Magnotta Fog On The Tyne

Cask at Volo Cask Days 2007. Hazy golden-orange. Aroma is an odd but appealing mixture of tropical fruit, herbal hops, and yeast. Flavour is equally odd - starts sweet, with orange candy notes, followed by a bit of spice, and the yeast and herbal hops suggested by the flavour. The more I drank, the more I enjoyed it - in the end, it was one of my favourites of the fest.

One of the better cask beers I have ever tried, and the clear winner of Volo Cask Fest 2007 commercial beers. Something way out of the ordinary for Magnotta and a worthwhile experiment. The best beer of the fest was a homebeer. Yeast and wheat aroma. Apricot-peach colour with soap head. Medium bitter, with a dryness followed by a refreshing wave. Coating of yeast all the way through. And there you are in the finish, with the yeast sediment funking it up

Cask. At Volo Casks Days ’07. A truly odd duck - didn’t like it at first, by the end of my glass I was impressed. Hazy orange pour, average off-white head. Odd, sour/funky/dry/yeast/herbal hop aroma - way too much coming at me all at once; dusty dry, oddly sweet, like pollen. Rotating tastes; floral hops, then almost sour fruit, then funkiness, then ... well, it had a dry, sharply bitter finish at least. Sticky, lively, dry/yeasty mouthfeel, with a long sharply bitter linger. Odd, but pretty solid - in a vague way it reminded me of the Chouffe Houblon - a beer straddling styles and pulling me in two directions at once.

On cask at Volo , Canada
Appearance :Medium thick haze , bright amber with fine fizz and fragmental lace.
Nose : Spiced aroma . Confusing set: wheat with bitter hops , tropical fruit punch, peach with white pepper.
Flavour/Palate : Soft bodied, gentle fabric with smooth hop character weave onto. Grainy, fruity middle. Very refreshing, pleasing brew. Please put my vote to make this regular member of Magnotta Brewery.7+

Cask at ’Volo Cask Days ’07’. This was an odd one to describe. Good, but odd. Pours a cloudy orange with a spare lasting creamy off-white head. Slightly mild aroma of fruit, yeast and hops -- that’s the best description I can give. Flavour of wheat, yeast, lots of fruit, mild hops and some light funkyness -- again, that’s the best I can do to describe this odd yet compelling beer. Medium bodied. Nice to see Magnotta experimenting like this -- keep it up guys!