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Cannonball
Magic Rock Brewing
- From:
- Magic Rock Brewing
- England, United Kingdom
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,427 - ABV:
- 7.4%
- Score:
- 88
Ranked #13,187 - Avg:
- 3.95 | pDev: 10.89%
- Reviews:
- 37
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 19, 2023
- Added:
- Jan 15, 2012
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 21
Cannonball is an India Pale Ale in the true tradition, high in alcohol and massively hopped to survive a long sea voyage. We don’t want you to wait though, take a swig and let the flavour explode on your palate. Tropically fruity, resinous hops compete against a sweet malty backbone, while a rasping bitterness builds to a mouth puckering crescendo. Our hop bomb will blow you out of the water.
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Reviewed by charlatan from Scotland
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a 330ml can. Think I've had this before on cask at beer festivals, but probably only after my judgement was impaired. Cloudy with a decent white head, looks a bit like pineapple juice. Nose is standard west coast IPA. pine and grapefruit. Despite a minty start it tastes less sweet than expected with a good leafy hop profile which renders it a sipper - just as well for a small can. Haven't had a beer with such a green finish in a long time. Slightly oily on the tongue. Excellent.
Apr 17, 2022Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway
3.99/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at Cardinal Pub & Bar, Stavanger. Hazy deep golden to orange colour, moderate white head. Lovely aroma of tropical fruits and spruce / pine. Distinctly hoppy flavour throughout, on a moderately sweet background. Citrussy and resinous notes, bitter finish. Good stuff.
Feb 07, 2021Reviewed by Odysseas1989 from Cyprus
3.89/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.89/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a can.
Look: Hazy gold, with a luscious head of foam.
Nose: Strong citrus, sweet apricot.
Taste/Feel: Strong hop presence, bracing bitterness combined with creamy sweetness. Luscious, creamy mouthfeel.
Nov 10, 2020Look: Hazy gold, with a luscious head of foam.
Nose: Strong citrus, sweet apricot.
Taste/Feel: Strong hop presence, bracing bitterness combined with creamy sweetness. Luscious, creamy mouthfeel.
Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Medium: Canned + small snifter.
Opacity: Veiled.
Color: Golden.
Head: Slightly foamy.
Legs: Okay overall.
Smell: Buttery/Pineapples/Caramel.
Taste: Tangerines/Lemon/Herbal.
Feel: Piney/Tropical/Resinous.
Body: Medium to full, slick and oily, decent smoothness.
Carbonation: Low to moderate crisp, a little shy.
Overall: Very good standard IPA.
Visual 7/10 - Flavors 8/10 - Sensations 7/10 - Balance 8/10 -
Freshness 4/10 - Intensity 8.5/10 - Complexity 7/10 - Appreciation 7/10
Oct 10, 2020Opacity: Veiled.
Color: Golden.
Head: Slightly foamy.
Legs: Okay overall.
Smell: Buttery/Pineapples/Caramel.
Taste: Tangerines/Lemon/Herbal.
Feel: Piney/Tropical/Resinous.
Body: Medium to full, slick and oily, decent smoothness.
Carbonation: Low to moderate crisp, a little shy.
Overall: Very good standard IPA.
Visual 7/10 - Flavors 8/10 - Sensations 7/10 - Balance 8/10 -
Freshness 4/10 - Intensity 8.5/10 - Complexity 7/10 - Appreciation 7/10
Reviewed by rex_4539 from Greece
4.21/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Hazy amber color, half finger white head, excellent lacing, light carbonation.
S: Hops, malts. Smells nice.
T: Hoppy, malty, bitter. Very good.
F: Light to medium bodied, fully flavored.
O: Superb old school IPA.
Aug 30, 2020S: Hops, malts. Smells nice.
T: Hoppy, malty, bitter. Very good.
F: Light to medium bodied, fully flavored.
O: Superb old school IPA.
Reviewed by James94 from England
4.17/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.17/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
L: Hazy amber golden, with slight reddish hints, lasting head and lacing
S: Pininess, oakiness, slight alcohol, candied orange, grapefruit
T: Lime, lemon, jam
F: Alcohol is well-hidden for the ABV, slight dryness
O: 4.25
Jul 27, 2020S: Pininess, oakiness, slight alcohol, candied orange, grapefruit
T: Lime, lemon, jam
F: Alcohol is well-hidden for the ABV, slight dryness
O: 4.25
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Can from Selfridges, Marked down as the shelf date is a few days away. Hazy orange golden, small, bubbly head. Aroma is citrusy and dank. Taste focuses on the dank, some tropical notes, the tart side of juicy. Savory and peppery notes too. Still holding up.
Jan 06, 2020Reviewed by Maxpower086 from Canada (QC)
3.9/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5
3.9/5 rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5
hazzy rusted gold coloured. smell of lemon zest, ginger, pepper, malt and herbal grass. taste is very hoppy, herbal grass, pine and resin are at the forefront, tart yellow grapefruit, pumpkin spice. finish is dry and malty.
Dec 27, 2019Reviewed by stoumi from California
2.92/5 rDev -26.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.92/5 rDev -26.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Thanks to the lads in the #FPLBeerClub, especially Paul for this can share.
Cannonball pours a dark, semi-opaque orange yellow with a slightly off white frothy and rocky cap that lingers. The smell, all malt for me, I don't get the tropical fruits with just a hint of pine resin. The taste, much like the nose, it's all malt over my palette. There is some pine bitterness that starting but quickly fades leaving me wanting to taste that tropical fruitiness that just never comes. Overall, very unimpressive. Could be an old can, dated 10/04/20.
Oct 30, 2019Cannonball pours a dark, semi-opaque orange yellow with a slightly off white frothy and rocky cap that lingers. The smell, all malt for me, I don't get the tropical fruits with just a hint of pine resin. The taste, much like the nose, it's all malt over my palette. There is some pine bitterness that starting but quickly fades leaving me wanting to taste that tropical fruitiness that just never comes. Overall, very unimpressive. Could be an old can, dated 10/04/20.
Reviewed by vinicole from England
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.98/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Can. Cloudy orange with a thick frothy head.
Rich aroma of tropical and citrus fruit notably tangerine.
Fruity flavour with a blast of astringency to finish.
Chewy with decent carbonation.
Nice.
Apr 06, 2019Rich aroma of tropical and citrus fruit notably tangerine.
Fruity flavour with a blast of astringency to finish.
Chewy with decent carbonation.
Nice.
Cannonball from Magic Rock Brewing
Beer rating:
88 out of
100 with
119 ratings
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