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Magic Hat 60 Winks Ale

 (RETIRED)


 Percentile 
30
overall
A Classic German Pilsener formerly brewed by
Magic Hat Brewing Company

South Burlington, Vermont USA

bottled
common

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622.81/5.02.81/5.0Special5.8%60.7 Flute, Footed Pilsner P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Mystery beer celebrating Alan's 60th birthday, brewed in the German Pilsner tradition.

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 argo0 (6176), Washington DC, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Feb 25, 2007  
(12oz bottle, best by end of March) Medium off-white head atop a lightly hazed straw body. Aroma is medium sweet, floral, some dough/cereal. Taste is medium sweet, grassy/spicy, lemon, some apricot, cereal, light honey. Light-medium body, decent crispness, light acidity. I wonder if one of the 60 winks is devoted to calling a pilsener an ale?


 hopdog (4568), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Dec 24, 2007  
12oz bottle. Poured a medium and clear golden color with a large sized white head. Aromas of wet grass and citrus. Tastes of grass, citrus, and caramel.


 muzzlehatch (4425), Burlington, Vermont, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/58/103/513/20
Dec 20, 2006  
12 oz bottle from City Market in Burlington, VT (December 2006) served a bit above fridge temperature in a Christoffel glass. As eaglefan notes, rather dull-looking for a pils, leaden yellow-gold with a moderate quick-dissipating white head....some decent German hops in the nose, honey, light floral notes but nothing much to get excited about, lowpowered and unoriginal.....definitely more to this beer once you taste it though, a really lovely creamy maltiness throughout, rich and very full for a pils but nicely balanced by the Saaz-y bitterness that gradually creeps up on you and makes you notice it by the finish.....light mineralic qualities at the finish and sharp bitterness belie the slightly too-smoth overall feel of it; carbonation a bit on the low side. Pretty solid all in all despite the ugly appearance and somewhat boring aroma. Nice label too but Magic Hat, I’d think you might know that a pilsner isn’t an ale?


 DocLock (4102), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Apr 4, 2007  
Joe’s Garage, 12 oz. Dark straw pour, with some pale malt and hopcit aroma. Light palate heft, with some hop, corn flakey pale malt, and fruit flavors. Uninspiring, but I’d drink it again, if that makes any sense.


 jcwattsrugger (3942), Florida and, New Jersey, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 10, 2007  
12 oz bottle-pours a white head and hazy yellow color. Aroma is fruit, spicy, grain. Taste is fruit, spicy/herbal hops, grain/wheat/malt-some caramel. Occasional. OK carbonation.




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