Magic Hat 60 Winks Ale

Formerly brewed at Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Classic German Pilsener
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Brown bottle, ¾ of a pint, best before May, savoured on May 30 2007; eye: golden, clear, average effervescence, creamy white head; nose: malt, fruity sweet, light hops; mouth: in that order, malt, hops, caramel, one sip gives a finale that is "all malt with a hint of bitterness and a tiny hint of sweet", the next sip is "all hops with a good presence of malt and a tiny hint of sweet", mildly bitter and sweet, medium body, creamy texture, quite carbonated, slightly astringent; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 3/4 de pinte, meilleure avant mai, savourée le 30 mai 2007; œil : dorée, claire, effervescence moyenne, mousse blanche crémeuse; nez : malt, sucre fruité, léger houblon; bouche : malt, houblon, caramel, une gorgée donne une finale « toute maltée avec une petite pointe d’amertume et une petite pointe de sucre », une autre gorgée donne une finale « toute houblonnée avec une pointe de malt et une petite pointe de sucre », moyennement amère et sucrée, corps moyen, texture crémeuse, assez carbonatée, très légère astringence; en résumé : correct

Nose of lemon and soap. Appearance is lemon yellow with a small white head. I did not know whether to give them points because it looked great or take away points because it looks artificially colored and not like beer at all. Serious lemon citrus, sweet, almost no malt, funky nasty taste, and a funky and bitter finish. Hard to call it disappointing ... Magic Hat is the anit-Allagash of New Englad, and I never expect much from them.

Bottle. Pours clear gold, white head. Aroma is sweet corn, hops. Flavor is corn, wheat, hops. Nothing special about this brew.

Bottle. (Rating on laundered receipt from sometime in the spring of 2007). Pours golden, clear, with medium white head. Aroma is nice, but a little too flowery for a pilsner, and there is the odor of grain. A little too much malt, I can taste the caramel. Should be crisper in the finish.

For a pils, not the best I have seen as far as appearance. Not much head, no-lacing, and what carbonation there is produces BB sized bubbles. A typical light grain aroma with some central Euro-hop aroma. Taste is a little to sweet for me, a small amount of dryness at finish. Not a classic example and not one I would try again.

Clean golden colour with with head. Grassy aroma and a sweet malty grassy flavour with a light bready background. Medium body. I can’t really go on too much about this one.

Golden-orange in color with a ring of head. Aromas are lihgt, but sport a juicy lemon, yeast, and other lightly spiced citrus. Falls flat on the palate, with a very little grain presence and that too-juicy fruit flavor, like a fruit jelly. Um, interesting for a pils, but there’s no room for this one in my fridge.

Bottle from Joes garage collection. Gold pour some hop aroma, thin for my taste. Not much to say about this. It is just ok.