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Magic Hat Lemon-Ginger Hocus Pocus

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RATINGS: 5   MEAN: 3.08/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.9   SEASONAL: Winter   IBU: 13   EST. CALORIES: 150   ABV: 5%
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Hocus...Pocus...What deviltry is this? Lemon and Ginger infused the mix. Filled with the light of the essence that glows, this was an ale of maximum quenching. Stunningly crisp and supernaturally refreshing, it was the ginger and lemon wonder that were summer’s own blessing.


3
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
KyotoLefty (3762) - Kyoto, JAPAN - JUL 28, 2010
Draught at the Sunset Grill in Allston. Creamy, with weizen-like wha flavors and ginger. The ginger flavor is light but noticeable. Decent and drinkable but bland.

2.6
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
CamdenD (825) - Madrid, SPAIN - JUN 30, 2006
This one tasted like off-beer. The ginger was astringent and over-done. Hocus Pocus normale does not nearly have the backbone for this infusion.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
UnionMade (621) - Connecticut, USA - OCT 2, 2002
Pretty odd. I don’t care much for ginger in beer, except for Hitachino White, and this didn’t do much to change my mind. The lemon and ginger go surprisingly well together, (I’m not a food expert by any means) I wouldn’t put them together, but i really didn’t enjoy this beer to give it a terribly great rating. I do appreciate the 22oz bomber bottle revival, though.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Hopistotle420 (1178) - Amherst, Massachusetts, USA - SEP 30, 2002
Lighter than the normal hocus. Interesting though. Lemon and ginger flavors are obvious. A refreshing summer brew. Somehow this brew evades the whole wheatness of hocus pocus and is simply a spiced brew. Yet it is invigourating.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
muzzlehatch (4425) - Burlington, Vermont, USA - JUN 29, 2002
Bomber-sized bottle. Slightly hazy light amber hue, with foamy lasting head. Nose is certainly lemon-gingery up-front; stronger on the pungent spice than the fruit. Interesting, but not very beer-like to me. Flavor is also more fruity-spicy than wheat-beer-like, though a bit of malt does come through toward the end. Pretty thinnish body. I wanted to like this, as I’ve been liking Magic Hat overall more this year, but can’t really recommend it. Can’t imagine what the garlic-flavored one was like.


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