Magic Hat Roxy Rolles

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
South Burlington, Vermont USA

ruby Amber color, decent tan foam, nose is good malts and some citrus, flavor is uhhm english style hops it seems , some malts reminds me of a better version of Tankhouse , good body.

malty sweet aroma, bitter under current hops, sweet aftertaste with just the hint of bitterness, not bad, expected more

From a bottle. Pours dark amber with small white head. Smells mostly of hops. Taste backs up the smelll, floral hops, mainly hops with a little malt back bone. These kinds of average beers are what I’ve become used to drinking from MH.

Bottle. Appearance: Rusty orange with off white head. Aroma: Grapefruit/citrusy hops. Some floral scents as well. Palate: Medium. Flavor: Doesn’t taste as good as it smells. More floral that citrusy, but a bit off. Not horrible, just not what I was expecting from the smell. Overall: Drinkable, but not great.

Pours a dark brown with hints of cranberry and orange. Head is darker with good lacing. Aroma is sweet pineapple and hops. Taste is hoppy for sure, more pine and balanced with sweet. Good malt. Not sure if I’d consider it an amber. After is way too astringent, with pencil shaving like hop aftertaste is unsmooth alcohol. That’s Magic Hat for you

I enjoyed this beer, despite a lot sweet sweat hop smell and flavor that I believe is viewed as a defect in beers. Nonetheless, I thought it pretty good. This beer pours a dark amber/red/birch beer color with a nice head that fades to a scummy coating. Aroma is fruity and sweaty, but hoppy and not unpleasant. Flavor is more sweaty sock hoppiness which I believe is technically a defect yet I find to be pleasant. Finish is smooth and full, with a lot maltiness imparting a full mouthfeel that I liked. I’d recommend this beer, but it hardly knocked my socks off. I bought this beer at Brew&Brew in North Ridgeville, OH. The good people of Magic Hat recommended I drink it before May 2008.

Pours an amberish brown with a white head. Aroma has a slight hoppish note. Flavor is with a little malt but is primarily with a piney note. Slight hop bitterness at the finish. An alright beer but could be better balanced.

12 oz. bottle. Pours a slightly hazy brown with a moderate linen white head that lasted until about mid-glass. Lots of pine in the aroma. The flavor was completely dominated by a resinous pine flavor. If I want that much pine, I’ll drink pine-sol. Excessively bitter to the point of being almost acrid. No caramel malt detected at all, which is what I would expect in an amber ale. At least some better balance would be nice. Meh.