Magnify Brewing Update (2021)

pretty sure Evil Twin NYC started this abomination of a trend with their Evil Water series a while back.

 

It's only a trend if others join in.

 

Here is their line up as of today. They are charging a lot for seltzer which is much cheaper to brew than beer. No beers on the list that I feel a need to try.
BEER GARDEN DRAFT POURS


STOUT



BOURBON BARREL AGED HOT CAKES WITH BANANA, COCONUT & MAPLE SYRUP, 13.5%

Collaboration with Great Notion. Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 18 months and conditioned on wild Thai banana, coconut and maple syrup.

$9 per 8 oz pour


BOURBON BARREL AGED HOT CAKES WITH DOUBLE PEANUT BUTTER & MAPLE SYRUP, 13.5%

Collaboration with Great Notion. Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels for 18 months and conditioned on double the amount of peanut butter than the first batch, cocoa nibs and maple syrup.

$9 per 8 oz pour


SAISON


GOOD NEWS, 5.7%

Saison aged in our oak foeder for a year with brettanomyces and lactobacillus. Medium tartness and funk, nuanced hop presence.

$7 per 16 oz pour


BEER GARDEN CAN POURS


HOPPY


HOSTILE TAKEOVER, 10% (sold out for to-go)

Triple IPA brewed in collaboration with District 96. Brewed with Citra, Sabro Incognito and Simcoe in the whirlpool and dry hopped with Citra, Strata, Nectaron, Cashmere, Nelson and Citra Cryo.

$8 per 16 oz can


DOUBLE DRY HOPPED CITRAPOLLO, 7.6%

DDH Imperial IPA with Citra and Apollo hops. Dank and tropical.

$8 per 16 oz can


NEXT LEVEL 12.5%

Quadruple IPA with Mosaic Incognito, Mosaic Cryo and Topaz in the whirlpool and dry hopped multiple times with Mosaic, Ella, Cashmere and Mosaic Cryo.

$8 per 16 oz can


PERCEPTION IS REALITY, 6.5%

Hazy IPA with Simcoe.

$6 per 16 oz can



SOUR


SNAKE PROOF, 4.5%

Double Fruited Gose (smoothie style) brewed in collaboration with District 96. Brewed with lactose and conditioned on pineapple, passionfruit, guava and marshmallows.

$8 per 16 oz can


LONG ISLAND ICED TEA R&R, 11%

Triple Sour inspired by Long Island Iced Tea. Brewed with lactose and conditioned on lemon, lime, tangerine and cola syrup.

$8 per 16 oz can


STOUT


FUDGEMENT DAY IV: DESSERT WARS, 11%

Imperial Stout with chocolate fudge, chocolate pudding, peanut butter, marshmallow, coconut and cheesecake. Contains lactose.

$9 per 16 oz can


MAGNIFY SELTZER WORKS


PINEAPPLE CREAM PIE, 5%

Smoothie style hard seltzer with pineapple, coconut and marshmallow. Thick and pulpy. Gluten Free.

$7 per 16 oz can


SHIRLEY TEMPLE, 5%

Crushable style hard seltzer with lemon, lime and grenadine. Gluten Free.

$6 per 16 oz can

 

I really liked Citrapollo and Hostile Takeover. Agreed on the seltzers....they are a ***applies sunglasses***
hard pass for me.

 

Stopped by and got two four packs. Very happy. Also got the lager. Kind of wanted the BA stout but $22 stopped me.

 

This almost made me head up to Magnify for the first time in quite a while. Taste same as before?

 

Delicious. I’m actually drinking one right now. First of all, I love Nelson hopped IPAs anyway, and having this be a Farmhouse version makes it that much more enjoyable. There’s not a ton of funk here, but enough. I won’t claim to recall exactly how this tasted 5 years ago, but this new batch is worth buying for sure.

 

I picked up a 4 pk of coconut sizzle, opened the first can and had a bit of a gushing issue. Anyone else have a similar experience? That aside, it is a great warm evening beer. A touch on the sweet side but the coconut is very pleasant. I would also put the sourness on the low end of the scale which is perfectly fine for me!