Magic Hat #9

	Percentile
	52
	overall

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
South Burlington, Vermont USA

bottled
common

on tap
common

Broad Distribution
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Ratings	Average	Score	ABV	Style Pctl	Serve in
1248	3.06/5.0	3.06/5.0	4.6%	79.3	Flute

Commercial Description:
A Beer Cloaked in Secrecy An ale whose mysterious and unusual palate will swirl across your tongue and ask more questions than it answers. A beer brewed clandestinely and given a name whose meaning is never revealed. Why #9? Why, indeed. A sort of dry, crisp, fruity, refreshing, not-quite pale ale. #9 is really impossible to describe because there’s never been anything else quite like it. Fermented with our 150 year old strain of top-fermenting English yeast.

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dm9831 (1167), Monee, Illinois, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	10/20

Aug 17, 2009

clear light copper, not much white head, just a trace of lace. nose of peach, tea, light hops. flavor is sweet tea, dried fruit, lightly hoppy. medium bodied, light dry finish. not bad, but i could not session this beer. there is some kind of lingering sweetness going on here that i could do without. on tap @ newark airport renaissance hotel.

dmschefke (371), Eastpointe, Michigan, USA

2.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.6	6/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	10/20

Aug 16, 2009

Pours a nice amber orange with medium white head, lots of lacing. Aroma of citrus hops, decent malt, and some fruity tartness. Flavor matches well, but just doesn’t come together for me. This is not what I look for when infusing fruit into a beer. Drinkable, but just can’t get past it all.

JoeMurphy (30), Ohio, USA

3.6	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.6	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Aug 13, 2009

I enjoy this because it’s not like anything else I drink. A "gateway beer", perhaps, but gateway to a lot of things - the mix of fruit and hops is uncommon (except in my own homebrew, near as I can tell) and I enjoy standing with a foot in each world.

pete4999 (125), Buffalo, New York, USA

3.1	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.1	6/10	3/5	6/10	4/5	12/20

Aug 11, 2009

Pours a nice golden brown. Smell is very citrus-y, not much in the way of hops or any of that. Taste is crisp and tastes of sweet fruits - apricots, peaches, etc. A little bit of lemony aftertaste, I’d say. Very crisp taste and mouthfeel. Overall not a bad beer...nothing special though.

grebs (71), Ohio, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	6/10	3/5	7/10	3/5	11/20

Aug 11, 2009

Something of a guilty pleasure. Predominantly fruity with some hops near the end. I kinda like it. Generally a good beer to get people to try to steer them away from Blue Moon and the like. Respectable.

Bierkrug (248), Idar-Oberstein, Germany

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	6/10	3/5	4/10	2/5	8/20

Aug 10, 2009

33o ml bottle in the USA. Little head nice amber color. Apricot aroma, and taste helps hide the low quality beer. Hoppy aftertaste. Not bad for a hot summer day but falls ito the flavored beer follies that the good old USA pumps out.

Bonster (84), Jersey Shore, New Jersey, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Aug 9, 2009

Nice apricot flavor but not overwhelming. One of my go to beers when I am indecisive.

dalepryor (172), Paducah, Kentucky, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	6/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	14/20

Aug 9, 2009

refreshing, tasty, sorta bitter in a good way. apricots come through nice. I like this.

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