Magic Hat Jinx

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

UPDATED: SEP 8, 2005 1/2 pint at MSBF. Orange, clear, tan head. Malty aroma, with a bit of carmel. Malty carmel flavors. Some hops for balance. Medium body.

On tap at fest. Orangey amber in color with a little head. Aroma is hoppy and malty. Malty and hoppy flavor. Smokey. Sweet tasting. Earthy. Finish is sweet. Caramel notes. Decent beer.

Reddish Brown, medium off white short head. Smells of Grapes, malt, smoke and earth. Medium Body wiht Medium testure, light carbonation with a slightly sweet finish. Earth predominates the flavor with hints of carmal and malt. Not bad but the earthy flavor over powers it.

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.