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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spiritsbeerman (47), Nicholasville, Kentucky, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	4/5	6/10	2/5	13/20

Jun 25, 2009

NOSE: Apricot , pear and grapefruit POURS: Lots of carbonation nice golden color. A 2" head with lots of lacing. TASTE: Wheaty with a nice apricot and pear flavor with little or no hops FINISH: Sweet not much there. A realy nice beer if a fruit ale is your thing. Very light and drinkable.

Onslow (174), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	4/10	3/5	6/10	3/5	12/20

Jun 25, 2009

On tap at Palmer’s, LaGrange Illinois.. I had no idea regarding the style, just ordered something I had not had before. If I had known it was a fruit beer I might have noticed the fruit. As it was I found it to be a rather light, sweet, well balanced, but somewhat nondescript brew.

adavis234 (133), Columbia, South Carolina, USA

2.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.8	6/10	2/5	6/10	3/5	11/20

Jun 22, 2009

12 oz bottle. Pours a clear, gold color with a lot of carbonation. Yeasty wheat nose with a hints of grapefruit and orange. Grapefruit, orange, apricot and other fruits dominate a fizzy mouthful. Sweet finish with not much aftertaste. Although this beer is ok, I don’t understand the adulation it receives from many beer drinkers. I also don’t really consider it a "not quite pale ale."

lordsummerisle (17), New York, USA

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

Jun 20, 2009

Very light beer with taste of pear, apricot, and faint hops. Nicely carbonated. Definitely a unique brew and totally drinkable, just nothing special in my mind.

ALCOHOLNIZM (61), WARWICK, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	2/5	5/10	3/5	15/20

Jun 19, 2009 Updated: Aug 2, 2009

POURS GOLDEN WITH NO HEAD TASTES LIKE APRICOTS BUT VERY LIGHT ACTUALLY SEEMS LIKE A LIGHT VERSION OF APRIHOP ITS A VERY GOOD BEER BUT NOT GREAT ONE, TO WATERY

JonnyC22 (164), Huntsville, Alabama, USA

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

Jun 19, 2009

Chocolatey, malty, tinged with a dull pear finish. I didn’t know it was a fruit beer when I bought it or took the first sip, so it was a little shocking. Overall it’s pretty good now knowing what it was attempting.

wench (30), st. paul, Minnesota, USA

3.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.7	7/10	4/5	7/10	4/5	15/20

Jun 18, 2009

Had the other day on tap was good, perfect for the warm days of summer. Very fruity with a hin t of apricot, oeange with a very cloudy appearance.

Leighton (257), New York, New York, USA

4.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
4.4	9/10	4/5	9/10	4/5	18/20

Jun 15, 2009

The Magic Hat flagship brew, as far as I’m concerned. A complex taste that truly escapes description. You could savor this beer or session it. I recommend the latter. Buy a case and get after it. Cheers.

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