Odd Notion - Green Apple Wit (Fall 2010) - Magic Hat Brewing Company

schoolboy

Ohio

4.1/5  rDev +25.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

I will admit to a major prejudice against Magic Hat. I have avoided their brews ever since I had something of their call Circus Boy - vile stuff. But I like a bargain, and they had a cool looking sampler box (skeletons on it) on sale, so I guess it's time to give them a fair shake. I didn't see Circus Boy pi** in the box.

So this was the first to get a taste, and I didn't know what it was until I popped it, and immediately a very pleasant aroma came out. The taste is very mild, but nice wheat taste. Whatever fruit is in there is in very tasteful proportions - it could be stronger. In fact, if everything were stronger all around I would like it.

It does not have any of the funky creaminess I associated with this brewery, so maybe that was just my imagination. Good beer.

Serving type: bottle

08-27-2010 00:34:45 | More by schoolboy

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -23.3%

02-04-2013 19:00:38 | More by Budinetz

stereosforgeeks

Virginia

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

12-17-2012 18:23:00 | More by stereosforgeeks

JimmytheSaintPSU

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -8%

08-19-2012 20:23:41 | More by JimmytheSaintPSU

ShemRahBoo

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -8%

06-21-2012 20:04:18 | More by ShemRahBoo

swgwilt

Tennessee

2.75/5  rDev -15.6%

05-23-2012 03:22:10 | More by swgwilt

7Durandal7

Michigan

1.5/5  rDev -54%

04-14-2012 00:46:23 | More by 7Durandal7

UltimateLivewire

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev -0.3%

03-12-2012 18:34:14 | More by UltimateLivewire

OldCrustacean79

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

01-20-2012 16:07:54 | More by OldCrustacean79

nmeiborg

Illinois

3/5  rDev -8%

01-17-2012 20:03:50 | More by nmeiborg

jaasen64

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +15%

01-14-2012 19:06:14 | More by jaasen64

Codytucker13

New York

3/5  rDev -8%

01-06-2012 03:52:49 | More by Codytucker13

jtw21

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +7.4%

12-24-2011 05:57:32 | More by jtw21

SaintJonah

Ohio

2.5/5  rDev -23.3%

12-19-2011 17:56:43 | More by SaintJonah

dowen44

Georgia

3/5  rDev -8%

12-18-2011 00:47:02 | More by dowen44

Goldfoot

Michigan

4/5  rDev +22.7%

12-16-2011 16:18:45 | More by Goldfoot

jhartley

Pennsylvania

2.38/5  rDev -27%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Purchased as part of the Night of the Living Dead MH sampler case last year; 2010.
Poured into a pint glass a straw yellow color.
Aroma was a smoky fruity smell, hard to pin down the actual smell.
Tasted of smoke and yeast upfront, surprised that the apple taste was not more pronounced.
After the first few sips, I was becoming disappointed with the overall taste, which to me was not pleasing to me. I still had 5 more to go through at this point, and these weren't much better.
Overall I did not like it very much, but then again Witbier's in general aren't my favorite.

Serving type: bottle

11-28-2011 22:44:48 | More by jhartley

waiting4lunch

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -8%

11-22-2011 21:33:48 | More by waiting4lunch

cgise22

New York

4/5  rDev +22.7%

11-18-2011 15:20:50 | More by cgise22

Exiled

Texas

3/5  rDev -8%

11-15-2011 01:06:38 | More by Exiled

TEAMHOLT

North Carolina

2/5  rDev -38.7%

11-14-2011 17:35:23 | More by TEAMHOLT

Jspriest

Maryland

4/5  rDev +22.7%

11-14-2011 16:22:33 | More by Jspriest

timobkg

New Jersey

2.1/5  rDev -35.6%
look: 4 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 1.5

From a sampler pack purchased and consumed Sep 2010.

A cloudy pale straw color, with a nice head.

The aroma is a light mix of fruit and spices, but on top of that is a definite scent of rancid apple juice. It's not especially strong, but it's there, and once you identify it, there's no escaping it.

The taste echoes the smell, hints of spices, watermelon, and that rancid / fermented apple juice flavor.

At first, it's a beer that just tastes off. Then you realize you know that flavor, you'd tasted it before in a forgotten bottle of apple juice that went rancid. Then you realize that the beer smells and tastes of rancid apple juice, and you can't drink it anymore.

Serving type: bottle

04-05-2011 19:17:28 | More by timobkg

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

I was really excited to try this brew. My first thought was that it was going to be similar to a hard cider. That wasn't the case the apple was a little bit hidden in the background in this one. It could have used a little more apple overall. The smell was sweet and fresh. The color was a golden yellow. Seemed more like a spring release to me than a fall one. Nit enough spices to make it a fall beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-02-2011 01:35:09 | More by Knapp85

beerinmorning

Michigan

2.95/5  rDev -9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

The appearance and the smell really set the bar pretty high for this one. The solid tartness of the green apple smell with the coriander make a promise that the taste doesn't quite deliver.

They bill this one as an autumn beer, but it would be much more commonplace in summer time along something like a Woodchuck hard cider. It goes down really clean and smooth. It has a very light taste.

The lacing is pretty much non-existent and the mouthfeel is really thin. Still, I could see myself drinking a six pack of this on a warm July night. With a little more flavor to it, however, it would be a really solid cold-weather beer.

Serving type: bottle

04-01-2011 01:49:39 | More by beerinmorning