Magic Hat Circus Boy

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

12 oz. bottle pours a a cloudy gold and yields a spare white head. Some yeast in the aroma, but the esters typical of a whet beer are lacking, and only some mild citrus comes tjhrough. Effervescent, light in body, with a pretty dry and clean palate. This has a rather uninspired taste, a light honey sweetness coupled with a lemon zest bitterness that is lacking in appeal.

12oz bottle. Pours light and beautifully cloudy, with different swirls of colour when looked at closely. Aroma is sorely lacking. Taste is rather mediocre and doesn’t have the qualities that I look forward to from a wheat beer. There aren’t too many distinguishable characteristics in this one.

Bottle: pours nice craggy head that clings to the side of the glass like a former miss America clings to the tattered remains of her dignity after too many late-night infomercial gigs. The mouthfeel is sprightly and good, and the taste is, well, inoffensive but unremarkable. Nice, easy drinking. It definitely wants world peace and an end to world hunger, just like Miss America.

I have been wanting a weizen glass or two and recently purchased a couple Goose Island 312 Urban Wheat "ITS4U" glasses at River’s Bend. This will be the inaugural tasting from one of the two glasses...

4/06/2007: Circus Boy pours a cloudy golden marigold color with a think ivory head that leaves abstract lacing on the glass. The aroma has some doughy malt, wheat bread, lemon, and a slight yeast sourness in it. The flavor is similar to the aroma and dominated by wheat malt and citrus (mostly lemon). I am detecting a subtle corriander spice flavor as well. The finish has a delicate floral hoppiness and maybe a slight soapiness to it. This beer is crisp and lively on the palate. The body is medium and it has lots of carbonation (small bubbles though). Well balanced overall and pretty good. Quite refreshing. My personal opinion is that this beer is a bit under-rated... 12 oz bottle ("Drink by end of month July 07") from Tmoney99.

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Bottle. Poured hazy amber with a medium white head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Medium aroma of wheat and spice. Medium body with soft carbonation. Well balanced wheat and spice flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderae duration. Average brew.

Bottle. Cloudy amber pour. Aroma of wheat and lemon. Very carbonated. Taste of lemon, wheat and some hops. Thin body. Not a fan of the style and this didn’t help.

Dah da da dah!!!! add a lemon and youre set. Good times in the woods in the middle of winter drinking this. trying to finish it before it froze in the bottle. mmm....lemony beer slushy.

Not bad. Nice color and an aroma of fruits and herbs. Almost no head, and no lacing. Mouthfeel is smooth and enjoyable. Tasted some alcohol on later sips. Flavor is good. Hearty, earthy, farm flavors I want to say. Pretty good beer, I could see myself buying it again some day.