3.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 12/20
Smells earthy with some sweet malt notes. Tastes nice and malty, very smooth and tasty.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Had from the bottle and poured into a pint glass. It is a hazy amber color with a nice big head. This brew smells very sweet and fruity. The sweetness had me thinking this was more of a brown then a smoked but what do I know. It was nice and smooth on the palate but again, just a but too sweet. I felt it to me a nice fall beer though. Very enjoyable.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 5/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Sampled at the Flour City Brewers’ Fest 2008. Magic Hat Jinx is a hazy amber ale with a huge, fluffy, cream coloerd head. The retention and lacing are excellent. It has a bready aroma with a touch of sweetness and roastiness. It is medium bodied, smooth and slightly metallic in the mouth. The finish is sharp. It has a well balanced flavor; slightly sweet with a touch of caramel and a slightly alkaline note. It beats #9.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
This is a smoked? Seriously? WTF. Darkish pour, kind of spicey fruity aroma. Taste has decent alcohol and a bit of hops, the fruity flavor almost becomes sickly sweet, seeming kind of fake.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Magic Hat Brewery night at Three Cellars Milwaukee. Very good light smoked. Good flavor and balance.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Pours a clear glowing reddish/dark brown, kind of the color of maple syrup, with a small off-white head. Light smoke aroma, some light bacon and rich toasty malt. First taste is better than expected, smokey salty bacon, sweet toasted malt, as well as some sour grains and alcohol. Medium body, a bit syrupy in the finish, standard carbonation. Surprisingly good and resembles the Bamberg style well.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: SEP 7, 2008 Poured a dark brown. Light head. Smell remeniscent of a smoked sausage, slight toffee/mocha. Flavor similar, but really mild on the smoke. This is not a bad thing at all though. Kind of peaty, earthy. I think this is very drinkable and sessionable. The best of the few I’ve had from Magic hat.
Just had the 2008 jinx. Had about half of the flavors at about half the intensity. Worthy of about half the rating, so 1.7ish.
2.5 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Pours a murky syurpy dark brown color with a small fizzy tan head that disapates to near nothing. Nose is mild, caramel, sugar, fruits, touch of smoke. Initial taste is burnt caramel, nuts, sweet, touch of smoke. Definitely more like brown ale than classified smoke. This does not qualify as a smoke, plain pathetic. Palate duration is average. Light to medium body. Smooth, but lacking its true represented characteristics.
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