Magic Hat Jinx

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Stein

Well I just watched Kimbo get KO’d as I’m getting ready to rate this. Coincidence.....hmmm.....haha (I know, I’m a goofball). But anyways. This has a nice and deep/dark brown/red color to it. Has a burnt malt smell with small hints of cherry and apricot. Can taste the smoked malt with what seems to be caramel and apricot. Has a bite in the end. Not bad at all. Another good brew from those at Magic Hat.

Draft @ Monster B’s. Like many Magic Hat’s, original for sure, but I’m not sure if I like this too much. Has similar palate to a weisse with dark brew qualities but I don’t like the combo.

12 oz bottle: An almost translucent amber pour with a fluffy medium sized off white head that lingers. Aroma is definite roasted malt charcteristics, caramel, nutty, a bit of smoke but not overpowering, and some almost weizen like qualities in the scent as well. Taste is malty, a little bit of smoke upfront but more comes through the back end. Light fruitiness, caramel, and a woodsy flavor round out the taste. Palate is lightly bitter on the back end, somewhat dry on the lips, and a nutty smoke flavor lingering on the tongue. Overall, It’s alright. People in my area are raving about this beer but I think it’s just so so. Cheers!

Poured almost like a brown ale, murky brown with a white head. Aroma of smokey malts and caramel. Taste was more of the same with a burnt caramel finish. Not the prettiest beer in the world but a solid seasonal.

Pours a clear copper with a thin off white head. Glad to have a smoked beer in their variety park of bottles. Bread and malt in the aroma and flavor. A lot of malt. Just a little touch of smoke flavor. I think if you are going to do a smoke beer it should really be heavy smoke flavor. This was a mild smoked beer. Still enjoyable, but left me hoping for more.

Pours brow with a nice white head. Aroma and taste are malty and slightly smokey. Pretty good.

UPDATED: OCT 24, 2009 Brewed in the USA !! Pours a copper color with a small off white head. The aroma is of hops and warm bread. Taste of sweet malts, caramel, and a bit on the hoppy side. There was a hint of smoky flavor, but i would like to drink this again under better conditions.

Pours a dark brown/copper with a decent size head and intermittent lacing down the glass. Bready, malty scent. Taste matches it -- biscuit, bready, super malty. I can’t detect any actual smoke in this beer, but it’s enjoyable nonetheless. Thumbs up.