Wayniac
Magic Rock Brewing

De Zombier. En copa Teku. Jugando a Avernum 5. 17 meses pasada de fecha y aun es disfrutable, manteniendo aun un bien ajustado nivel de amargor y resina aunaue haya perdido sabor y aroma

 

 

 

500ml can into a Spiegleau IPA glass. Paid £4.50 for a single.

Pours a hazy, opaque, rusty-orange coloured body. No carbonation is visible, but a mass of yeast/ hop particulate gravitates towards the bottom half of the glass. A light, foamy, two-finger in height, off-white head reduces slowly to a film and sturdy collar, leaving behind small amounts of soapy lace.

Dank pine and weedy hop profiles comprise the majority of the faint but reasonably complex nose. Underneath, further earthy aromas follow with an assertive tomato vine-like presence, while traces of sweeter, fruitier grapefruit, orange, mango and pineapple become faintly perceptible towards the back-end. Taste roughly follows suit, with the exception of vegetal/ tomato vine-like characters which do not transition to the palate. Resinous pine and weedy hops lead initially with assertive dominance. Hints of malt sweetness are vaguely perceptible during the brief mid-palate, providing fleeting bready impressions and a very light caramel edge. Traces of semi-sweet tropical fruit follow, before oily grapefruit and orange skin begin to build with moderate bitterness towards the back-end. In the mouth, a medium to full body paired with lively carbonation gives a feel that borders spritzy, but remains pleasantly smooth and crisp on the whole. After the swallow, grapefruit pith and peel, sticky resinous pine and dank-weedy hops linger for an age in combination with subtle grainy malt sweetness to deliver an incredibly smooth and well-rounded bitterness. Hop oils gently stimulate the palate, finishing semi-dry, with a moderate amount of crisp, refreshing astringency.

Overall this is a very good beer. It manages to delivers plenty of bold, punchy hop flavour without unwanted over-the-top bitterness. Substantial hopping late in the boil is no doubt responsible in part, but it’s malt backbone is also subtle enough to add excellent balance whilst maintaining the hop-forward structure, and provide a silky body normally reserved for DIPA’s of higher gravities. Recommended.