Magic Rock Bearded Lady
Say hello to the Bearded Lady, our uncompromisingly big and beautiful Imperial Stout. Born from our Dark Arts recipe she uses masses of magical malts to deliver deep chocolate, rich coffee and vinous berry flavours all complemented by a balanced yet subtly spicy hop profile. Powerful, robust, intriguing; yet decadently smooth and sumptuous, the lady demands respect…
3.9
192 reviews
Huddersfield, England
Community reviews
From tap at CBC 2016. Black with a beige head. Aroma and flavour of roasted malt, caramel, nuts, coffee, dried fruit, licorice and bitterness.
Tapped in London. Very round and smooth. Extremely thick, velvet-like. Not much bitterness, easy to drink. Vanilla, smooth milk chocolate, spices. Soft roasted, very round, intense smooth sweetish great aftertaste. Fantastic!!
Cask at CBC 2016, yellow session. Pours black, tan head. Roasted malts, coffee, cocoa, wood, peat. However I believe this one was off because it had certain, very unpleasant plastic aroma/flavor probably from the plastic cask it was served in. When I asked the guys tried to assure me it was just peat, but since I’ve tried handfull of peated BA beers and whiskys I wouldn’t agree on that. Anyway looking at other rates especially at untappd seems something went wrong. It’s a shame cause it seems like a very good brew. Another candidate for re-rate.
Cask? @CBC 2016.
Poured near black with a brown looking head.
Wood diminates totally in the aroma, some roasted elements and bitter chocolate.
Flavor has mostly wood as well, some roastedness.
Didn´t like it at all.
Tap @ Copenhagen Beer Celebration, 2016. Pours black with a creamy head. Nutella, roast, hazel, candy and coffee. Smooth and soft. That artificial feel.
Tap CBC. Pours black with a tan head. Roast, licorice, light coffe, choko, boozy, nutty. Quite heavy and bit too much booz
From tap at Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016 - Yellow session. Black color with beige head. Roasted malty aroma, coffee, cocoa, licorice, fruity, berries, perfume notes. Sweet and bitter taste like aroma. Medium oily body with soft carbonation.
Yellow session, Copenhagen Beer Celebration 2016. OPaque black beer with a nice beige/brownish head. Chocolate and licorice aroma, woody, cocoa powder, some raisins and milk chocolate. Chocolate flavor, woody, soot, some peat, cocoa powder, some ash. Good but not the best version of this beer.
Cask @CBC16. Black small tan bubbles. Aroma has coffe, wood and roast. Woody flavor, grassy and green leaves. Total turnoff for me… Smooth mouthfeel, sweetish.
Pours black with a thick cocoa head. Aroma is chocolate orange but it’s very faint. A strong alcoholic taste, tastes like a shot of orange liqueur.
Sample at All in beer fest 2015. Black with tanned head. Chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, dried fruit, berries and wine. Semi dry with low to medium carbonation.
On tap at All In Beer Fest. Fruity smell, dark malty and a bit boozy. Dark malty and spicy taste.
DWFAWB; Draft Poured festival style, black with a small bobble frothy and lacing tan head. Nose is moderate to heavy, roasted malt, coffee, chocolate, licorice and alcohol. Taste is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a lasting roasted, sweet licorice finish. Body is medium to full, texture is oily to sticky, carbonation is soft.
London Craft Beer Festival 2015at Oval Space, London.Black beer with an brownish head. Chocolate, vanilla, malty, caramell and coffee aroma. Simlar flavour with some nice orange hints. Lovely beer :-)
Grand Marnier nose, pours black with a firm beige head, taste of chocolate and orange peel. Too heavy liquor taste, more of a praline filling than a beer...
Complex nose of roast, meal damp stone and sweetness. Thick body, molasses,deep and instense and good but lacks that complexity you might expect from a great beer. Silky in the body but head is not sustained.Pleasing mouthful but in the end there is just too much liquorice in there for me.
On tap at Biercab. Black colour with tan head. Chocolate, roasted, coffee aroma. Sweet, chocolate, milk, citric, roasted taste taste. Medium to full body.
Deep coffee aroma. Malty, rich and deep aromas and flavours. Very dark black. Very syrupy. Tastes like a honey beer.
330 ml bottle. Pours a black colour withba small white head. Aroma of roastiness, leather, cream and grass. Rich flavour of roastiness, bread, saltiness, grass and licorice. Full bodied. Oily mouthfeel. Soft. Rich.
330ml bottle from Ales by Mail
Pours pitch black with a brown head. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, dark chocolate, coffee, hints of berries and wood. Taste is smooth, sweetish and slightly roasty with loads of licorice, hints of coffee, chocolate and berries. Finish is smooth, roasty and salty with notes of licorice, berries and dark chocolate. Quite intense.
Bottle from Kris Wines. Have kept this for about 5 months. Pours a lovely very dark brown, with a medium to thin foam tan brown head. Nose is quite musty, grain musty, roasted malt, dark fruit, slight fortified wine vinous, slight cheesy, fresh milk, dark chocolate. Taste is strong rich roasted malt, tangy burnt flavours, lots of dark fruit, prune and raisin, alcohol, slight vinous, and then some yeasty, savoury character, soy sauce, salty, and dark chocolate. the finish is roasted malt and soy sauce, with the savoury winning over the sweet. Not getting a huge amount of coffee. More a burnt roasted character.
Keg @London Craft Beer Festival 2014, The Oval, London. 17-08-2014.
Pours black with nice tan head. Burnt caramel, liquor, coffee aromas. Medium body, soft carbonation, oily texture. Taste is smooth, bitter, liquor notes, caramel, toffee. Viscous mouthfeel, really enjoyable.
Pitch black color. Thin, dark brown head. Dark fruit dark chocolate, slightly sweet nose. The mouth is very full body. Decent but not outstanding.
330ml bottle takeout from Friends of Ham. Drunk many months later. Woody, coffee aroma. Massive taste of course.. lots of dark fiery malts, chocolate, coffee and bitter spice. Smooth and surprisingly drinkable for the ABV. Lovely stuff.
Draft @ Irreale. Black colour, chocolate, molasses and coffee flavours and aroma
Sampled @ Borefts 14. Black colour with a small beige head. Smells liquorice, roasty, chocolate, nice. Tastes liquorice, roasty, salty, chocolate, coffee, nice. Full body, soft carbo.
Tap. Black beer, thin beige head. Nose is roast and coffee, some chocolate and licorice hints in there. Flavor is big and roasty, coffee, chocolate, sweet notes, firm hoppy-roasty bitterness in the finish. Smooth and creamy mouthfeel, lingering roast, sweet hints and alcohol. Smooth stuff.
On tap at Archive Beer Boutique September 2013. Everything that you want in a beer is right here, great flavour and aroma, complexity and a big solid body.
Keg at the Stockbridge Tap. Pours black, nose is chocolate, fruity, taste is dry chocolate, sweet.
Bottle 330ml @ geokkjer
Pours pitch black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, coffee, alcohol, caramel, floral and grassy. Taste is medium to heavy sweet and medium bitter with a long roasted, warm, chocolate and bitter finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is full.