Magnum Opus
Medusa Brewing Company
- From:
- Medusa Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Maibock
- ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.84 | pDev: 11.46%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 13, 2026
- Added:
- Aug 01, 2015
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 1
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The quintessential strong pale lager style of Germany, built from Pilsner and Munich malts and hopped entirely with German Magnum hops.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Ratings by outoffocus:
Rated by outoffocus from Pennsylvania
3.25/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Jun 02, 2017
3.25/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Jun 02, 2017
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.22/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.22/5 rDev -16.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance – The beer pours a deep golden color with a big head of white foam. The head has a great level of retention, very slowly fading over time and leaving tons of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is big of a caramel and corn like smell mixed with a graininess and some smells of yeast and earth. Along with these comes a big showing of toasted bread crumbs and some raw dough.
Taste – The taste is big of a bready and lightly toasted cracker like flavor mixed with some of caramel and a bit of toffee and butterscotch. Along with these flavors comes a bit of pear as well as a touch of earth and herb. As the taste advances the maltiness gets even more intense, all while a bit of booziness joins in. Toward the end, notes of yeast and some must and hay join in, leaving one with a very malty flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body is fairly thick and chewy with a moderate carbonation level.
Overall - A little too over the top on flavor and grain for the style, giving a bit of harshness to the brew. I was hoping for something a little smoother.
Apr 13, 2026Appearance – The beer pours a deep golden color with a big head of white foam. The head has a great level of retention, very slowly fading over time and leaving tons of foamy lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell – The aroma is big of a caramel and corn like smell mixed with a graininess and some smells of yeast and earth. Along with these comes a big showing of toasted bread crumbs and some raw dough.
Taste – The taste is big of a bready and lightly toasted cracker like flavor mixed with some of caramel and a bit of toffee and butterscotch. Along with these flavors comes a bit of pear as well as a touch of earth and herb. As the taste advances the maltiness gets even more intense, all while a bit of booziness joins in. Toward the end, notes of yeast and some must and hay join in, leaving one with a very malty flavor to linger on the tongue.
Mouthfeel – The body is fairly thick and chewy with a moderate carbonation level.
Overall - A little too over the top on flavor and grain for the style, giving a bit of harshness to the brew. I was hoping for something a little smoother.
Reviewed by StoutElk_92 from Massachusetts
4.24/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.24/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap - Crisp, orchard fruity esters, apple, pear, apricot, light citrus, honey, biscuity crackery pale malts, toasty bread crust, a hint of black pepper spice, with moderately bitter earthy grassy floral hops, refreshing
Apr 12, 2026
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