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Magpie Brewing Co.

🌍 South Korea · Regional · Known for American Pale Ale · Porter
Known for American Pale Ale · Porter

One of Seoul's original craft breweries, founded in Itaewon in 2011 by a group of expat and Korean beer enthusiasts. Named after the magpie — Korea's national bird. Helped spark the Korean craft beer movement.

3Beers
3Styles
5.5%Avg ABV
2011Founded

Beers by Magpie Brewing Co.

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
bitterevery beer
3 of 3 beers
piney
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Pale Ale 1Porter 1IPA 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 415 other breweries making American Pale Ale and Porter.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Magpie Brewing Co.'s characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for American Pale Ale and PorterMagpie Brewing Co.
in no beersin every beer
bitter
in all 3 of their beers · typical American Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
malty
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 4 in 5
Right where the field sits.
hoppy
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
citrusy
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
clean
in 2 of 3 · typical American Pale Ale and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 53%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
2 / 3
beers above the median
#1577
best ranked beer
Magpie Porter

Their beers place in the Top 53% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. Consistent rather than spiky — no single standout carrying the rest.

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About Magpie Brewing Co.

One of Seoul's original craft breweries, founded in Itaewon in 2011 by a group of expat and Korean beer enthusiasts. Named after the magpie — Korea's national bird. Helped spark the Korean craft beer movement.

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