Work The System
Magnify Brewing Company

 

Traded for this not too long ago, not knowing what to expect from this beer. The greasiness of this and the relatively light amount of alcohol led me to believe that this *could* have been a breakfast beer, even though this was not brewed to be as such. It came across as fresh-cut grass, though I doubt that this was Magnify's intent!

This had the look of a Pilsener as I poured it out because of the clear, golden hue, light and frothy head, and relative thinness of the beer. Plenty of grass, urine, and cat piss to the nose (yeah, I said it) as the taste had just a bit more depth to it to draw me in. Mild stone fruit, a herbal middle, and European hop finish made this complex when it came to flavors, but thin in terms of the depth and body of this beer. The aftertaste was moderately sour as hints of vanilla cream and hop sourness combined with a fair amount of lactose and vanilla, as the end result was a sweet beer hat didn't let the sweetness get in the way of taste.

While light on alcohol, this was certainly not a session beer. If it was possible to take a Cream soda and ferment it, this would be pretty similar to the end result. A bit too much for me to handle, this was certainly not a typical iPA and had enough going for it...though I still wanted result as the end of my search of the best local pie!

 

 

L - pours a crystal clear gold. I don't think I've had a filtered beer yet from these guys. I mean shit, I can see all the way across the room through this. Big, sticky head. Loud like pop rocks.

S - smells mature and elegant. Sweet lemon candy. Sticky. Honey.

T - earthy and hoppy. Bitter and grassy. The upfront flavor is sweet and syrupy lemon, maybe a little white grape, but then the hops quickly burst through. Sharp and lasting bitterness. Herbaceous, particularly on the finish.

F - focused and silky, but has a slight fluff that creeps in toward the middle, bringing out some carbonation.

O - a nicely done, crisp and hoppy offering from Magnify. The bitterness is out in full force

Super clean and crisp. No juice here, but nice to see which a well made crushable IPA with tons of flavor. Light to medium bitterness, low malt character and not overhopped or over hazed

Its really like a more approachable Vine Shine. Very similar to Vine Shine in many respects including the yeast stain but it actually drinks more smother then Vine Shine and a little lighter. Vine Shine has the west coast grapefruit thing going on while this ones a little more dank and herbal with citrus undertones. Well made beer. I dig it!