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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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 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


 bbp182 (255), Levittown, Pennsylvania, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/517/20
Sep 26, 2008  
Pours a nice brownish/reddish color with a decent sized tanish/off white head. Has a very inviting smell. A little hint of hops and chocolate/coffee. It has a very drinkably quality to it. Perfect for a spring/summer evening/night.


 puboflyons (590), New Hampshire, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/104/57/104/515/20
Jul 3, 2008  
From a 12 fl. oz. bottle with an expiration date of Jul ’08. Pours more brown then red with a little bit of beige head. Kudos for the smoked, cocoa-like aroma. It was quite pleasing on the nose. Medium mouthfeel and bold. Flavor is sweet, malty, lightly spiced, and even a little fruity. It is complex but it is quite a likeable brew. I’ll have another (and I did).


 rampmaster (316), Alden, New York, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/515/20
May 10, 2008  
This is a dark brown beer with crimson red highlights and a thin off white head. The aroma and flavor are floral and herbal over a base of toasty and chocolaty malts. Its medium bodied with a smooth texture that finishes slowly with an herbal ginger like spicy fade. I really enjoyed the Odd Notion and will looking next spring if they bring it back.


 Ibrew2or3 (2714), Safety Harbor, Florida, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/104/514/20
Jun 8, 2008  
Courtesy of CigarCityBrew. Pours amber with off white head. The aroma is all over the place with rich roasty malts, sweet malts, licorice, flower pedals, nutmeg, cherries and picnic basket. Wow, lots going on. The taste starts rich sweet and roasty with mild berry fruitiness, some rounded off tartness, mild earthiness, honey, flower pedals, sweet licorice candy, dark hard candy and ending with mild malt sweetness and grainy maltiness. Everything comes together pretty nicely for me here. Yum.


 nuplastikk (1161), Madison, Wisconsin, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/516/20
Mar 21, 2008  
12oz bottle. Deep red-brown color. Clovy sweet aroma. The taste is rich, dry, and spicy. An Irish Red wouldn’t have been my first guess, but i guess it fits that category well enough. Certainly has a spicy amber malt kick to it, almost tangy. Cardamom really comes through. A pretty interesting beer, worth a try.


mikeyg850 (8), Boston, Massachusetts, USA
does not count click to see why this rating of Magic Hat Odd Notion - Irish Red Ale (Spring 08) does not count
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/58/103/516/20
Apr 5, 2008  
On tap. Pours a deep oak/brown color with a thin but persistent head. Spicy aroma with some hints of fruit. On first sip: the cardamom bursts through right away with some orange and other citrus right behind it. Because cardamom’s one of my favorite spices, I found the full effect to be wonderfully inspired. My only complaint: a bit thin mouthfeel. A fun beer with a bite.


 argo0 (6861), Washington DC, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
May 14, 2008  
(draft, thanks acrdz) Medium beige head with nice lacing atop clear copper body. Aroma is moderately sweet, chocolate, toffee, light caramel. Taste is medium sweet, chocolate, some caramel/toffee, light earthy. Light-medium body, light stickiness.



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