4.2 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 9/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 17/20A lovely beer - served from tap at The Cock, Hackney - quite dark amber for a pale ale, with beautiful vanilla aroma and flavour as it enters the mouth, a lovely fruity flavour in the mouth and a grapefruit / light marmalade aftertaste. Thoroughly recommended, and not too strong either, at 5.6%.
3 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: JUN 16, 2013 Cold bottle from Mybrewerytap, came in the post today. My first Magic Rock beer, but this one is probably past its best - BBE May 2013. That’s what I get for buying online. Lovely golden colour, white head doesn’t endure for more than a minute. Smell is faint. Not much in the taste either - watery, indistinct floral and fruity notes. Although I’m sure this beer is good when fresh, I have to rate it as it is now.
2.7 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Had this loads of times, lovely floral hoppy nose with grapefruit and citrus more subdued on cask than keg but still a good ale.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle. This is a nice APA from a producer you would not expect. Picked this up form a premium bottle shop in edinburgh.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Sampler from tap at Haandøl 2013. Clear golden body with a creamy, fingerthick, white head. Grassy and sprucy nose. Full bodied and smooth. Bitter with earthy notes. Watery hop juice.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught. High creamy and lasting white head. Hazy dark yellow body. Lemon orange nuts aroma. Dry oranges pine grass hay flavor with a mild bitterness. High carbonation. Long dry and bitter finish.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Aroma of dark fruits and pine. Taste is quite bitter with pine, citrus and a bit of yeast. Medium body and carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Firefly (Worcester)
The selection of beers made it hard to choose just one given the time constraints. I settled on this after having tried two Magic Rock beers earlier in the week. For something that is only 5.5% ABV it sure packs a punch.
Aroma / Appearance - Crisp citrus, grass clippings, and freshly pulled weeds emerge from a bronze body. The color of polished pennies, it retains only a small head.
Flavor / Palate - The weedy taste merges with the tang of copper pennies almost immediately. The finish holds on to this hop bite just as well as any competently made American-based pale ale. In fact this straddles that fine line between APA and IPA. An excellent tap and well worth seeking out in England.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
Overall: Fruity, mellow.
Note: On-tap at Taylors & Jones With The Twist. Reviewed 2013-05-29.
4.1 AROMA 9/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 16/20
Great aroma, citrus, pine and grassy hops - really strong. Tastes great too, dry bitter hops with citrus and exotic fruits coming through, refreshing and very easy drinking for the abv. Fantastic beer.
2.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
25.05.2013, tap @ HaandFestival:
Small shortlasting head. Aroma is slightly cats piss, leafs, grass, dried fruits. Taste is slightly neutral grassy, leafs, hay, heather, wood. Longlasting bitterness, dry mouthfeel. Boring.
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