Magic Rock Brewing Bearded Lady

Bearded Lady

 

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

  Stout - Imperial Special
Score
7.54
ABV: 10.5% IBU: - Ticks: 77
Say hello to the Bearded Lady, our uncompromisingly big and beautiful Imperial Stout. Born from our Dark Arts recipe, she uses masses of magical malts to deliver deep chocolate, rich coffee and vinous berry flavours, all complemented by a balanced yet subtly spicy hop profile. Powerful, robust, intriguing: yet decadently smooth and sumptuous, the lady demands respect.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Black colour, low tan head. Pleasant roasty and fruity aroma, hints of exotic woodwork. Very little carbonation. Warming mouthfeel, The flavour is heavily roasty, notes of very strong coffee and dark bitter chocolate, not very sweet. A solid hoppy and roasty bitterness in the finish.

Tried from Draft on 07 Feb 2021 at 08:54


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

Keg at Cask. Very black with small beige head. Aroma is boozy almost vodka, bit of coffee, burnt malts. Taste is coffee, dark burnt malt, very bitter. Bit of a whisky smell and a nice roasty finish. It's nice, but maybe doesn't hide it's alcohol as well as I might have hoped.

Tried from Cask on 08 Sep 2019 at 15:51


6

Tried on 27 Dec 2018 at 11:03


8

Tried on 29 Sep 2018 at 15:42


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

on tap scura buona schiuma abbastanza persistente caffe cacaocioccolato note liquirizia quasi astringente un filo alcolica caffe corretto

Tried from Draft on 21 Mar 2018 at 00:38


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap @Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fa in Rome. Black color, tick and big brownish (dark) foam. Nose: a bit creamy, truly roasty, root, olive. Mouth: clean, low perception of alcohol, sweet cocoa powder, milky.

Tried from Draft on 14 Mar 2018 at 20:04


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Keg @ Vocation & Co, Hebden Bridge. Black with a thin head. Has a good strength but palatably so with a stated roasted malts character.

Tried on 06 Oct 2017 at 15:37


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle enjoyed on a night out in Bristol a while back. Backlog rating from bottle collection and historic scoring. No tasting notes kept, just rating. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Sep 2017 at 15:29


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tap. Tasted on the 13/05/2017 at MBCC (Copenhagen). Black colour with a small brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, black chocolate, coffee beans, toffee and caramel. Taste is sweet chocolate and caramel with a roasty background. Aftertaste and finish are sweet. Low carbonation. Next one please!

Tried from Draft on 05 Jun 2017 at 03:27


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Draught at Oliver Twist, 11/28/16.
Pitch black body shows light clarity on the edges and a fluffy, dark beige-to-tan head with moderate retention.
I’m always extremely nervous ordering beers over 7 or 8% and especially ones this high but I really enjoyed the first Magic Rock I had so I figured I’d suck it up and get the 8oz pour. The nose is rich with cocoa, fudge, caramel and ample roast character to offset it. It balances quite nicely, and there isn’t any noxious alcohol or huge boozy ester character. Quite vinous actually, but with a "softer" graham cracker and vanilla base malt character that is augmented with light green hop notes and no surplus of acidity from the hops.
In the mouth it’s fairly thick, though importantly not sluggish or syrupy. Graham cracker, caramel, milk chocolate and espresso vie for dominance as boisterous dark fruits brighten things. Soft, ample carbonation, good attenuation and little booziness. Very nice stuff! Will continue to seek out Magic Rock

Tried on 13 Jan 2017 at 16:00