Dorwart (1807), Robbinsville, New Jersey, USA Mar 25, 2008 About a 1 inch head that recedes slowly and leaves a thick sticky sheet of lacing. Super hoppy aroma with plenty of spruce, malts and a bit of roasted grains. Color is a bright ruby brown. Lots of roastynes and hops in the flavor again. Dry and chalky palate with lots of roasted grains, burnt biscuits, and spruce hops again. Not the greatest balance. Very dry. Finishes dry and bitter with some lingering spruce. So so. Slepkov (18), Ithaca, Alabama, USA Mar 20, 2008 This strange brew pours a hazy dark amber, which is not all that pleasant looking. The head lathers well, but not to extremes and dissipates in a minute or three, leaving a mild foam. In the nose, ample malt and hops, both in fine balance. A little alcoholic smelling, but this is a plus for this beer; it compliments the citrus scents. In the mouth, very spicy and thick with great amounts of hops and well-balanced by ample malt. The overall bitter finish is a good way to cleanse the palate for the next gulp. Unique in taste. A very nice winter beer! BeerEssential (96), Massachusetts, USA Mar 19, 2008 This beer is a nice, dark red with a decent head. As the drink goes on there’s some nice lacing. I didn’t really know what it meant when people described a beer as "grassy" but one sniff of this and I learned fast. Really fresh and grassy. The taste is grassy as well with a bit of spice. Bitter finish. Not really my thing, but not bad for what it is. Chapel (329), Levittown, New York, USA Mar 13, 2008 Pours a nice amber with a little head. Aroma and flavor are of several different kinds of fruit: mostly strawberry and orange. There are also some caramel notes and some flavors which are otherwise unique to ambers. A very interesting combination. bierkoning (5992), La Tropica, Netherlands Mar 13, 2008 Bottle from dkachur, thanks! Red amber color. Grapefruit, grassy hops and red berries in the aroma. Firm grassy oily flavor with grapefruit and red berries, flowing into a dry hopbitter aftertaste, with some strawberry fruit. Nice! thehoff (567), Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA Mar 11, 2008 Deep brown. Grapefruit? first scent. Syrupy molasses, fruity. Awesome smelling beer. Nice bitterness to the taste which only accents the aroma. Warming and delightful. Slightly sweet. Very very nice. I am surprised by how much I like this one. I am not a big amber fan. I would venture to say that this is my favorite one. Immy (1912), Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA Mar 11, 2008 12 oz bottle, best by April 08. Clear copper with a quick fading beige head. Citrusy orange hop nose, some pine and bread. Body is the light side of medium, decent drippy lacing. Herbal flavors, caramel, dry grapefruit - nicely hopped up. A decent drinker, and certainly one of the better brews from Magic Hat. Outchillen (29), Pennsylvania, USA Mar 11, 2008 This beer’s malty and hoppy aroma is great, Amber colored. this beer was just to harsh for me, I dont know the word but overcooked tasting, malts were too toasted
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