Magic Hat Batch 372 (Scottish Ale)

Formerly brewed at Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Scottish Ale
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Serve in English pint, Thistle

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On tap in brewery; brought home a growler. Not sure if it’s just me, but was much better on tap than in the bottle. Slightly sweet, toasty malt flavor dominates, with almost no sign of hops on the finish. It seems like the hops in this case are just taking the edge off the sweetness, without giving a lot of their own flavor to the beer. Update - Not listed here yet, but at the brewery I was told that this beer is 7% ABV. Hopefully this will be updated soon!

Very dark coloured body with a brown tint when on an angle. Small tan head with some bubbles rising from the bottom. Aroma of fresh hops, roasted malt, strong peanuts and some light nutmeg. Medium-bodied; Super strong nuttiness throughout with some malt and a funky vegetable taste all the way. Aftertaste shows more of the peanut bitterness with a bunch of spices and a bad taste in the palate. Overall, a strong nut brown that has been dry hopped and some light other flavours. Overall, not a great beer...they really shouldn’t make this batch again - try something new! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased in a sampler twelve pack from Harris Teeter in Pentagon City (Arlington), Virginia on 08-April-2006.

12oz bottle poured deep brownish amber color with a long lasting tan head. Scent of sweet biscuits with a hint of cocoa. A very thin flavor of sweet malts and hops that did not come together well.

Medium brown with a thick tan head. Aroma of nuts and caramel, with a moderately strong hops presense for the style. Flavor is earthy at first, roasty in the middle, and a healthy citrusy hops kick in the finsih. Kind of like a APA/Scotch Ale/Porter mix. I’m not sure that is a good thing...

Notes: Pours a deep-hued brown with a magnificent looking head. Smells malty, raisins, grapefruit; pretty fragrant but maybe a little too much in the nose. Taste jumps all over the place... Grapefruit at the beginning, roasted coffee at the end. Really weird and unappetizing. Very hard to swallow, had to pour some of it out because I couldn’t finish it. It was OK on the first sip, but got really bad on subsequent sips.

This was very good. Wanted to name it. I think it was broken oak or log tosser. But they didnt go for it. oh well. Good batch.

12oz bottle via trade with 46er3498 - Thanks Tom! - Pours brown with a short tan head that fades pretty quick. Aromas of light caramel and some smoke. Flavor is a blend of caramel, smoke, a little oak, and some light alcohol on the finish. Medium body without much carbonation. Pretty smooth and easy to drink. Not bad but nothing special

Reminds me of Jinx. Smokey ending complements easy of drinking. Nothing too special. Almost a mix of Jinx and 373. See Factory description; Decent.

Batch 372 appears to be a nut brown. Aromas are of roasted malts and cobwebs, as well as a hint of alcohol, although we’re not quite sure what the ABV is here. It pours an amber/brown color, muddy appearance, with a frothy, light-brown head. Initial flavor is lightly acidic with a light bitter finish. Short duration on the mouth. Light to medium body, there’s a watery feel left behind with hardly any carbonation and a slightly chalky feel.

Poured a dark brown color with the typical mahoganey edges and a nice initial head. The head subsided and provided ok lacing. The aroma was smokey, rich in malts, with somewhat of an off smell (couldn’t place it). Flavor was comparable to the aroma with a rather thin mouthfeel and somewhat of a charred wood flavor. I’m unmoved by this, definitely not impressed, but not disturbed by it. Within style, much better out there.

Toasted malt aroma seems a little off....Some nice flavors, but a metallic taste sticks out. Chocolate malt and some slight fruit and hops. Has a nice mellow chocolate finish, but I don’t like how agressively off it tastes to begin.