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Magic Hat #9

Magic Hat #9 - Fruit Beer

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 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 
12393.07/5.03.06/5.04.6%79.4Flute
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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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idbowman82 (62), Painesville, Ohio, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/53/103/55/20
Feb 16, 2008  
Pours very hazy and amber/gold in color. Very little head that dissipates almost immediately. The aroma is pretty straightforward: hops and apricot. The taste is about the same...malty with apricot. There is virtually no depth, and there is so little malt/hop in the actual taste that I found myself thinking i was tasting dried apricots soaked in a low-concentration rubbing alcohol. Not enjoyable, and certainly not something I’d recommend.


 WickerBrew (312), Chicago, Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/104/513/20
Feb 13, 2008  
This is great as long as you dont mind the sweetness. Not overly fruity so it is more than a novelty beer, but not to the point where I could drink it all the time. A nice change of pace, but its too smooth, I need something with a bit more of a kick.


 Palidor19 (1750), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Feb 12, 2008  
it says its a fruit beer but it tastes like old fruit gum. astrigent tasting malts with unpleesant hops makes this undesirable


emerson430 (87), Lakewood, Ohio, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 10, 2008  
Nice amber color with a off white head that dissipates quickly. Interesting hop/apricot aroma that continues on to be present in the aftertaste. Interesting balance, sometimes a little floral for my taste, but still quite good.


amateurBeerfan (24), Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/512/20
Feb 9, 2008  
A good sturdy fruity beer that has a good amber color and a nice fruit aftertaste.


 Jblauvs (531), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/104/514/20
Feb 7, 2008    Updated: Jul 5, 2008
Magic hats flagship beer, Apricot fruit, good mouthfeel I hate fruit beers but this is something more. good, affordable, available offering from magic hat


 rustbucket0873 (145), Krikville, New York, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Hazy Amber color with a small white head. Fruity aroma and taste with a peachy after taste


 hoppopotamus (182), Santa Cruz, California, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/512/20
Feb 7, 2008  
Light brown with a white head that doesn’t last. Smells distinctly like some fruit I can’t put my finger on, maybe something in the peach/apricot/persimmon area. The flavor is sweet and fruity with some malt, finishes dry but no hop bitterness.



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