 CamdenD (557), 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.
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.
Hopistotle420 (1175), 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.
muzzlehatch (4424), 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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