Magic Hat Demo

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Black IPA
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Opaque black with an inch of dense tan head. Aroma of slight wintergreen and roast. It tastes as it looks and smells... roasty , coffee-like, and not much like a black IPA in the hops department. This seems more in the porter spectrum $2/12oz

Fooled me there for a second with the dark roasty nose and nearly opaque body. One sip in you realize there’s something different about this stout. In fact, its no stout. It is an IPA with a dark roast malt in the base. Nose is clean and simple with dark malts coming along in equal measure. The flavor is similar but a little more dark roast is apparent int he beginning, and it tails off near the end into a long side of the tongue bitterness

12 oz bottle, part of the spring sampler pack. Pours an almost jet black color, thick tan head. Simple roasty aroma, some coffee noted. Taste is pretty bitter, but it really tastes too burnt or over-roasted. Palate is average, no real hop kick like some others noted. Nice change of pace from other lighter offerings and I applaud the effort to try a new style by Magic Hat, but the flavor really could be a little more balanced. *Addendum* : Beer was consumed at slightly chilled temperature, may taste better when served a little colder.

Dark black, beige-tan cover. Aroma is a smack of grassy, herbal hops along with burnt roast. Taste is a light burnt roastiness, chocolate, underneath a very strong leafy, herbal hoppiness. A nice beer from Magic Hat.

Yeah, this is pretty tasty. Pretty dark IPA, fairly mild, comes in with a decent kick of hops at the end. Not too bad, pretty interesting and pretty good.

black brown oily pour. Aroma is resinous, roasty, some chocolate bar. Way to resinous, not enough sweet hoppiness to counteract the roast. Ends up being bitter and over charred. Some typical odd burnt vegetative notes as well. Sub par black ipa.

UPDATED: FEB 17, 2011 Bottle. Opaque chocolate with a creamy half-inch head that endures well. Aroma of grapefruit zest, sticky caramel, pine and roast. Flavor is a mix of metallic roast, cocoa, oats, and tangy citrus. Medium body is smooth and acidic-tingly. Not bad. I sometimes blend beers in my glass, and this tastes like I would mix a tad more IPA in, and a little less porter or stout for my next sips. The roast eventually casts a long shadow over the hops about halfway through this one.

Very mild for an IPA. Almost seems more of an amber ale by taste. Malty with a hoppy finish. Not at all bitter, but rather burnt and a bit rotten.

Not a lot of love for this beer. Sure it pours a different color (duely note it in the appearance section) and enjoy the rest of the beer. As mentioned, its darker than one would expect. It’s also quite good and I thought a little hoppier than others have given it credit for.

Hmmm, not what I expected reading IPA on the label. Pour is midnight black with tan head. Mouthfeel is pretty thin and flavors are roasted chocolate, and malt a little hoppiness. Almost has a sour taste to it. Pretty smooth and drinkable, decent brew but taste alittle watered.