Mystic Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Chelsea,
Massachusetts,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Mystic Brewery
- Out of business
Established in 2011
Closed in 2019
Contact
174 Williams St, Chelsea, MA, 02150, United States
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught at the brewery, 12/26/18.
Crystal clear, auburn-chestnut with mahogany hues. Off-white head atop is medium-sized, fluffy and well-retained.
Nose is full of English yeast lending raisin, plum, cherry, apple and hints of pepper and clove. No actual spice? Not sure, but if so it's very nicely integrated. Bready malts don't go too far on the specialty malt character and it seems very well-attenuated and yet neither alcoholic or husky.
In the mouth it's soft, with some hard bread-like notes, but mostly enough base malt to keep the texture comforting. Quite dry with caramel, brown bread, raisin, plum, apple and light clove. Fruitiness lingers. Perfect carbonation and really nice attenuation and balance here. No sign of the alcohol.
Crystal clear, auburn-chestnut with mahogany hues. Off-white head atop is medium-sized, fluffy and well-retained.
Nose is full of English yeast lending raisin, plum, cherry, apple and hints of pepper and clove. No actual spice? Not sure, but if so it's very nicely integrated. Bready malts don't go too far on the specialty malt character and it seems very well-attenuated and yet neither alcoholic or husky.
In the mouth it's soft, with some hard bread-like notes, but mostly enough base malt to keep the texture comforting. Quite dry with caramel, brown bread, raisin, plum, apple and light clove. Fruitiness lingers. Perfect carbonation and really nice attenuation and balance here. No sign of the alcohol.
Tried
on 28 Dec 2018
at 20:01
7.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at the brewery, 12/26/18.
Moderately hazy, bright lemon yellow with some brass and gold hues. White head atop is large and well-retained.
Nose is a mix of fairly strong citrus and pine, I wouldn't quite call it resinous and it's not like over-boiled hop, just very Azacca-forward which means strong grapefruit and lemon. But there's good malt here with biscuit and clean, white bread to soak up a lot of the acidity and it shows no heavy yeast; no bubble gum or alcohol. Tangerine, light mango and lime zest join in on the finish. Certainly a well-made beer, just not my favorite hops.
In the mouth it's pretty similar to the nose. Aggressive pine and citrus stopping just short of being resinous and fatiguing. Dry but with a very supple, well-attenuated malt character showing prominent biscuit-white bread and low honey. Tight carbonation and some pleasant fruitiness with marmalade, black tea and tangerine growing very lightly juicy as it warms. Still, the heavy pine/grapefruit aspect is a bit off-putting to me, but that's also because I really don't like West Coast IPAs, which this leans heavily towards (though certainly not fully). Personally, this would rate much lower than what I'm scoring it, but I have to respect how well-made it is.
Moderately hazy, bright lemon yellow with some brass and gold hues. White head atop is large and well-retained.
Nose is a mix of fairly strong citrus and pine, I wouldn't quite call it resinous and it's not like over-boiled hop, just very Azacca-forward which means strong grapefruit and lemon. But there's good malt here with biscuit and clean, white bread to soak up a lot of the acidity and it shows no heavy yeast; no bubble gum or alcohol. Tangerine, light mango and lime zest join in on the finish. Certainly a well-made beer, just not my favorite hops.
In the mouth it's pretty similar to the nose. Aggressive pine and citrus stopping just short of being resinous and fatiguing. Dry but with a very supple, well-attenuated malt character showing prominent biscuit-white bread and low honey. Tight carbonation and some pleasant fruitiness with marmalade, black tea and tangerine growing very lightly juicy as it warms. Still, the heavy pine/grapefruit aspect is a bit off-putting to me, but that's also because I really don't like West Coast IPAs, which this leans heavily towards (though certainly not fully). Personally, this would rate much lower than what I'm scoring it, but I have to respect how well-made it is.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Dec 2018
at 15:28
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
12.5.18
Fully cloudy, light bronze-brass. White head slowly fades to cover.
Red Laserbeams? More like Red Onions! Amirite?! But yeah, this is overbearingly full of onion/scallion. Heavy British yeast provides typical NE IPA character and it's full of biscuit and light honey. Otherwise lemon, mango, grapefruit and lime show past the onion somewhat. Too bad, because it's not resinous or boozy.
Onions galore in flavor but well made with soft, thick, creamy-like textures and good attenuation. Nectarine, mango, lime and pineapple with light bitterness and no alcohol or flaw. I can tolerate some onion/scallion for sure, but this is intense.
Fully cloudy, light bronze-brass. White head slowly fades to cover.
Red Laserbeams? More like Red Onions! Amirite?! But yeah, this is overbearingly full of onion/scallion. Heavy British yeast provides typical NE IPA character and it's full of biscuit and light honey. Otherwise lemon, mango, grapefruit and lime show past the onion somewhat. Too bad, because it's not resinous or boozy.
Onions galore in flavor but well made with soft, thick, creamy-like textures and good attenuation. Nectarine, mango, lime and pineapple with light bitterness and no alcohol or flaw. I can tolerate some onion/scallion for sure, but this is intense.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Dec 2018
at 22:47
7/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Cask (gravity) @ GBBF 2016, [ Great British Beer Festival 2016 ], London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Mystic The Hum ].Unclear - hazy dark brown colour with a small, fizzy, virtually none lacing, fully diminishing, light beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, dark malt. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration, roasted, dark malt, sweet malt, bread, wood. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20160811] 8-2-7-3-15
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Nov 2018
at 19:20
8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Pours a very hazy, orange-juice color, with smallish head. Aroma is full of stone fruit and tropical fruit. Quite dank. Flavor is lightly sweet, with loads of tropical fruit notes. There's a light pine/spruce hoppiness to the finish. This one is a winner.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2018
at 20:27
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
(Tap) cloudy pinkish colour with a small white head like pink grapefruit juice; aroma of jam, compote; tart flavour with a long, light tart finish
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2018
at 23:17
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Tap) hazy, bright yellow colour with a small white head; aroma of sourness, spice; balanced flavour with a long, very light tart and bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2018
at 23:03
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
(Tap) cloudy yellow orange colour with a small beige head; aroma of dankness, melon; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2018
at 22:44
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Tap) cloudy, bright yellow orange colour with a small white head; aroma of tropical fruit; balanced flavour with a long, light bitter finish, well hidden alcohol
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2018
at 22:40
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
(Tap) cloudy, bright yellow orange colour with a small beige head; aroma of dankness, tropical fruit; intense, balanced flavour with a long, medium bitter finish
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Nov 2018
at 22:21