Magic Hat Roxy Rolles

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Serving: 12 oz. bottle. Appearance: Cloudy amber with a foamy, tan head. Good head retention and decent lacing. Aroma: Whoa! Big pine hop aroma. Earthy and herbal, almost like it was dry hopped. Taste: Earthy, herbal hops are very forward on the palate. What little biscuit notes from the malt that are there get beaten down quickly by the hops. Palate: Medium-high, prickly carbonation with a medium-light mouthfeel. Long, bitter finish. Overall: A pretty refreshing amber ale. I would recommend giving this one a go!

dark red with tannish head. hoppy nose. flavor has a lot of bitterness then some upper crystal malts providing a lot of raison-like malt character, not much malt sweetness and the hops just do not come through here. mild citrus hop flavor, but the bitterness predominates the flavor. a lot of residual sweetness, that just accentuates the lack of hop flavor. flawed

This poured a clear orangish color with a white head. Aroma was slight piney hops, some sweetness and slight roastedness and caramel as well. Flavor was very strange, a mix of dark fruits, sweet malt, hops but there seems to be something missing here?

Bottle. Pours a clear amber color with a foamy off white head that recedes to a light ring. Nose is burnt nuts and fire wood. Palate is medium, a film is felt and finishes dry. Flavors of the burnt firewood and nuts, almost like a graham cracker.

pours amber with a thin off white head. Aroma is fruity hop, and dusty caramel malt. Flavour is actually quite nice. strong fruity and herbal hop combine with a toasty caramel malt body. Nice soft bitter finish.

On tap at Coasters. First of all, given my previous experiences with Magic Hat as a mediocre (at best) brewery I would not have tried this had it not been poured for me before I could order. Second, for an amber ale Magic Hat does a really nice job with this one and I was pleasantly surprised. Pours brownish-orange with a thin, off-white head. Big, bright citrus hop aroma. Bitter hop flavor of fresh cut grass and pine balanced with some caramel malt sweetness. This is actually a pretty good beer.

woody, malty, leafy, ekg, english and dogfish heady malt character. Very good.

Beer pours nice copper color with a thick, retained off white colored head. Aroma is hoppy, with some light spiciness. Flavor is mildly citrically bitter with just a touch of bready, malt balance. This is a hop forward amber ale, and therefore one I enjoyed quite a bit.