Humdinger Series: Over The Pils - Magic Hat Brewing Company

Kendo

New York

3.53/5  rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Poured from the caged & corked 750 ml bottle into a pilsner glass. Body is golden-colored with a 1+ finger foamy white head that retains well.

S: Sweet malt - cereal grains (corn?) and modest perfumey hops.

T: Husky grains, sweeter malts and a touch of lemony hop bitterness at the finish. Overall impression is one of sweetness. However, I just had a Uinta Tilted Smile (also an Imperial Pilsner) before this, and this one is not as sweet. Hops and spiciness provide balance. Finishes with a nice lingering grassy bitterness.

M: Medium in heft with a slightly slick feel to it.

O: Decent. Not a style I love (my feeling is that pilsners by definition need to be light and imperializing them detracts more than adds), but. . . this is a decent beer.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 01:41:54 | More by Kendo

Zimm

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

05-15-2013 17:16:22 | More by Zimm

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.1%

05-12-2013 18:05:33 | More by mikeburd1128

Kelp

New Hampshire

3/5  rDev -17.1%

04-27-2013 09:54:33 | More by Kelp

nebula1999

Connecticut

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-25-2013 23:13:14 | More by nebula1999

acurtis

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

04-20-2013 01:29:40 | More by acurtis

randylangford

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

04-09-2013 00:18:32 | More by randylangford

ghostwalker

Massachusetts

3.44/5  rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5

Pretty golden body with a creamy finger of head.

Nose is grassy hops with a distinctly sweet note.

Flavor starts out sweet, then sort of spreads it around a bit. Grassy hops, candi sugar, tart lemon, clean finish.

Mouthfeel has a bit of the old "Sweet-Tart" quality to it. Leaves a tingle on the tongue.

Overall, pretty good, but too sweet. I long for an overhopped Imperial Pils with a Pliny-like understated malt body. Maybe someday I'll brew one.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2013 22:47:23 | More by ghostwalker

wisrarebeer

Wisconsin

2.7/5  rDev -25.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

A: yellow, straw-colored, slight haze, tiny compact bubbles, nice lacing
S: mild, grassy with some spicy hops, EtOH
T: wow, not at all what I was expecting, strong astringent taste up front, metallic, very malty and not well attenuated
M: astringent with metallic bitter taste

Serving type: bottle

03-24-2013 19:21:00 | More by wisrarebeer

flynndan

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +10.5%

03-03-2013 22:10:54 | More by flynndan

DIPAFAN

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.1%

02-18-2013 20:16:39 | More by DIPAFAN

Gregwa

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

01-27-2013 21:26:40 | More by Gregwa

GrindFatherBob

New York

3.5/5  rDev -3.3%

01-24-2013 13:39:48 | More by GrindFatherBob

phishbone23

New York

1.75/5  rDev -51.7%

01-23-2013 18:46:56 | More by phishbone23

nafredet1

Vermont

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

01-02-2013 18:57:58 | More by nafredet1

pathman

Ohio

4/5  rDev +10.5%

12-27-2012 21:11:25 | More by pathman

CBodamer

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev +24.3%

12-27-2012 20:53:40 | More by CBodamer

JohnK17

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

12-27-2012 18:58:10 | More by JohnK17

ReeseMax3

Alaska

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

12-23-2012 19:48:57 | More by ReeseMax3

MasterCraft

Massachusetts

3.65/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy yellow-orange with a fluffy white head

Smells of citrus, herbs, floral hops. Light pear and green apple, a little alcohol sweetness, maybe a little biscuity malt

Taste is different than other "imperial pilsners" I've tried. Dominated by a grassy hop bitterness..a little citrus peal, herbal hops, minor note of caramel sweetness. Not overly impressive, but I'm having no trouble finishing the bottle, despite sharp bitterness and alcohol presence.

Pretty heavy mouthfeel for the style, slightly sticky, mild alcohol burn on the back end as the glass warms.

Not bad, may or may not buy more, but am glad I got to try it.

Serving type: bottle

12-21-2012 05:30:04 | More by MasterCraft

ShadyJay

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -44.8%

12-15-2012 14:25:24 | More by ShadyJay

jeanphony

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%

12-15-2012 00:00:01 | More by jeanphony

superspak

Michigan

3.68/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

750 ml bottle into pilsener glass, bottled in Spring 2012. Pours very hazy golden amber color with a nice 2 finger dense off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings down the glass. Aromas of lemon, pear, biscuit, nuttiness, orange zest, herbal, floral, light pepper, grass, and earthy spiciness. Some nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and decent strength. Taste of lemon, pear, pepper, bread, cracker, floral, pine, light nuttiness, light citrus zest, grass, and herbal spiciness. Good amount of spicy pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruits, cracker, bread, light nuttiness, pine, citrus, pepper, floral, grass, and herbal spiciness on the finish for a good bit. Good balance and complexity of flavors with big hoppiness; fair amount of malt balance; and a fair amount of cloying spicy pine bitterness after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a fairly creamy, slick, and crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a small warming noticed after the finish. Definitely a sipper with all of the intense hop flavors. Overall this is a nice imperial pilsner. Good flavor complexity and solid balance; and quite smooth to sip on. I enjoyed this quite a bit, despite the cloying hop bitterness.

Serving type: bottle

12-09-2012 06:08:44 | More by superspak

staticmaneuver

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

11-02-2012 06:26:32 | More by staticmaneuver

DLS168

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -10.2%

10-25-2012 02:21:36 | More by DLS168