Magic Hat Jinx

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Poured from a 12oz bottle and served in a shaker. This beer poured a mirky, dirty copper hue with a nice head of creamy tan foam that showed some decent retention. A small amount of slippery lacing was left around the glass. The aroma contained notes of smokey caramel and dried fruits. The flavor consisted of caramel and toffee, a mellow smokiness, dark fruits, and a hint of maple syrup. Nicely balanced. The mouthfeel was full-bodied and had light to moderate carbonation. After trying their so called hefe, I wasn’t expecting much, but this was a pleasent surprise.

poured a nice brown hue with an off-white head. Aroma had a very pronounced smoke note to it with some malts to it. The smoke was never over powering just pleasant throughout the bottle. A nice smooth finish.

Can I just call this an "earthy" beer? I’m in looove. Thank you North Carolina!

Bottled. Poured deep reddish-orange with a short, but well-retained toffee head.. nice lacing as it descended. The aroma picked up sweeter drawn caramel with overtones of lightly-smoked peat and earth.. really nice. The flavor had less-sweet caramel and toffee at the core surrounded by earthy highlights, pine resin, and smoked, slightly sour woody notes.. finished with a bit more sourness and bitterness, in an entirely refreshing way. Medium-bodied with low carbonation and nice balance on the palate.. smoke usage was moderate at most.. I’d gladly drink several more.

One of my favorite Magic Hat beers. I like the smokey aspect of it, but it needs to have more hop character to it to be a great beer. It’s pretty complex but needs to be cleaner as well.

12oz bottle: Dark amber body with a everlasting, soapy tan head. Stale malts meet the nose, offering little except for mild caramel and old coffee. The supposed peat addition becomes somewhat apparent in the body, but I have to search for it. I’m not sure if I would categorize this as a smoked beer, maybe Scottish ale would be more appropriate. Either way, seems stale, one dimensional and forgettable.

Bottle.Dark brown beer with a thin tan head. Aroma dark fruit,bread and faint herbal hops . Flavor is brown bread,faint smoke,caramel,and maybe cherries. Nice mouthfeel. An odd but solid offering .

Pours dark copper or amber, decent head. Aroma of malt, fruit, not much smoke. Taste is dark fruit, sweet malt. Again, not much smoke. Light hop bittering. Mouth is smooth, medium-bodied, and. Overall, a decent session.