BEER REVIEW: 330

BREWER: Overtone, Lanarkshire, Scotland

STYLE: DDH Double IPA

ABV: 8.4%

VESSEL: 440ml tin

DATE OF POST: 4th February 2024

 

SAMMY SAY’S…

It’s quite a bold statement naming your brew Pure Magic. As the brewer, you must believe in it to be so confident. 

And the verdict is Overtone have nailed this beer. It’s a banger of a DIPA. Packed with melon, grapefruit and mango and finishing with grassy notes, I’d be surprised if any beer drinker out there were disappointed with Pure Magic. 

As an aside, it has a sumptuous mouthfeel to carry all these well brewed flavours through. 

Whether or not this monster of a beer is pure magic or not will always be in the tongue of the taster. But there’s not many out there who would argue with this beer being anything less than magic. 

Sammy’s Rating: 88%

 

JYMI SAY’S…

With a name like Pure Magic you kinda need your beer to deliver, if not over deliver to back up it’s label. Otherwise you get punks like me and Sammy thinking they’re clever by concluding a sh***y amateur beer review with obvious lines like Pure Magic… it is not or Pure Magic, No. Pure Pants, Yes.

Thankfully our buddies up in Glasgow, Overtone, have flippin’ nailed it! This is an awesome brew let me tell you!

First off Overtone have decided to use the hops Galaxy, Motueka and Strata for this power beer. Now, I’m no brewer but I do know that these are all hops that bring a lot to the party so balancing out would be no mean feat. Second off once turning the very good looking can around I was informed that this isn’t just a DIPA, it’s a Double Dry Hopped DIPA. So appearance in glass and nose should also be bringing a lot to the table here.

I can confirm that our Scottish brewers have without doubt balanced this beer perfectly as well as presented something that looks SENSATIONAL in the glass and smells as tropical as it gets. Just wow.

In mouth Pure Magic brings all the juice with Mango and Lime playing the staring roles. It’s worth noting here that the mouthfeel of this beer is nothing short of exceptional. Once swallowed a necessary and divine bitterness sneaks in to balance the upfront juice and then progresses to an almost savoury melon tone in the late aftertaste.

Excellent beer. Find. Drink. Love.

Jymi’s Rating: 91%

 

MUSE ON BOOZE RATING: 89.5%

MOB review next weekend: WAPALOOSIE by TARTARUS BEERS

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