Papillon

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

Collab with: Casita Brewing Company
Sour / Wild Beer Special Out of Production

Score

7.06

ABV: 7.5%

IBU: -

Ticks: 15

A barrel aged sour ale with blueberry, apricot and butterfly pea flowers. The foundation of this finale comes in the form of beautiful French oak barrels.The freshly emptied barrels came from different Châteaus nestling against the “Garonne” river in Bordeaux. The white wine was made from varietals of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon (2013 and 2014 vintages). Atop of the base beer fermented in the barrels with a mixed wild yeast culture butterfly pea flowers were used to introduce the colour blue. To augment the colour and add a fruity depth, blueberry and apricot concentrate were added. The blueberry a fitting link to Magic Rock’s first Rainbow Project beer in 2013: a blueberry IPA they called “Beauregarde”.

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Maurice (8362) ticked Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 6 years ago

Tried on 03 Aug 2019 at 01:06

7.5

CraftBeerNick (11005) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 6 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 9

Bottle at home from the Siren Tap Yard, Rainbow 7. In garden on a sunny 7th July 19. Pours Indigo, first point, looks pretty. Aroma is blueberries, ribena, taste is tart, fruit, berries, blueberries, floral notes, great complexity, some barrel, good depth, very refreshing and well balanced. Another good one from this years project.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2019 at 16:02

7.6

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

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

Keg at salt horse... Dark red.. Thin tan head.. Soft sharp sherbert berries pub... Big berries.. Juicy fruits.. Tart raspberry...Juicy tart fruits.. Big fruit... Soft tart fruits.. Oddly Light cherry stones

Tried on 20 Jan 2019 at 09:34

7.9

Stuu (34525) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

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

Keg at salthorse. Pours hazy pinkish, nose is funk, blueberry, apricot, oak, taste is tart, juicy, fruity, oak.

Tried on 05 Jan 2019 at 21:18

Basementonline (12540) ticked Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

Tried from Draft at Uiltje Craft Beer Bar on 21 Nov 2018 at 23:50

5.2

BlackHaddock (17284) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

22nd Oct 2018, Shrewsbury Beer Sharing Group meeting. 330ml bottle. Misty purple body, pink head. Tart, sour Blue Berries rule the aroma and taste. Not for me.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2018 at 09:38

7.4

minutemat (16258) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

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

330ml bottle @ monthly tasting, Chez Sophie. Pours hazed deep pinkish purple, pinkish white head. Nice fruity berry nose. Taste has good blueberry and tart red berry notes, not detecting much apricot, but it's nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 23 Oct 2018 at 11:00

7.5

Fergus (31329) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

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

Bottle shared at Columbus tasting 27/09/2018. Many thanks! A hazed plum pink coloured pour with a fading pink head. Aroma is woody black berry, cherry, woody, smokey cherry, sour, black berry, Flavour is composed of semi sweet, cherry, woody, smoke, woodland berries, spicy sour, wood, light musty cherry fruit. Palate si sharp, light acidic, . Palate is sharo and sour, highish carboantion.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Oct 2018 at 21:00

Theydon_Bois (46224) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

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

Bottle split at L6, thanks to Tipple, 27/09/18. Rich purple to red pour with a decent crimson cap. Nose is tangy red berries, straw, funk, pissy citric vibes, lemon rind. Taste doesn't quite match the nose with sharp berry compote, damp hay, light funk, berry pips, lemon drizzle, damp oak. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with balanced acidity. Ok sour but I expected a touch more.

Tried from Bottle on 28 Sep 2018 at 16:42

6.8

madmitch76 (40452) reviewed Papillon from Magic Rock Brewing 7 years ago

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

27th September 2018
Level 6 bottleshare. Light haze on this blackberry colour beer, small pale pink head. Airy palate, smooth, decent fine carbonation. Tangy berry fruits. Little berry sherbet. Smooth finish. Nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Sep 2018 at 19:55