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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.
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yespr (55614) reviewed
Dark Arts from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours dark brown to black with a small tan to brown head. Aroma is roasted dark malty and breadish. Bitter and dark roasted malty. Bitter, dark roasted and chocolate malty. Dry and dark roasted malty into a dense malty and chocolate finish. Ends dry and bitter.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2011 at 00:47
yespr (55614) reviewed
Rapture from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From cask. Pours dark orange to brown with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, grapefruity, peachy and citrusy hoppy. Crisp bitter, fruity and subdued sweet. Bitter and lingering floral fruity into a dry and peachy to grapefruity hoppy finish.
Tried from Cask on 07 Aug 2011 at 00:06
lad_newton (4499) reviewed
Rapture from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
7.9/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Cask at the Southampton Arms on 18th July 2011. Red to amber with yellowy white lasting head and some travelling lacing. Spicy aroma. Liquid spicy, fruity with berries, then a very bitter finish. A touch of smoke. Engaging texture. Superb.
Tried from Cask on 04 Aug 2011 at 16:04
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
High Wire from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
Cask handpull at Cask Pub Pimlico. Hazy pale gold colour lasting white head. lovely hoppy golden ale. Good flavours tropical fruit real hop and good bitterness.
Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2011 at 09:52
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Dark Arts from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On Cask at Craft Beer Co. Black as hell. Lasting tan head. Yes a touch of heat and obvious alcohol in the swallow. But. And its a big but. This is a selicious choc laden stout with some dark cherry liquer. Lovely strong cask stout. Good beer perfectly conditioned. Lovely blackcurrant.
Tried from Cask on 01 Aug 2011 at 07:26
McCash (16382) reviewed
Cannonball from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
33cl bottle. Pours golden orange with a small head, most of which disappears. The nose has pine and grapefruit pith. The taste has more pine and grapefruit. The palate is medium-bodied with a good texture and a clean finish. Overvall, a step up from the basic Pale Ale but still not enough malt and fruitiness.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Jul 2011 at 07:42
Kyotolefty (16149) reviewed
Dark Arts from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 4 Overall 7
Cask at Craft Beer Co. Aroma of cocoa and light coffee. Almost exactly like Minoh Stout. Pitch black with lace. Flavor of wood, cocoa, light body, woody, roasty, a bit of coffee. Body a bit light. Strong bitterness from hops and roast. Some berries. Complex but a bit messy bitterness. Good but got a bit boring. Very like Minoh but thinner and bitterer.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2011 at 00:51
Kyotolefty (16149) reviewed
Ringmaster from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cask at Craft Beer Co. Deep blonode. Great hop nose--deep and complex. Tasty golden malts and honey, bread. Great hops: grass, citrus. Nice body and malt for so light a beer. Rich, hoppy, great malts for a 3.9.
Tried from Cask on 29 Jul 2011 at 00:41
McCash (16382) reviewed
High Wire from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle, thanks to Chris Mair. Pours golden with initially a decent head which then falls away. The nose has grapefruit and just a hint of mandarins. The taste is pink grapefruit, then pine. The palate has a medium body and texture with a very dry finish. Again, this is one for the hop-heads - it’s just too unbalanced for me - it needs more malty sweetness. The fruitiness on the nose is never as generous on the taste.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2011 at 16:47
McCash (16382) reviewed
Rapture from Magic Rock Brewing
15 years ago
6.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
33cl bottle thanks to Chris Mair! Pours light chestnut with an orange hue. There is a nice head but it mostly disappears in the first couple of minutes. The nose has some raisin malt but is mostly pine and grapefruit pith. The taste has more grapefruit and pith with not sweet malt to talk of. The palate has a medium body and texture with a very fresh and zingy finish. Overall, it’s a good beer for the hopheads, but it needs a little more malt sweetness for me, so it is very flavoursome but lacks balance.
Tried from Bottle on 26 Jul 2011 at 16:17