#9 - Magic Hat Brewing Company

brentk56

North Carolina

3.6/5  rDev +5.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Pours a cloudy apricot jam color with a modest head that fails to do much in the lacing department

Smell: I have always found the aroma the best thing about this beer as the wafts of apricot provide a pleasant invitation to imbibe

Taste: The caramel and fruity apricot tastes build from the first swirl until after the swallow but it is all a bit one-dimensional

Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation

Drinkability: A fun change of pace; imagine what it could be if it were an apricot IPA!

Serving type: bottle

07-07-2006 22:52:48 | More by brentk56

GMUPatriot_inKansas

Kansas

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

06-18-2013 23:45:52 | More by GMUPatriot_inKansas

MikeyC37

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev +10%

06-18-2013 04:59:22 | More by MikeyC37

robbiealpz

New York

4/5  rDev +17.3%

06-18-2013 04:04:26 | More by robbiealpz

Hydes

Kentucky

3/5  rDev -12%

06-18-2013 01:47:43 | More by Hydes

PopnLoads

Illinois

4/5  rDev +17.3%

06-17-2013 20:43:24 | More by PopnLoads

mckowned

Connecticut

3/5  rDev -12%

06-17-2013 10:25:04 | More by mckowned

parkwood

Pennsylvania

2.25/5  rDev -34%

06-17-2013 01:14:51 | More by parkwood

Sean_OKeeffe

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-17-2013 00:16:36 | More by Sean_OKeeffe

jjamadorphd

Florida

3.59/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

I've had this as both on tap and out of the bottle, and I definitely enjoy it out of the bottle more.

Magic Hat #9 was so much better out of the bottle. It didn't look as nice, but it smelled and just tasted better. Truly a good brew to partake from and one that I'll be enjoying from for, thankfully, quite some time.

Serving type: bottle

06-17-2013 00:15:47 | More by jjamadorphd

themantis13

Virginia

3/5  rDev -12%

06-16-2013 22:36:18 | More by themantis13

Jersh67

Connecticut

2.25/5  rDev -34%

06-16-2013 22:13:57 | More by Jersh67

thatoneguymike

Georgia

3.75/5  rDev +10%

06-16-2013 22:00:40 | More by thatoneguymike

dbkdev

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -12%

06-16-2013 01:54:03 | More by dbkdev

TT--Cashout

Newfoundland (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-15-2013 18:12:21 | More by TT--Cashout

SarcasticAaron

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-15-2013 07:11:27 | More by SarcasticAaron

cottington

Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +10%

06-15-2013 04:30:18 | More by cottington

HATS4BATS

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

06-14-2013 22:59:04 | More by HATS4BATS

Soneast

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev -19.4%

06-14-2013 14:25:49 | More by Soneast

bdaggett

Vermont

3/5  rDev -12%

06-13-2013 22:53:35 | More by bdaggett

Brewman123

New York

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

06-13-2013 12:35:49 | More by Brewman123

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.2/5  rDev -35.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

Copper color, 1/2" head on it, mostly white, small bubbled head. Aroma was a weird, but inviting fruitiness and pale cracker malt smell.

Taste, whoa, what is this, like some of the bad virgin islands brews? The fruit aroma now tastes like perfume! Even the alcohol part! Shit what is that, a mix of fake apricot, peach and $5 a gallon perfume? Overpowers anything resembling yeast, malt or hop flavor. Really distracting and not enjoyable.

Of course, if the taste is bothersome, then the mouthfeel isn't gonna be much better. This beer truly wasn't for me. I like fruit beers, I really do. But this? No. Hell no. I'll look at it, I'll smell it, but I doubt I'll ever drink it again.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 02:56:25 | More by Beerandraiderfan

DCH

New York

3.75/5  rDev +10%

06-13-2013 02:49:24 | More by DCH

JF1917

Georgia

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-13-2013 00:56:35 | More by JF1917

samibr

New York

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

06-12-2013 23:17:21 | More by samibr