Magic Hat Jinx

Formerly brewed at Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Smoked
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Pours a bit cloudy with a sweet aroma and a small head. Taste is good, sweet, the aftertaste gets you on the first few sips however. After a few sips, aftertaste fades, not a bad beer. Not great either though, come fall, i’d probably head for a traditional marzen but this would be a nice change.

Pours a red amber with a small tan head that laced the glass nicely. Aroma of smoked malts and some caramel. Taste is smooth and slightly smoked. Had this after the Stone Smoked Porter, much less smoke in this one, but I liked it more. Mostly smoked malts, earth and caramel in the flavor. Nicely balanced.

pours amber in color with a tan head that hangs around. aroma of citrus and hops.taste is of hoppy sweet with some bitterness, not a bad beer.

Deep amber hue, off-yellow head. Peaty, fruity and leathery nose. Diplomatic, salty pear notes which work more or less for the best. Finish is sweet, orangey, herbal and malty. Palate is light-medium with the carbonation being lower than expected, perhaps explaining the shyness of the aromas.

From a 12oz bottle, Best Enjoyed Before Dec. 2003 (Review from Sept 2003) Pours rich amber with virtually no head at all. Not clear but not cloudy body either. Smells mostly of hops with hint of pear. Sweet malt if you breathe deeper. Spicy but not sweet spice. Taste is immediatley hoppy and bitter. Bite of alcohol and then fades out to tones of sweet malt. Spicy finish like ginger and white pepper. Nice hoppy aftertaste to offset sweet malt. Full bodied and lingers on the back of the tongue. Complex ale. Very good for those cool fall nights, warms you a bit.

Jinx was one of my favorite seasonals for the 2004 year. It has a certain cherrywood appearance with a nice rich flavor.

Copper brown in color with a moderate lasting light tan head. Dry caramel and a touch of peat in the aroma. Very mellow and faint, as aromas go in this style. More flavor then I expected based on the aroma. Quite sparkly on the tongue. To put things rather tersely, an amber with a touch of smoke. Some dry caramel malt and irish ale qualities. This alchemy seems to be working on me if if it didn’t turn this brew into gold.

Poured amber, with a large foamy whipped cream like head. Smells malt like and Smokey. Ahh. I like this, It is crisp and complex. There is a lingering smoke to the nasal passages and good sweetness as well. Not a huge magic hat fan, but thanks to Rich, I found a pleasant surprise.