Peach Short Stack
Magnify Brewing Company

 

 

 

L: Opaque gold with a small white head. Poor retention. The head fizzes away quickly, leaving a tiny ring, but no lacing.

S: Yellow peach, pineapple, mango, orange, grapefruit, honey, maybe a hint of maple syrup.

T: Orange, grapefruit, peach, mango, and pineapple upfront. Massively fruity hop combo along with real peaches. Creamy, doughy malt with oats in the middle. The maple syrup comes along in on the back end, along with notes of honey and vanilla. The maple syrup lingers for a while, before being cut off my encroaching hop bitterness of grapefruit pith and orange peel.

F: Medium-plus, creamy, moderately carbonated, well-rounded and smooth. Lightly dry.

O: Not as forward on the flavorings as I would prefer, but still a very well made NEIPA. Quite tasty.

Tasted in a Rastal Teku from a one pint can on June 29, 2018. Peach Short Stack is the next beer in our Breakfast inspired Double IPA series. This 8% Peach Pancake Breakfast DIPA contains a hefty dose of oats, peach purée, maple syrup and a touch of lactose. We dry hopped this beer with Citra and Mosaic.

L - dull orange haze. Appealing but kinda boring honestly. Super thin head. Got a full finger yet I can see straight through it.

S - doughy orange. Whiffs of peach. Coriander and oats. Sweet.

T - whoa now, there's the maple syrup. Sweet sugary injection into all the flavors, but thankfully it doesn't feel sugary. Crisp, herbal, dry, pointed zest makes a weird appearance halfway through. Strong graininess and gritty peach. Definitely mosaic in here which turns down the lights on any fruit flavors trying to escape. Black pepper. Leaves an oddly satisfying electric zest when all is said and done.

F - light for a "breakfast DIPA". Carb foams up a bit which introduces a bit of undesirable air.

O - it's strange, and a little one-dimensional, but it's a guilty pleasure kinda tasty.

 

Great beer. At first I was scared off by the name, but happy I decided to try it. A little sweet, but accompanied the beer very well.

 

 

 

A - Opaque orange peach colored pour with soapy lacing.

S - Peach, citrus, and melon.

T - Mango, peach, citrus, some melon, some spicy melon rind, a small amount of fruit acidity. Ends with some creamy , peppery citrus bitterness.

M - Full bodied and chewy.

O - This is an interesting one, no doubt. No maple syrup showed up (that I could detect).

On draught at the brewery. It pours an opaque, dirty golden color with a creamy, eggshell colored head and soapy lacing. The nose is fairly subdued and features fresh peaches, vanilla, and light floral hops. The taste opens with lots of ripe peach following by a heavy dose of sweet oats and lactose. The tasty blend of Mosaic and Citra hops is delicate and provides only a mild bitterness and no yeast burn. This ale is nicely creamy with moderate carbonation, and the 8% ABV provides substance without dominating the taste. Overall, this is the least gimmicky of Magnify's breakfast IPA series so far. It's flavorful without being over the top. It's an appropriate IPA for late Spring/early Summer.