Magic Hat #9

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

golden/yellow pour with a small white head. tart tangy aroma. taste is malty and unbalanced.

Bottle - pours a nice golden yellow, looks like a light beer. Very little head, dissipates quickly. Has an undertone of citrus fruit. The bottle says on the label, "not quite pale ale" I would have to agree. Does not contain the strong citrus or hops of an APA, but does have some under tones that are similar to one. I think this is a great introduction into APA’s. I would buy this again.

This light golden beer with a medium white head and decent lacing has a very intereting fruity malty mixed aroma. The flavour is again a well balanced fruit & malt with some apricot in both the taste and short and crisp finish. Different and pleasant.

Eh there wasn’t much flavor going on here. I didn’t taste much fruit; it just tasted like a watered-down pale ale. You’re right Magic Hat, it’s not quite a pale ale because there isn’t quite enough flavor.

Enjoyed from a 12oz bottle in a pub glass on several occasions. Initially, I was not a fan of this beer, getting notes of soap and other unpleasant flavors in some samplings. Recently, I had the beer again via draft and was more impressed (or perhaps, less displeased). The pour shows a medium yellow to light golden color. The nose is essentially of one-sided apricots; not unpleasant, but not complex, either. The flavors are again are essentially a one-sided balance of apricots with a little bit of malt to add a touch of complexity. Overall, not terrible, especially given the style, but not unbelievable.

A reliable beer. Taste is fruity with a bit of tartness at the end. the right amount of carbonation for an ale, IMO. This beer inspired me to move beyond grocery store macros.

I don’t know why this is a Fruit Beer; it’s more like a standard Pale Ale, maybe a little more fruity. The aroma is caramel, malty, fruity. The appearance is a pale amber/yellow color, just like a pale ale. The flavor is also like a pale ale, notes of caramel, fruit, bread. The finish has a medium bittering from hops. Decent overall, not spectacular.