Magic Rock Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Huddersfield,
West Yorkshire,
England 🏴
Owned by
Great British Drink Company
Associated with 2 Venues
Associated Webshop: Magic Rock Brewing
Established in 2011
Contact
Willow Park Business Centre, Willow Lane, Huddersfield, HD1 5EB, England
Description
Inspired by local brewing traditions and the vibrant US craft beer scene, Magic Rock Brewing is the culmination of a lifelong passion for beer. Richard Burhouse (aided by head brewer Stuart Ross) started the brewery in 2011 in an old out-building of the family business in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.
Alongside a distinctive core range we produce an ever changing line up of idiosyncratic beers with an innovative quality driven approach. Our ‘Same but Different’ beers are packed with intense yet approachable flavours which will challenge and inspire, but above all remain balanced and drinkable.
In 2022 Lion breweries sold Magic Rock In Good Company Brewing, who intern sold it to Keystone Brewing Group in 2025, and most recently to The Great British Drinks Company in 2026.
Alongside a distinctive core range we produce an ever changing line up of idiosyncratic beers with an innovative quality driven approach. Our ‘Same but Different’ beers are packed with intense yet approachable flavours which will challenge and inspire, but above all remain balanced and drinkable.
In 2022 Lion breweries sold Magic Rock In Good Company Brewing, who intern sold it to Keystone Brewing Group in 2025, and most recently to The Great British Drinks Company in 2026.
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
33 cl bottle at the sampling night at omhper on September 30, 2011BB 01/2012Clear golden color, small white head. Hoppy cheese scent. Malty, salty, hoppy, bitter taste. Dry bitter finish. Moussy mouthfeel, high dry bitterness.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Oct 2011
at 03:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Keg at Port Street Beer House, 12th October 2011. Nice aroma full bodied mouth feel, resin and citrus. Half pint enough for me
Tried
on 13 Oct 2011
at 01:17
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at home ... dark copper ... big sweet citrus ... passion fruit hop nose ... sweet front ... light smokey woody malts ... big pine ... light bitter orange peel ... quite a lit of hop resins... big bold ... bit heavy for me... 3.4 amirillo version ... in cask ... murky copper brown ...thin tan head ... sweet floral pine hop nose ... big sweet juicy hops ... quite oily ... big toffee malts ... juicy sweet hops ... some juicy pine ... big citrus orange ... 3.7 tap at magic rock ... deep copper ... soft deep fruits ... juicy hop ... light Ns hop ... juicy fruits ... sweet juicy mellow hop soft passion fruit ... crackin ...3.9 bottle at home ... copper ... thin lacing ... soft zezty passion fruit nose ... zezty fruits ... light sweet malt ... little too much passion fruit when your examinine the components but like a Hawkshead one i had earlier this week, the balance is better in the drinking than the disection 4.0 Cask at Cambridge bar... Golden amber... Thin white lacing.... Soft zezty fruits... Light dry cheesy hops... Soft nose.... Soft cheesy hops... Mellow fruits... Dry zesty.. Nice but the extra hop makes it a little cheesy 3.8
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Oct 2011
at 12:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy golden with a small white head. Fruity aroma, mostly of citrus and sweet tropical fruit. Sweet malty and fruity flavour. Good bitterness, but still a bit on the sweet side for my taste
Tried
on 05 Oct 2011
at 12:05
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Golden with a small white head. Aroma of grain and grass with a fruity pear note and a touch of sulphur. Sweet and full bodiedflavour with a bit of exotic fruit. Very very bitter with a bit of herbal hops in the aftertaste
Tried
on 05 Oct 2011
at 12:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cask @ The Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell EC1. Pours a reddish amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty hoppy aroma with hints of caramel. Fruity malty hoppy bitter flavor with hints of caramel. Has a fruity malty hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2011
at 04:20
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Cask @ The Craft Beer Co, Clerkenwell EC1. Pours a black color with a small off-white head. Has a roasted malty chocolate abd licorice aroma. Roasted malty licorice and chocolate flavor. Has a roasted malty chocoalte and licorice finish.
Tried
from Cask
on 28 Sep 2011
at 04:15
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 9
cask at stockbridge tap ... im tempted to just say hell yeah and leave it at that... but probably best not ... bright green ... thin tan head ... big soft coffee roast malts nose... dark deep plums ... dark heavy roast malts ... dark chocolate .... dark fruits ... solid dark roast malts ... oh and i was joking about the green colour... it was neon pink 4.2 cask at cloisters ... neon pink ... thin tan head ... dark chocolate ... light pine hop nose ... too much hop up front ....but nice darrk chocolate roast ... little toffee ... again soft pine ... nice but prefered it last time ... 4.0 keg at brewdog ... dark black ... thin tan head ... solid dry chocolate roast malt nose .... litle toocold ... but actually not too fizzy ... deeep dark roast malts ... big solid roast ... quite a lot of pine hop ... 4.0 keg at the southern ... neon pink ... thin green head ... rich smooth chocolate malts ... soft roast ... juicy malts ... dark chocolate ... light biter chocolate ... dark roast ...wow . this is lovly id forgotten how good 4.2 cask at Crosskeys ... day go orange ... thin blood orange lacing ... deep rich chocolate nose ... dark bitter chocolae roast ... deep malt body ... light bitterlinger ... soft hopyness in linger .. nice but not best ive had it 3.8
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Sep 2011
at 04:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
[Bottle at the Bootlegger, High Wycombe] Gold with a large white head and a hint of fizz. Tropical fruit and pine aroma continues into the bitter, hoppiness. A little on the thin side - one of those American style beers which is all about hops and regrettably without any malt balance. Nevertheless, it’s pleasantly refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2011
at 15:38
9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Cask at CBC, London. Pours clear gold with a foamy, white head. Big hop aroma, tons of pine and grapefruit. Medium sweet flavor with a lot of bitterness to balance out. Plenty of pine and grapefruit, some mild honey and caramel, toasted straw. Medium bodied with fine carbonation. Mild warmth in the finish, orange and grapefruit citrus, some grass and mild pee, toasty malts and sugar. Incredible. I can’t really imagine this beer being any better.
Tried
from Cask
on 21 Sep 2011
at 11:24