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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Jsawyer (282), Glenside, Pennsylvania, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	6/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	10/20

Feb 28, 2009

Bottled. Poured translucent amber with a thin off-white head. Redolent of apricot and a soft sweet malt. Flavor was dominated by apricot, caramel maltiness, a carbonited bite finished by a slightly unbalanced bitter hopiness. A little too carbonated, it destroyed any segway between the malt and hops, leaving the hops alone and out of place.

LawBadger (24), Raleigh, North Carolina, USA

3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3	5/10	3/5	5/10	3/5	14/20

Feb 27, 2009

12 oz bottle: Pours a golden yellow with a very slight white head. Some lacing. A very nice aroma with strong notes of apricot and maybe a little wheat/yeast or citrus. Tastes of wheat, apricot, another fruit I can’t put my finger on (pear), and hints of honey. I’m somewhat surprised by the level of carbonation and fruitiness here, but overall an alright beer.

BMan1113VR (2813), Los Angeles (and Dallas), Texas, USA

2.9	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.9	6/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Feb 27, 2009

On tap. Pours a clear golden hue with a foam, off-white with some lace. Aroma is fruit (centering on apricot), wheat, honey and light hops. Taste is very wheaty, with honey glazed cereal, apricot and nectarine. Watery mouthfeel and forced carbonation.

Gabler (86), , New York, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	7/10	3/5	7/10	4/5	13/20

Feb 26, 2009

I’m not sure why it seems so hip to hate this beer. It pours a nice apricot color, smells like dried apricots and the flavor is a great balance of apricot and subtle yeast. The mouthfeel is refreshing and the finish is quick and dry. Really, it’s a pretty nice beer.

rohash (37), New York, USA

0.8	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
0.8	2/10	3/5	1/10	1/5	1/20

Feb 24, 2009

Possibly the worst beer I’ve ever tasted. I choked the whole bottle down though as I do not waste beer.

otismulligan (34), Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA

3.4	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
3.4	4/10	4/5	6/10	4/5	16/20

Feb 23, 2009

bottle- pour into pint glass. nice frothy white head. hazy golden color. mild citrus aroma. lite flavor somewhat sweet. not to overpowering nice.

Tejas (695), Dallas, Texas, USA

2.7	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.7	4/10	3/5	5/10	2/5	13/20

Feb 23, 2009

Soapy and bitter. Thin body & flavor. Sorta refreshing but an odd aftertaste that I can’t put my finger on. Completely averge. One and done.

legion242 (1577), Richardson, Texas, USA

2.3	Aroma	Appearance	Flavor	Palate	Overall
2.3	4/10	4/5	4/10	2/5	9/20

Feb 22, 2009

Lame. What fruit was even supposed to be in this? Astrigent mouthfeel, just not very pleasent.

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