit, funky yeasty tones and fruit candy. Also some malty and oaty notes. Aroma was disappointing but now there’s a party in my mouth and everyone is invited.

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2014 at 09:09


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Draught @ OlutExpo 2014

Pours dark orange with a smooth head. Aroma of fruits, apricots, spices, yeast and malts. Taste is yeasty, ripe fruity and spicy with notes of apricots, caramel and toffee. Finish is sweetish, yeasty and ripe fruity with loads of apricots and caramel. Sweetish and fruity saison.

Tried on 25 Oct 2014 at 09:01


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Half pint, keg at Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell. Unclear apricot coloured body. Moments of off-white foam can be stirred up. Spotty lacing down the glassware. Mid-sweet aromas of citrus hops. Flavoured with orange, peach and juicy malts, sappy and not overly sweet. Smooth fruit bitterness to the ending. Fine bodied. Drinks well (London 23.09.2014).

Tried from Can on 01 Oct 2014 at 11:27