Cold Side
Magnify Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's a hazy IPA which smells pretty good, but the taste...the taste is very good. Really runs the table through the citrus fruit family from orange, through both pink and red grapefruit, with doses of lemon and lime. Mild hints of mango bring this fella home with wonderful lacing from top to bottom of my glass. Palette coating not unlike a sour jolly rancher in a way. I like what Magnify does, I think they're actually underrated

 

 

 

 

7/29/18...crisp gold, fast white foam that settles low. Citrus malt, straw and hay too. A touch sweet. Taste is quick and crisp, citrus forward and then leaves a light sweet malt Tasty.

 

 

Canned 4 days ago.

Pours golden orange. Light haze but less hazy than most Magnify IPAs.

The nose is raspberry and peach from the can. As it settles in the glass I get some weed, pine, and orange rind.

I get more raspberry on the taste, which is something I get a lot with Magnify IPAs, mixed with fleshy orange and a solid dose of weedy green. Hints of green melon, too. Alcohol is evident but more so as a warming sensation than noticeable booze on the palate.

The mouthfeel is medium+. Hefty for the ABV with some lingering hop saturation on my tongue. Ultimately still refreshing and approachable.

Overall, I think I prefer this to Imperial Cold Side just for the increased drinkability. Also not a typical Magnify IPA in terms of juiciness/haze. Somewhere in between that and a traditional IPA. Reminds me of Half Acre Gone Away. Very good.

A - Opaque medium orange tan color just like every other East Coast style haze craze beers. Lacing is slight and a soapy white color.

S - Nectarine/tangerine, peach, pineapple, mango, and pithy citrus.

T - Tropical fruit citrus sweetness from start to finish. Pineapple, peach, tangerine, peppery pithy citrus rind, finish is peppery/spicy with low bitterness and a long, lingering fruity spiciness. Creates a little bit of burn in the back of the throat.

M - Big medium body, a little creamy, minimal carbonation - generates a hefty hop coating in the mouth that turns to hop grittiness.

O - Pretty hard to believe this beer is 100% dry hopped (and I believe it). How much lupulin powder did you guys have to throw in this??!!! Pretty darn good.

Cloudy light orange with two-and-a-half fingers of antique white head. Gloppy lacing.

Big aroma of creamy peach, tangerine and pineapple with a strong white pepper and herbal note.

Wow. Huge hoppy taste. Pine, grass, tangerine, peach, white pepper, cream and an herbal quality. The green qualities balance out any sweetness, but there is very little bitterness. Just a slight hint on the backend. The big flavors linger long into the aftertaste.

It's medium bodied, with low carbonation, some creaminess and almost a gritty feel.

The look and aroma of this are like any other high-caliber NEIPA, but the taste is a whole other level. Superb example of the sub-style. No visible canned on date.