Chameleonic
Magic Rock Brewing in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England 🏴
IPA Regular|
Score
6.89
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A transformative IPA harnessing a cutting edge hop blend from the USA. On first impression, there’s huge aromas of citrus peel, peach and mango on the nose. The flavours then morph between juicy fruit, mango, and guava and light grapefruit zest.
Big and bold with flavour, there’s a thick mouthfeel but then low bitterness and excellent balance making this a beer with the ability to match any occasion.
Big and bold with flavour, there’s a thick mouthfeel but then low bitterness and excellent balance making this a beer with the ability to match any occasion.
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6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
Can at home, 2nd January 2022. Used to love Magic Rock back in the day ! This one is from Waitrose, pours a hazy orange. Aroma is pineapple and orange. Taste is orange juice, tropical fruits, not bad, but a shadow of the original brewery
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2022
at 13:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from Beers@Moviefun. Hazy yellow, thin, white head. Aroma of shallot, pine, dough, lime, pomelo, herbs, cheese. Taste has sweetish pomelo, mango & vague lychee; bitter grapefruit peel, pine, herbs and spicy onion in the middle, almost vegetable-like even, supported by doughy maltiness. Piney & floral hoppy finish, oniony & spicy, unripe yellow fruit hints in the back. Medium body, slick texture, average carbonation. Decent IPA in the old-school way, which has just too many vegetable impressions.
Tried
on 31 Dec 2021
at 14:08
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Draft @ Billie's 2021, shared with Brewver BE crew.
Dorée sur un léger voile, col blanc.
Arôme sur un bouquet fruité tropical - agrumes sur le pamplemousse, rétro marqué de cet effet ddh - appui léger des malts.
Palais garde une approche un peu plus classique anglaise - peut-être au niveau de la levure et des malts - pour moi, Magic Rock a toujours été un peu le penchant DLS anglais. Le caractère général est très 'hop forward', assez huileux en bouche avec un côté américain oscillant vers le fruité tropical et agrumes, le tout sur un soupçon herbacé. Juste dommage que cela s'inscrive dans un effet DDH qui, pour moi, aurait été mieux en version classique.
Dorée sur un léger voile, col blanc.
Arôme sur un bouquet fruité tropical - agrumes sur le pamplemousse, rétro marqué de cet effet ddh - appui léger des malts.
Palais garde une approche un peu plus classique anglaise - peut-être au niveau de la levure et des malts - pour moi, Magic Rock a toujours été un peu le penchant DLS anglais. Le caractère général est très 'hop forward', assez huileux en bouche avec un côté américain oscillant vers le fruité tropical et agrumes, le tout sur un soupçon herbacé. Juste dommage que cela s'inscrive dans un effet DDH qui, pour moi, aurait été mieux en version classique.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2021
at 14:03
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Panda at home, thanks to Fergus, 15/11/21. Magic Rock - remember them ?!? Lightly hazed orange with a good sized white cap that thins in time. Nose is orange pith, grass, melon, light pine, citric tinged straw. Taste comprises orange pith, grass, grapefruit, melon, mixed tropical fruits, light stoned fruit esters. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close spiked with balanced lightly juiced hop bitterness. On the money IPA if lacking any Ww.
Tried
on 15 Nov 2021
at 19:12
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12/XI/21 - sample @ Billies Craft Beer Festival Day 1 (Waagnatie, Antwerp), BB: n/a (2021-1272) Thanks to the Brewver crew and other beer buddies for sharing today’s beers!
Clear orange blond beer, creamy white head, stable, bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lovely, very fruity, tropical fruits, dank hops, very nice, some onions, super dank and hoppy, lovely! MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, very dank, little bitter, some tropical fruits, bit soapy. Aftertaste: little sweet, fruity touch, floral, soapy, bit bitter enough for an IPA, too sweet as well… But very nicely dry-hopped!
Clear orange blond beer, creamy white head, stable, bit adhesive, leaving some lacing in the glass. Aroma: lovely, very fruity, tropical fruits, dank hops, very nice, some onions, super dank and hoppy, lovely! MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: bit sweet, very dank, little bitter, some tropical fruits, bit soapy. Aftertaste: little sweet, fruity touch, floral, soapy, bit bitter enough for an IPA, too sweet as well… But very nicely dry-hopped!
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Nov 2021
at 15:05
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can at home picked up from Waitrose. A light hazed golden yellow coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is woody citrus orange, wheat, little woody pine, bark. Some pureed mango on the nose. Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangy citrus, apricot, orange peel, light dirty pine. Palate is semi sweet, light grainy, moderate carbonation.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Nov 2021
at 22:57