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Magnificent Seven
Alpine Beer Company

Magnificent SevenMagnificent Seven
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From:
Alpine Beer Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Imperial IPA
ABV:
7.7%
Score:
94
Avg:
4.26 | pDev: 6.57%
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
67
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Jan 24, 2019
Added:
May 21, 2013
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  3
Brewed for City Beer Store in San Francisco, CA in celebration of their seventh anniversary. Magnificent Seven uses seven different malts, seven different hops with seven different additions, and is 7.7% ABV.
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Rated: 4.32 by SDRedDevil from California

Jan 24, 2019
 
Rated: 4.25 by wethorseblanket from California

Mar 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by WCW from Michigan

Mar 29, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by LSUPT from California

Nov 27, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Nov 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by cocoapuph from California

Nov 02, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by jampics2 from Ohio

Sep 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by CityofBals from Illinois

Sep 12, 2013
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Reviewed by beepill from Hawaii

4.57/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Reviewed from notes taken on 6/12/13. Poured from 22 oz. bottle into a tulip glass.

A - Golden, light amber body color with a thick 2-finger foamy off white head that lingered throughout. Perfect lacing throughout as well.

S - Pine needles, sage, wheatgrass, and citrus. Closing my eyes I picture a pine forest bordering a grassy meadow when someone suddenly throws a few orange peels in the mix.

T - Almost perfect balance of malts and hops. Definitely dominant hop flavor with an incredibly complex profile. Very delicious. One of the best tasting DIPAs I have ever had.

M - Extremely smooth and easy to drink. The head retains the nice carbonation and flavor throughout.

O - Like I said, clearly one of the best tasting DIPAs I have ever had. I bought 6 bottles at the 7th Anniversary at City Beer Store in SF. I had one on that day too, but did not take notes. I decided to put this up against 3 other DIPAs in a blind taste test on my birthday. The first place DIPA, which I thought was the Mag 7, turned out to be PtE. But the Mag 7 was a very, very close 2nd. The other two unnamed local DIPAs were crap next to these two. Since this was brewed only once, for the CBS anniversary, I doubt I will ever get to try it again, so for that, I would rate it higher than PtE.
Sep 09, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by juliusseizure from New York

Aug 04, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by emilylee from California

Jul 25, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by stereosforgeeks from Virginia

Jul 25, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by 2beerdogs from California

Jul 23, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by warnerry from Michigan

Jul 22, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by facesnorth from Pennsylvania

Jul 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by DonFrap from Massachusetts

Jul 16, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Jul 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by tommyguz from Pennsylvania

Jul 13, 2013
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Reviewed by mikereaser from Pennsylvania

3.93/5  rDev -7.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Reviewed blind as part of Blind Bif 8
First bottle from KevSal

With a slight hiss I uncap bottle #1 labeled drink first, fridge
A - It pours a nice golden orange with a small amount of bubbles that ring the glass.
S - At first a wonderful grapefruit and mango blast hits your nose followed some herbal hops, there is a bit of the maltness coming through as well.
T - The taste is pretty fantastic, lots of mango and grapefruit, there is a bit of malty sweetness in the finish. its not as malty as i'd guess for a DIPA but guessing thats what this is.
M/D - Very smooth with a decent amount of carbonation. Knowing this is around 8%, this is very easy to drink. One of those that you could have a bunch on a hot day and end up face down by night time.
I'm really not sure. A CA guy, first thought is RR, but this has a different taste. Alpine comes to mind but I don't think its one i've had before. So lets do the reveal…

Alpine Magnificent Seven

Well I was halfway there. Never had this beer and if I lived close to Alpine, I'd be more broke than I am now. As I burp I get this giant mango flavor like I just took a big bite of fruit. What a good way to start the Blind Bif.
Jul 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by ajzy from Wisconsin

Jul 06, 2013
Magnificent Seven from Alpine Beer Company
Beer rating: 94 out of 100 with 67 ratings