Forager Brewing Company Magnus

Magnus

 

Forager Brewing Company in Rochester, Minnesota, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
7.87
ABV: 13.5% IBU: - Ticks: 13
2016: A blend of honey bourbon barrel aged stout aged for over a year, conditioned on cacao nibs, vanilla beans and coffee. 13.5%

2023: A few honey-soaked small format Rock Filter barrels and blended them w/ a few small format maple syrup-soaked Rock Filter barrels which we blended w/ a large format Willet rye barrel. Barrel ages ranged from 25 to 39 months. The base beers were were characterized by big notes of Cocoa, vanilla & mocha coupled w/ massive barrel tones. Roasted Brazilian & Dominican cocoa nibs lending rich cocoa notes w/ mild nuttiness. Scraped vanilla bean caviar from Thailand, Mexico & Brazil. 15%
 

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8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Frothy white fair mostly diminishing head. Black colour. Heavy malty and moderate hoppy aroma. Heavy bitter fantastic flavor. Long heavy bitter finish. Creamy palate.

Tried on 29 Nov 2024 at 09:08


8

Tried on 09 Nov 2024 at 20:56


8.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Tried on 09 Nov 2024 at 20:55


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ Café Albert. Black without head. Aroma is sweet, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, light honey and bourbon. Flavor is very sweet and light bitter. Sweet finish with a little warming alcohol. Oily and soft. 091124

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2024 at 13:40


8.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Bottle @ Cafe Albert. 15% ABV. Pours black no head. Aroma of roasted malt, caramel, dark chocolate, maple, bourbon. Flavor is sweet, roast malt, caramel, dark chocolate, maple, vanilla, bourbon. Full body, oily mouthfeel, soft carbonation, sweet finish with warming alcohol. Smooth. 091124

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2024 at 13:35


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle @ Cafe Albert. No head. Color is black. Aroma and taste are rich roast malt, wood, chocolate, bourbon and has a nice warming finish.

Tried from Bottle on 09 Nov 2024 at 13:34


9.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 10 | Flavor - 10 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9

Black and thickю Aroma: very rich, caramel, maple syrup, good chocolate, vanilla, bourbon. Tastes: thick, sweet, vanilla, bourbon, chocolate cake with vanilla and bourbon, very fine.

Tried on 16 Oct 2024 at 18:55


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at the Peders Stouts V5/Forager TTO event 21/09/2024 Dark sweet roasted malty with lots of chocolate and some sticky maple sweetness, sweet honey, light vanilla, coffee chimes, full body and mouthfeel, vanilla accents, lingering malty finish. Lovely. --- Beer merged from original tick of Magnus (Vintage 2023) on 26 Mar 2025 at 11:35 - Score: 8. Original review text: Dark sweet roasted malty with lots of chocolate and some sticky maple sweetness, sweet honey, light vanilla, coffee chimes, full body and mouthfeel, vanilla accents, lingering malty finish. Lovely.

Tried from Draft on 02 Oct 2024 at 18:29


8

Chocolate, bourbon, some vanilla. Smooth, balanced, tasty. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2024 at 20:11


8.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Brewskival The Grand Finale 2024-08-23 Helsingborg
AR: thick chocolate, maple syrup, coffee,
AP: dark thick brown, wee lid
F: thick chocolate, maple syrup, coffee,

Tried from Draft at Brewski Brewery on 23 Aug 2024 at 16:25