Lucky Kat - Magic Hat Brewing Company

Jekster

Indiana

2.73/5  rDev -22.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Lucky Kat IPA

Appearance: This beer pours a crystal clear amber orange with bright red highlights. The head is nearly non-existent with only a thin white lacing around the sides of the glass.

Smell: For an IPA this beer has little to no hop aroma. Instead, there is a slight caramel malt character with a hint of spicy undertones. Deep in the back of the aroma is a minute character of fresh peeled lemons. There is a slight fruity ester which actually reminds me of a nice English bitter.

Taste: There is a slight caramel malt sweetness followed by only a minute spicy hop character. The only other notable hop characteristic is a distinct lingering, borderline harsh, high alpha hop bitterness. This coupled with the slight alcoholic warming makes for an unexciting and one dimensional finished.

Mouthfeel: This beer is extremely thin with a light to mild carbonation. The light body of this beer makes it easy to pitch back, but definitely not as full as I would expect from most IPA's.

Drinkability: The light mouth feel of this beer coupled with the mild flavors makes it fairly drinkable. I pitched back quite a few from the six pack I bought in one night and they went down smoothly throughout the evening.

OVERALL IMPRESSION: This beer just doesn't have a lot going on. I would not say it is a bad beer, but it lacks the characteristic citrus and floral aroma and flavor that I find so enjoyable in my IPA's. The saving grace of this beer is the fact that it's easy to drink and goes down smooth. However, I doubt most people looking for an IPA want to pitch back a light and un-complex beer. Get it to try once, but don't look for it to solve your quest for the perfect American IPA hop bomb. ;)

Serving type: bottle

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