Magnolia Proving Ground IPA
Magnolia Brewing Company in San Francisco, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.89
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A bold IPA in the modern, West Coast style, but with plenty of malt character from our robust Maris Otter. Generous quantities of Columbus and Cascade hops give this bitter beer resinous, piney, and citrus-like flavors while a bit of Czech Saaz hops adds a touch of spice.
Malts: floor-malted Maris Otter,
caramalt, wheat; flaked barley, malted rye
Hops: Columbus; Cascade; Saaz, dry-hopped with Cascade
Food Pairings: assertive, spicy foods, grilled salmon & shrimp, pizza.
Malts: floor-malted Maris Otter,
caramalt, wheat; flaked barley, malted rye
Hops: Columbus; Cascade; Saaz, dry-hopped with Cascade
Food Pairings: assertive, spicy foods, grilled salmon & shrimp, pizza.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap at Magnolia, San Francisco. Aroma has notes of berries including some strawberries, hops, biscuity malt, light caramel with some buttery notes. Flavour is sweetish with a bitter finish. Body is medium. Very different, fairly likeable, despite the buttery notes.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Feb 2025
at 04:46
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draught @ Magnolia Pub and Brewery, SF. Pour golden with an offwhite head. Aroma of malt, light grain, grassy hops. Flavor is light bitter, malt, grain, grass, light fruity hops. Medium body, average carbonation, dry and light bitter finish. 180718
Tried
on 22 Jul 2018
at 04:50
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 4.5
Draught in SF. Dark orange with a medium head. Aroma of toasted soft fruit. Flavour is blood orange, sharp bitter, nutty base, long lingering finish.
Tried
on 12 Nov 2017
at 21:33
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draft at Hog Island Oyster Co., S.F. Pours a hazy orange-gold, with a white head. Aroma of citrus, pine. Taste is citrus, pine, grapefruit, caramel, a bit of pineapple. Good.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Jul 2017
at 23:58
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
12 ounce can from ABV. Pours a clear orange color with a medium white head. A big sweet fruity toast and certainly I get some butter in it. Lots of floating particulates in it, which also seems amiss. The flavor is certainly buttery, orange peel, vanilla, butterscotch. Not the worst diacetyl but something is way off. Sweet sticky flavor. Pretty bad. Bitter and buttery.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2017
at 01:54
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Tap @ Flandes. Hazy golden coloured with a white head. Nose is tropical fruits, mango, sour and tart. Flavour of tropical fruits, sour and tart fruits, bit of mango. Finishes fairly sweet. Nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Aug 2016
at 13:50
5.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled draft @ Delirium Hoppy Loft. Hazy orange, creamy white. Nose is milky butter, buttery dough, sugar, popcorn. Taste is milky yeast, plaster, dough, sugar, stone fruit, more butter. Butter & plaster body. Way too heavy on the butter & milky yeast. Score looks decent here. Bad keg maybe?
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Feb 2016
at 12:59
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
[2/2/16] Draught at Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery in San Francisco. Clear copper. Nice citric hops aroma. Flavor has slightly sweetish malt, and good bitter citric hops, slightly piney. Medium-bodied.
Tried
on 14 Feb 2016
at 06:43
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On tap at the Haigh Street brewpub. Thanks to Bobby. Mostly clear yellow golden coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is spicy hop, little zesty, some veg hop matter. Flavour is composed of grainy Base malts, watermelons, semi sweet apple. Palate is medium bodied, highish carbonation . Decent IPA. Nice spicy hop and watermelon.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Jan 2016
at 15:32
7.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 10
Overall 6.5
Tap. Pours quite hazy orange Amber, medium creamy off white head, super creamy head with thick lacing. Aroma is very piney, some grapefruit, light caramel. Flavor follows, fairly bitter, light plus sweet. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Definitely old school, but not bad for what it is.
Tried
from Draft
on 28 Nov 2015
at 20:17