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Magic Hat Circus Boy

Magic Hat Circus Boy - Spice/Herb/Vegetable

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 Percentile 
27
overall
Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

South Burlington, Vermont USA

bottled
common

on tap
available

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
5872.78/5.02.78/5.05.4%30.2Lager glass, Tumbler
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Editor's note: Yes, the bottle calls it a hefeweizen. The beer, however, is brewed with a (fairly hefty) portion of lemongrass, which contributes a significant aroma and flavor. Thus we have deemed it a Spice/herb/vegetable and not a German Hefeweizen, which should be free from adjuncts (other than hops).
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Finhead (56), Illinois, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/514/20
Nov 6, 2009  
A hazy golden pour with large white head. It has a lemon and wheat aroma that very much matches the taste. It has a light to medium body and mildly sour finish that dissipates quickly.


 Narnad (682), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/54/102/512/20
Nov 6, 2009  
Pours from the bottle a hazy, orange-yellow color with a very big white head that fades slowly. Aroma contains a light banana, clove, lemon, wheat and sour yeast note. Flavor has a very light banana, clove, some citrus lemon present in the early flavors but all fade to a moderately strong wheat presence and sour yeast note at the end. Thin body, bubbly texture and no lacing. Overall an okay brew but the lemon flavor is a bit on the high side and makes it slightly rough in my opinion.


fistfull (22), USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/54/102/511/20
Nov 1, 2009  
Apple juice color, medium-light body, hollow middle and finish. Nice carbonation but a slight ’urine’ aroma was off-putting. A tinge of citron was noted as well as rice-y undertones.


 shawnm213 (884), South Bend, Indiana, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Oct 30, 2009  
Bottle from citywide. Pours a hazy golden orange with a white head. notes of fresh cut grass, light citrusy hops, wheat, lemon, some earth and spices. pretty good!


 mjs (1446), Helsinki, Finland
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/56/102/512/20
Oct 30, 2009  
(Draught) Poured golden and hazy with medium sized and white head. Aroma contained lightly banana and some fruitiness. Palate was light bodied with medium carbonation. Tasted of fruitiness, banana, malts, lightly sweet and also lightly bitter. Fruity aftertaste.


 CUJO (339), Brooklyn, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/512/20
Oct 26, 2009  
bottle: weizen: pours a light amber, fairly cloudy, leaving a thin head ring. Smells a bit funky and dark... the taste has familiar hefe notes yet considerably more maccabre... some cloves, medium to high carbonation... not too deep a beer.


 JK (2946), Richfield, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/513/20
Oct 25, 2009  
Cloudy yellow. Low carbonation. Aroma has yeast, and the lemongrass is there. A mild citrus bite in the flavor. Some banana. Sweet wheat finish.


fsbw21086 (69), New Jersey, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/104/55/103/513/20
Oct 24, 2009  
Light bodied with lemon wheat and bubblegum... not much banana. I guess this kindof tastes like a light hefe.. possibly... has that magic hat signature taste somewhere in there... which i can only describe as apricots?



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