Magic Hat Circus Boy

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
South Burlington, Vermont USA

12 oz. bottle pours a sunshine-y yellow with lots of tight white head right up front. The head is short-lived and the body of the beer moderately carbonated. Aroma is of wheat, yeast and marigolds. Flavor is of wheat-y straw up front with a lemony middle and a soft hoppy push at the end. Mediocre beer that is drinkable but nothing outstanding. Good on a hot day but I wouldn’t sign up for more than one unless my only other choice was Bud Light

12oz bottle. pours a white head and golden body. Top of bottle. Smells of lemon and wheat. Tastes of grain and lemon. Lemon finish.

poured out of a bottle into a standard pint. hazy yellow with a good head that sticks well to the glass and leaves a sticky lace. Smell is of wheat malts and a lot of lemon. Taste has typical american wheat profile, with fruity yeast (but very mild to no banana-clove) and clean wheat profile. Lemon spice/peel dominateb the flavor for me and are a bit to much. Drinkable for sure but dominated with to much lemon for me with not enough to balance it out.

Bottle courtesy MrBunn.Yep..not so tasty.Pours light sparkling yellow with a fizzy head. Aromas of Lemons grass light malt and a shade of pepper. Very sweet palate. Rather poor. A lot like a Coors light. Eh.

20081229 12oz bottle from Spirits on Sunset, Feast of Fools holiday 12-pk. Usual cloudy golden color of a hefe with nice medium sized white head of white foam that sheets lace. Excellent appearance. Aroma, besides typical hefe notes, is a bit musty with hints of sweaty mattress. ugh. Flavor has what I’m learning is a house character for Magic Hat, somewhat chemical and perfumey, with also a light citrus note--but not the typical biting citrus, more like a lemon curd or custard flavor. Caramel. Finishes with mild yeast sourness. Meh.

Bottle... Poured a vibrant yellow-orange with a frothy, white head. Lemon citrus and spicey aroma. Flavors were light and yeasty with crisp citrus and grass flavors -- go figure -- a bit unbalanced. And drink it really cold; as it warmed up it was sour.

very mild aroma. medium on all counts. does not drink like a hefeweizen. no outstanding wheat flavor, but still enjoyable.

I had no idea what this was when I ordered it and was unpleasantly surprised. Lemongrass seems like a good idea, but it just overpowers the drink. Tastes more like a soda than a beer. Not my kind libation.