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

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

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48
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Formerly brewed at Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Irish Ale

South Burlington, Vermont USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
523.08/5.03.05/5.0Special4.6%56.7English pint
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Commercial Description:
An Irish style red ale brewed with cardamom.
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 JoeMcPhee (4893), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Mar 15, 2008  
Growler fill from New Beer Distributors. Aroma is lightly earthy and spicy, a light nutty maltiness. Earthy and lightly fruity and cherryish; a touch of cinnamon and cardamon over the earthy and lightly bready maltiness. A very light smokiness with some earthiness. There is a bit of soft berryish sweetness. It’s not bad, but it’s not great.


 DandyWolfFloyd (331), Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/57/105/516/20
Mar 14, 2008  
This beverage is awesome. I loved it. It’s so smooth it’s like velvet. To begin it’s not aromatic, but it’s not void either, it’s a bit on the fruit smell, but very, very subtle. It’s appearance is reddish amber. It’s flavor is citric, spice, and minor roast, however all are subtle. It’s feel is so mellow and smooth it’s amazing. Definitely pick this, and enjoy it. It’s a smooth, smooth, smooth brew. Kinda like Miles jammin to Summertime.


 oteyj (716), Canterbury, New Hampshire, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/102/56/103/513/20
Mar 11, 2008  
Pours copperish with miniscule head. Aroma was predominantly of mellow malt with hints of earth and grapefruit hops. Flavor was a flavorful mix of citrus, spice, and roasted malt. Kind of sharp on the mouthfeel, but mellows out near the end. Quite enjoyed this.


 bigrond (1043), factoryville, Pennsylvania, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
Mar 10, 2008  
I was unimpressed by this brew. I thought it might have been a dark lager of some kind. Nothing remarkable and really nothing memorable. I’ll pass on this if offered again.


 epf33 (222), Fairfax, Virginia, USA
4.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/517/20
Feb 27, 2008  
tastes like a porter to me, but i can see why they call it an irish style red ale, just ’cause of the appearance


 Silphium (2114), Haslett, Michigan, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/510/20
Feb 25, 2008  
Deep copper red body, thin buff head. Aroma of brown sugar, grape, and toast, earthy hops and spice. I couldn’t identify the spice but see it is cardamom. The cardamom is the most distinctive characteristic of the otherwise light, bready, cerealy body. I’m not a fan.


 Lowe1983 (1029), Fairborn, Ohio, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/515/20
Feb 24, 2008  
Pours a copper color with an off-white head. Aroma is of chocolate, spices, and some roasted malts. Flavor is the same with a lingering flavor. Better then I expected.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/104/54/103/59/20
Feb 22, 2008  
Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark brown color with ruby highlights and a large light brown head. The aroma was vaguely sour and tangy. The flavor was bitter, tangy and sour followed by a light roasty malt element and a hint of bakers chocolate on the tangy finish. Not an Irish ale at all, and not that good either.



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