Magic Hat Blind Faith

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Pours a brilliantly clear, ruby-copper color with a frothy light tan head that begins to layer the side of the glass. The aroma has a sharp pine like note to it up front, with a light toasted malt note that has a certain aroma of bread crust to it; overall it is a bit subtle for an IPA though. The taste has a nice hop character to it as well with notes of pine, wintergreen, and hints of basil. The finish has nice bitterness to it (sharp, biting, and a bit herbal), which is well in balance with the malt character of this brew. The toasted malt notes that are found in this beer form a solid backbone to this beer which is quite nice. As the beer warms up, a citrus character begins to become noticed, I get notes of bergamot and grapefruit. This is a nice beer, with a good mix between the caramel and toasted malt and the various hoppy notes.

I am not too sure, but I am a bit disappointed. Let me explain, this is my first experience with one of these east coast Ringwood breweries, and this beer has nary a hint of diacetyl, a noxious substance I am particularly sensitive to. Oh well, thanks to a recent trade I have a couple more shots to get a noxious butter brew :-)

Cloudy amber pour. Roasted malts and caramel. Deep and richer than it looks. Good ipa. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Meh. Not bad for an IPA, but not good. Pours with a rather thick head, but doesn’t have the level of hops I expect from an IPA. Easy on the palate, but fairly unremarkable.

Bottle. Pours a deep golden with a medium-sized white head. Aroma is caramel, a bit sweet, grapefruit, piney hops. Flavor is sweet malt up front, then lots of sourish, soapy yeast and grapefruit hops. Quite bitter. Not my thing.

Bottle. Pours cloudy straw-amber with medium head. Aroma is a little weird - soapy, with some sweet malt and a hint of citrus hops. The flavor is somewhat nicer, with the bitter pine flavors of the Cascade hops balanced reasonably well by toasted malts. The finish is a bit bready. A so-so IPA.

12oz bottle-thanks Tim-pours amber with a big offwhite head. Aroma is tropical fruit, some medium malt. Taste is spice/slight tropical fruit hops, some medium malt-bready.

Blind Faith is one of the first IPA experiences I had. Back in school I had one friend who was obsessed with this brewery and nearly arrested by the Vt Highway Super Troopers as a result. Now it doesn’t seem like a typical india at all...aroma of grapefruit hops is there, but also a strong presence of caramel malt. Color is orange, and opaque. Flavor’s bitter up front and sweet and mineral infused towards the end. Medium body, not as biting as many examples. Good for memories and not bad at present as well.

Aroma: Floral hops with hints of doughy yeast underneath. Appearance: Cloudy caramel with a rich, tan head. Taste: Medium bitterness with hints of sweetness in the finish. Palate: Full body, thick texture, lively carbonation, long finish. Overall: Meh...it’s okay, but not stellar. There’s really nothing standout about this beer.

Bottle. The pour was a cloudy copper orange with a large (2-3 finger) white frothy head that was mostly lasting, receding down to a large cap with fair streaky lacing. The aroma was of a light sweet bread malt, grassy hops and a soapy yeast with notes of caramel, honey, citrus (orange) and maybe a touch of dried fruit (figs). The taste was lightly malty sweet with a mild hint of caramel early on, becoming a bit hoppy with a light citrus note and a slight bitter finish. The flavor lasted an average amount of time after the swallow leaving behind a light smooth bitter aftertaste. Mouthfeel was just a hair above light in body with a watery dry texture and a medium carbonation. Overall a pretty basic IPA, although it possessed a good drinkability it did not have any outstanding qualities...

Bottle: Pour is light copper/orange with a medium foamy head. aroma is pretty standard, light citrusy and resinous hop over a caramel malt base. Flavour is medium malt sweetness. Bready and caramel. Hop presence is piney and slightly fruity. Smooth body with a lingering almost dry herbal bitterness.

12 oz. bottle. Party rate. Nice hoppy aroma, and taste has some huge astringent hops for a single IPA. Finsh was a bit peppery. I would have liked to have a bit more overall balance, but this is still a very serviceable IPA.