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Magic Hat Odd Notion - Irish Red Ale (Spring 08)

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
523.08/5.03.05/5.0Special4.6%56.7English pint
Commercial Description:
An Irish style red ale brewed with cardamom.
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 Kinz (2204), Glen Allen, Virginia, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/53/102/57/20
Jun 6, 2008  
Draft, Capital Ale House Innsbrook. Clear amber, a bit reddish, decent head. Aroma is odd, touch of caramel and a slight vegetal note. The immediate impression is that this brew has very thin malts, almost watery. The main flavor is a strange tea flavor, which is probably the cardamom kicking in. I like cardamom fine, but I wanted a beer, not a glass of iced tea. Truly disliked this.


 DocLock (4648), Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 5, 2008  
Pours clear brownish ruby with off-khaki head. Nose is caramel malt, brown sugar, cinnamon, and mild merlot. Tastes of caramel malt, brown sugar, hops, mild spices, fig, and red wine grapes. A unique representation of this style.


 Beerdedone (1885), Croydon, Pennsylvania, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/56/103/513/20
May 31, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a dark brown with a light tan head. Aroma is sweet and malty with light caramel, brown sugar, and earthy hops. Flavor is subtle roasted malts, caramel, grainy, and has a touch of smokiness with some spice notes.


 tytoanderso (1386), St. Louis Park, Minnesota, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/55/102/512/20
May 30, 2008  
12oz bottle. Cardamom eh? Smells a hell of a lot like nutmeg, cinnamon and pumpkin. All this spice up front with a big bready malt and yeasty background. Pours a nice looking brown with rich amber highlights. Flavor falls quite flat and thin. Toasted malt, dry yeast and some watered down spice. Thin and watery on the tongue with a short spicy finish.


 dkachur (2357), Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/103/513/20
May 28, 2008    Updated: May 29, 2008
Bottle. Deep red color with minimal head. Lots of spice in the aroma along with that typical Magic Hat yeast. Big malt taste... grain, toffee, spice, a little earthy. This is a nice one.


 mcox90 (629), Wilton, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
May 25, 2008  
12 oz bottle. Pours a reddish brown with 1/2" white head. Malty aroma with spice background. Taste is malty with a pleasent spicyness. Cinnamon and nutmeg perhaps? Not bad.


 rocbyter (914), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/513/20
May 20, 2008  
Malt aroma with a lot of cinnamon in the background. Hazy rad color with a medium tan head. Moderate malt taste with a spicy finish. lightly chalky palate.


 fishingnet (1045), Brandon, Florida, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/510/20
May 18, 2008  
Bottle courtesy Degarth. Pours a brown amber with a small off-white head. Aroma of sweet strawberries, sweet tarts, and I guess cardamom. Taste is mild caramel and I’m guessing cardamom. Very thin mouthfeel with a mild amount of bitterness. It suits this beer to have odd in its name because that is the only way to describe it.



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