Magic Hat Pistil

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker, Tumbler

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undated 12 oz bottle served in a lager glass. Pour is clear with fine-grained carbonation and a durable white head. A thin partial coat of sediment was left on the bottom of the bottle. Surprised by the moderately intense and mainly hoppy aroma. . Nice balance of hops and malt, leaving this surprisingly hoppy brew a touch sweet at the start and mildly bitter in the finish and aftertaste. Dandelion, unless specially treated, is very bitter too, so the absence of a smack of bitterness is surprising. M: Crisp; medium-light body with medium+ carbonation; a touch of dryness. Overall: A tasty and distinct ale worth seeking out, and worth selecting when a summertime refresher is desired that’s bolder than usual.

Cloudy yellow/gold with frothy white head; a good amount of lacing. Smells fairly yeasty; also has an aroma of hay but it’s pretty weak. Flavor is similar to a grassy pale ale. Not very bitter overall, but has a bitter finish. Lively carbonation and light body.

Pours golden with a fluffy white head. Aroma is sweet, bready malt with some floral hoppy notes. Flavor is grainy, grassy, wheat like tartness.

Draft. Pours a hazy light gold with decent white head. Big floral (dandelion perhaps), grains, earthy. If I didn’t know that this was brewed with dandelions before drinking I am certain that I would not of said that it tasted like dandelions. I would have said weird floral thing. Nonetheless, I knew prior to drinking and it tasted like weird floral dandelions with some spiceness. Not bad, refreshing, but not something I would search out again and buy.

12 Oz bottle poured into a pint, orange color, big fluffy long lasting head. Dont know why this beer isn?t rated higher. It is a delicious beer for the style. A go to if you need a session beer or a thirst quencher after yardwork

2013-04-29. Crisp yellow body, small white head. Modest bitterness, light pale malt, and light notes of what I might or might not identify as dandelion if I didn’t know what it was. Light lemon touches. Smooth average bodied palate, modest carbonation. Quaffable, light overall but just enough flavour to be kind of enjoyable. Sampled at the brewery

P: Cloudy golden apricot appearance with bubbly carbonation and a airy off white head. S: Seems odd but smells like diluted Victoria’s Secret Love Spell body spray...my wife wears it that’s how I know. T/M: Honey suckles, lots if floral flavor, pale malt, salt and herbed tea. Faint peach and Bartlett pears hindered in the bitter floral base. There is a touch of metallic towards the end of the swallow. Nice subtly acidic mouthfeel with bubbly prickliness. O: A nice floral ale that really brings the floral to play. I really like this but probably not one I would seek out.

Yellow pour with a white head. Aroma is sweet and mostly of apples. Flavor is also sweet, a little too sweet. More apple flavor without a great hop balance.

12oz bottle from Crossroads. Poured a hazy light nectar gold body with a fuller fluffy bright white head. Aroma was bland, mostly dusty grains and for some reason smokey bread. Body is actually very pleasant, fuller mouthfeel with average carbonation and an almost creamy feel overall. Flavor is a bit more bolstered up than the aroma but that ain’t ssaying much. All grains with a touch of honey topped bread. Drinkable after a day of errands and yard work, If I had another beer before this one I most likely would have scored it lower.

Light amber color, poured from 12oz bottle. Dandelion is noticed, but is not obnoxious.