Magic Rock Magic 8 Ball
Our Black IPA fuses speciality malts with a tropical punch bowl of new world hops to deliver a contradictory yet cultured concoction. A classically ‘pale’ aroma and quenchingly fruity palate belies a broodingly dark and deceptive appearance. Can a beer be both ‘black and pale’? Time to consult the Magic 8 Ball.
3.8
204 reviews
Huddersfield, England
Community reviews
Pours a matter black with a moderate foamy tan head. Aromas of roasted malt, peach, citrus, chocolate, almonds. Taste is quite roasty with some fruitiness. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation.
Poursblack with low off white head
Aromas yeastie, chocolate, black and roasted maltyness
Taste has roasted malts, somewhat hoppy of tropical fruits, hints of coffee and dark bitter chocolate
Tried at the Lincoln TapHouse & Kitchen. Almost black colour with a light tan head. Black. Big things on this beer were. Roasted malt. Citrus fruit. Fresh and zesty taste. Great beer with a fresh finish. roasted malt. Really nice fresh finish.
Keg at Ushers. Pours dark brown, brown head. Nose is light hops, light roast, malts, light nose. Taste is more bipa: pine hoppy, grapefruity bitter, citrus, roast, bitter finish. Solid brew.
Borefts 2014. Roasted, hops, fruit, chocolate? Good. Backlog from 2014/09/26.
Draught at The Druggist, Singapore on 16-Oct-2015. Hazy brown colour with a thin tan coloured head. Aroma of citrus, floral hops and dark roasted malt. Flavour rich in tropical fruit, grapefruit, roasted malt and hops. Bitter dry finish. An excellent Black IPA.
From tap at Borefts ’14. Pours hazy dark brown with a small to medium off-white head. Aroma is quite fruity, some roasted malts, chocolate, nicely balanced. Taste has quite some roasted malts, fruitiness, red fruits, bit of chocolate and a medium bitter finish. Medium body and carbo. Nice stuff.
Draught at Craft Covent Garden, London.
Black beer with a rich lasting beige head. Hoppy citrus aroma, chocolate, cocoa, licorice, floral, soot, some pine and mango. Hoppy licorice flavor, cocoa, chocolate, grapes, pine apples, mango, some peach. Fresh well balance BIPA with enough attitude.
From tap. Pours hazy brown with a small tan head. Aroma is fruity. Toasted malty. Bitter, fruity and toasted dark malty. Bitter and hops fruity. Dry and bitter finish.
Aroma: light toasted malts, floral hops, light pine. Appearance: dark, hazy brown, small, creamy, beige head. Taste: light bitter. Palate: light honey, then bitters intensify, toasted malts, floral hops, dry finish. Overall: nice Black IPA, good aroma, well-balanced. Pint at Craft Beer Co, Brixton.
Tap/growler tall boys Leeds. Very dark colour. Superb citrus fruit aroma. Taste is bitter, hoppy and roasted. One of my favourite beers ever. Exceptional.
Keg / Royal Albert / New Cross / £6.50. Dark brown appearance with a slightly beige of white head. This beer has an amazing hoppy aroma, more so fruit & citrus rather than pine or grass. Taste wise it reminded me a pale ale with a bit of roasted malt. Amazing well balanced. One of my favourite beers
Pours dark brown with a large, lasting head.
Nose shows soft roasted and toasty malt along with a bready character and spicy, piny and fruity hops.
Similar flavours, with more roasted malt and caramel followed by a massive resinous and piny hop hit.
Tap. Very dark brown, almost black color. Nice red hue. Medium size, beige head, stays. Hoppy, fruity, citrus, faint roast in aroma. Nice aroma. Hoppy, citrus, fruity, grapefruit in taste. Fruity hops in aftertaste. Medium carbonation. Medium bitterness. Light body. No alcohol detected, but then again I’m pretty drunk. Nice drinkability.
Tap at Pudel, Tallinn. Pours dark brown-black with beige head. Small head stays. Aroma is roast, hops, citrus, grapefruit. Flavor is bitter, roast, citrus, grapefruit, berries. Finish is long citric and roast bitter. Overall: very nice.
Tap. Brown beer, beige head. Nose is hoppy, citrus, grapefruit, mango. Flavor is hops forward, nice grapefruit in the medium bitter finish. Lingering bitter grapefruit.
Keg in the Heaton Hop, Manchester. Pours deep brown, almost black with a cream head. Sweet pineapple aroma. The taste starts bitter with spice and lots of pine. Underlying coffee and chocolate. Delicious.
Keg at Sheffield Tap. Yep magic indeed. Malts come through in the last third. Über hopped and unctuous. Resinous, not super tropical but vegetal. A velvet beast.
Keg at the hanging bat. Pours black, nose is greapefruit, roasted, taste is dry roast, fruity, dry toffee.
This is fabulous, and something different from the rest. Has roast, caramel, chocolate and something that tastes like light anise or some other herb. Great balance. Black pour with good head and lacing. Light bitter finish. Tap at Churchkey.
At Borefts 2014. Appearance is black, dark brown, no head. Aroma of hops, citrus, grapefruit, little bit roast. Taste is hoppy, roast, citrus. Very hoppy Black IPA. Lovely.
Draft at Birch & Barley. Completely black color, brown head. Nice aroma of citrus and roast. Taste is deep fruity roast, lightly bitter finish. Very tasty indeed.
Alla spina all’IBF. Colore nero impenetrabile, shiuma fine e mediam persistente. Aromi molti intensi di frutta tropèicale, tostature leggere ma percettibile. Al palato corpo medio, alcool molto ben nascosto. sentori di frutta tropicale, molto fresca e beverina.
On tap at Ale&Hop, Barcelona. Pours black with lasting tan head. Roasted malts and coffee aroma and flavor. Piney hoppy bitter. Nice one.
26/IX/14 - on tap @ Borefts 2014 (Bodegraven) - BB: n/a (2014-1093) Thanks to Benzai, 77ships, fonefan and cgarvieuk for sharing today’s beers!
Clear purple bron beer, creamy beige head, irregular, pretty stable, adhesive, leaving a nice lacing in the glass. Aroma: citrus, grassy hops, little roasted, fruity. MF: ok carbon, full body. Taste: bitter hops, some citrus, caramel, little sweet, malty. Aftertaste: sweet notes, caramel, slightly roasted, bitter hops, dry, grassy, citrus, some exotic fruits.
Tap@ craft & co London. Small redblack. Intense resinous pine grass herbal Earthy notes. Great lingering pleasant bitterness. Full mouthfeel with absence of roasted malts, so the black malts more for the colour. Super brew.
Tap @ De Molen Beerfestival 2014. Pours amber with a creamy head. Toffee, caramel and peach. Good hops. Smooth and dry.
Sampled at Borefts Beer Festival 2014. THX everyone for sharing today’s beers.
Black beer. Nose is mostly hoppy, though little roasted side. Taste is quite bitter and little sweet. Little roasted here again
Borefts Beer Festival 2014. Chestnut with a lasting off-white head. Malty aroma with caramel, and a touch of citrus. Sweet malty flavour with toffee and a hint of cheese/old hops
Sampled @ Borefts 2014. Dark brown color, small to average sized off-white head. Aroma is a bit faint, but that might be due to cold serving temperatures. Taste malts, dark malts, lightly some roast, nicely hoppy, nicely bitter. Quite good! Medium body and carbonation. Nice one!