Belgian IPA's are generally not as aggressively hopped as US IPA's, but Magma is a bot of an exception for Belgium. An amber coloured beer with the bitterness of an American Imperial IPA, balanced with the fruitness and body of a Belgian tripel.
Czech hops for bittering and dry-hopping with Simcoe provides a wonderfully punchy tropical fruit and citrus nose. The flavour has the sweetness of fresh summer fruits - pineapple, mango, apricot - with sweet biscuit maltiness against the strong background of IPA bitterness.
The harmonious marriage of two beer styles makes this an incredibly unique and enjoyable beer. The beer has been described as the best of old-world tradition, with the best of the new world innovation.
Beer Fact 1: Troubadour Magma was included in US Draft Magazine's 'Top 25 Beers of the Year' in 2011, describing the beer as 'an exceptional riff on a hallmark American style'.
Beer Fact 2: once a year, at the end of summer, the boys at the Troubadour brewery make a special version of their Magma; changing one element of the original beer. The first few years simply saw a different dry-hopping - 2011 was Cascade, 2012 was Sorachi Ace, 2013 wass Galaxy. 2014 saw the beer fermented with three different yeast strains. 2015 sees the yeast experimentation continue with 'Tripel Spiked Brett'.
Availability : 330ml & 750ml bottles, 30 litre key kegs.
A big, juicy American style double IPA, dry-hopped with Amarillo
A Double IPA made for Boreft's, featuring hops from De Molen's own hop fields
This collaborative brew between De Molen and Omnipollo is an Imperial Pineapple IPA
A Belgian double IPA, with fourteen different hops added continuously during the brewing process
by Brouwerij Emelisse/Slot-Oostende
A cracking Double IPA, in the true West Coast US style
A double IPA from Struise, originally made for De Molen's Borefts beer festival as a tribute to De Molen Vuur & Vlam
A DIPA with 100% German Magnum hops, open fermented over pinecones and pine branches
This beer replaces the Double Rye IPA, loaded with Mosaic, Simcoe and Loral hops with a crisp malt body
The second variant of Kees' Double IPA, double dry hopped with Simcoe & Amarillo
A spicy Rye Imperial IPA, with generous additions of Citra, Simcoe and Cascade
A triple dry-hopped Imperial IPA, the 2020 single hop edition features Chinook hops
A collaborative West Coast Double IPA from L'Ermitage/Frontaal
A double dry-hopped hazy double IPA featuring Galaxy and Sabro hops
A Belgian Double IPA collaboration brew between Stewart Brewing (UK) and De Molen
Uiltje's hoppiest beer ever, with a big caramel malt body supporting more hops than you can throw a stick at
A collaboration between Uiltje and Bireol (Austria), this double IPA features seven types of hops, pilsner malt and wheat
A West Coast US style double IPA featuring Simcoe, Chinook, Citra, Amarillo and Columus hops
A cross between Flemish brewing tradition, and the big IPA's of the US West Coast
A clean, crisp and sessional IPA from the team at Troubadour
Dedicated to the hero of Antwerp, a dry-hopped spicy blond ale
Fruity aroma and hoppy, spicy flavour make this an extremely drinkable beer.
Four malts, roasted barley and two hops create a beautiful Imperial Stout - with a Belgian twist.
Another riff of the Troubadour Magma, this one is a more sessionable, last of the summer sun type of beer
The 2015 variant of their flagship Magma, with the addition of Brettanomyces yeast at all three fermentation phases
The 2016 variation of Troubadour's flagship beer Magma features Maris Otter premium malt
The 2017 variant of Magma sees a change in malt and hop quantities, resulting in a fruity, earthy and dry IPA
The 2019 variant of Troubadour's Magma is a beer that has been made more sessional, with the addition of El Dorado and Nelson Sauvin hops
The 2022 Magma variant is finished with a wine yeast
A rich, smooth and complex dark ale - a perfectly balanced mild stout with a Belgian body.
Amber ale with a spicy and malty character, crisp and light with a dry, slightly bitter finish.
A Belgian west coast Imperial Black IPA, made using 100% Belgian hops
A beautiful imperial black IPA that uses all-Belgian west coast hops
