Magnon
The Actual Brewing Co.

 

 

12 ounce can into tulip glass, no can dating. Pours lightly hazy golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice dense soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon/orange zest, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, light caramel, biscuit, herbal, wood, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, lemon/orange zest, citrus peel/rind, mint, pepper, pine, light caramel, biscuit, herbal, wood, and floral/grassy earthiness. Good amount of pine, citrus rind, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, grapefruit, tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, melon, citrus rind, mint, pepper, pine, biscuit, wood, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance. Some light lingering hop astringency on the finish, but not overwhelming. Moderate increasing dryness from bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol for 7.3%. Overall this is a very nice IPA. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/earthy hops and moderate bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and easy to drink; despite the aggressively bitter/resinous/drying finish. Very unique hop profile from Eureka/Lemondrop. Very dank and vibrant citrus/earthy hop complexity; solid bready malt backbone, with zero residual sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, despite it's aggressiveness.

 

 

I'm trying this at the house my Bestie rented on Hilton head island. It poured a hazy orangish with white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had hints of citrus peel. The taste leaned bitter but was easy to drink. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall it was a solid beer.

 

 

Pours deep gold. Foamy, short white head fades slowly with light lacing.

Smells bready malts light citrus, earthy, pine and floral hints.

Tastes earthy, pine, bready malt and light grassy. Followed by citrus peel bitterness. Finish is dry with a pine linger. Medium body and fizzy medium carbonation.

 

12oz can poured into a tulip. Pours a deep golden with a subtle haze; fluffy white head that slowly falls leaving great thick retention and sticky lacing. The aromas are floral and citrusy with some biscuits and fresh bread. Malts are there. The flavors have a decent amount of citrus. Lots of lemon and grapefruit. It's slightly earthy. Solid malt backbone. Moderate bitterness. Alcohol goes unnoticed. Mouthfeel is nice. It's medium-bodied with moderate to active carbonation. It's very fluffy and slightly thick and creamy. Smooth and easy to drink.

This is an alright IPA. It's basically your typical traditional example of the style. It's not flashy or anything too crazy, but it's enjoyable stuff. Not bad at all. It actually becomes even better as it warms a bit. As it warms a bit, the aromas and flavors open up.

 

 

 

In plastic cup on draft at Actual Brewing. Look is hard to tell in plastic. This a nice light tasting IPA even though it's 7.3 percent. Maybe a little watery and not much smell but certainly a very drinkable IPA.