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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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 GRM (1237), Aylmer, Quebec, Canada
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jun 16, 2007  
Brown bottle, 3/4 of a pint, best before May, savoured on June 16 2007; eye: orangey, hazy, a bit of beige head, light effervescence, no lacing; nose: light malt, light hops, some spices, lightly fruity; mouth: in that order, hops, grapefruit, orange, caramelized malt that remains for the rest of the sip, light spices, a bit of banana and lime, finale in light hops with a small presence of grapefruit and caramel, lightly sweet, slightly bitter, medium body, slightly creamy texture, quite carbonated; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 3/4 de pinte, meilleure avant mai, savourée le 16 juin 2007; œil : orangée, voilée, un peu de mousse beige, légère effervescence, pas de dentelle; nez : léger malt, léger houblon, épices, légèrement fruitée; bouche : dans cet ordre, houblon, pamplemousse, orange, malt caramélisé présent tout au long, légères épices, un peu de banane et de lime, finale en un houblon léger avec une petite présence de pamplemousse et de caramel, légèrement sucrée, très légèrement amère, corps moyen, texture légèrement crémeuse, assez carbonatée; en résumé : bien


 obguthr (986), Poquoson, Virginia, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/103/511/20
Jun 14, 2007  
Hoppy pale ale aroma, with orange undertones. Cloudy amber pour with a medium head. Tastes of hops and maybe celery. Weak lemon peel finish.


 bryandhargrave (165), Richmond, Virginia, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/58/103/515/20
Jun 12, 2007  
ummm, too much lemon for me just out of the bottle, i added a substantial chuck of orange to it and i liked it a lot better. easy drinking not very flavourful beer that is good to keep around for visitors of if youre just not feeling like drinking BEER. i will buy it again.


 BREWMUSKCLES (1062), New Jersey, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/510/20
Jun 9, 2007  
MY BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT FROM MAGIC HAT. I AM SURE I WILL TRY IT AGAIN ONE DAY AND AT THAT TIME I MAY BE INTO DIFFERENT TYPES OF BREW. NOT ENOUGH OF ANYTHING GOING ON TO SPEAK OF. DECENT BODY, REFRESHING AND CLEAN TASTING. ALTHOUGH IT IS A TOUCH WATERY.


 Dacrza (245), Great Meadows, New Jersey, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/512/20
Jun 9, 2007  
Always a pleasure to try something "new" from the Burlington ladies and gents...pours fizzy to the point of oral effervescence, two-finger head in weizen glass...left no trace in a swift evaporation...an eerie tawny golden funnel cloud centered in its slightly opaque clarity....like its namesake, quite odd...lemony scent with some clove notes...six-month storage may have something to do with all this....but malty? flattened mouthfeel, straight to throat flow; thus, refreshing yet absent from any distinction...I bet a lemon or orange BlueMoons this into some summer fun... straight-up in May, this Magic Hat leaves me feeling ordinary...


 crizay (1050), Brook Park (was Tampa,FL), Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/514/20
Jun 7, 2007  
Pours yellow with white head. Aroma very bland. Taste is lemony, slight banana and yeast. It really doesn’t go very far and is just an easy drinking summer beer.


mk70 (62), New York, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/512/20
Jun 6, 2007  
Sweet and citrus fruit in the nose(Banana& Lemon). Hazy in appearence with some wheat and spice.


 Papsoe (14642), Frederiksberg, Denmark
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
Jun 5, 2007  
(Bottle 35,5 cl) Courtesy of Ungstrup. Slightly hazy, deep golden with a handsome, dense, creamy, white head leaving laces. Aroma of citrus and yeast. Light body, dry phenols, citrus, yeast and a whiff of butter. The finish is dry. 310507



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