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Magic Hat Circus Boy

Magic Hat Circus Boy

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A Spice/Herb/Vegetable brewed by
Magic Hat Brewing Company

South Burlington, Vermont USA

bottled
common

on tap
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Broad Distribution
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4652.79/5.02.79/5.05.4%32.7Lager glass, Tumbler P  Stats

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Editor's note: Yes, the bottle calls it a hefeweizen. The beer, however, is brewed with a (fairly hefty) portion of lemongrass, which contributes a significant aroma and flavor. Thus we have deemed it a Spice/herb/vegetable and not a German Hefeweizen, which should be free from adjuncts (other than hops).

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 Rciesla (891), Brick City, New Jersey, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/56/103/513/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottle brought a sixer to a KD party in Jersey City. Pours a hazy orange yellow body with an off white head. Lots of wheat spices lemon, orange, and apricot. A solid offering i thought.


WakeandBake (98), Greenville, Michigan, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 12, 2008  
Bottle.Golden straw color,with a giant white soapy head. Nose of lemon and banana. Medium body,creamy texture,and mouthfeel. Crisp finish. Not a bad beer,I like it better than traditional German Hefe.


 maltdog (432), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/105/53/105/56/20
Oct 10, 2008  
**Here is the beer as I rated it in my notes, thinking it was a witbier. As a hefeweizen, it is so unbelievably off base, and thus rates even lower numbers.** The cloudy, lemon yellow ale features impressively luxurious and lasting foam. Toasty aromatics barely edge out dried manure funk and rotting orchard fruits. A toasted English muffin flavor has suggestions of apple, lemon curd, and pineapple. Finishing briskly tart, the ale offers a strange mildewy aftertaste. The palate is wonderfully smooth and creamy with vigorous yet soft carbonation. There is actually a very nice wit in there, if you can see past the weird phenols. This probably would have been worlds better paired with some ripe soft cheese and a hunk of crusty ryebread.


 taalhiker (111), Dayton, Ohio, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/512/20
Oct 5, 2008  
From bottle. Cloudy yellow color with scant head. Very strange aroma and taste. I guess it’s a combination of lime and lemon. The lemongrass description makes sense now. Pass!


 chicagodri (552), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/103/59/20
Oct 3, 2008  
Pours a cloudy yellow with a thick white head. Light aroma of wheat and some lemongrass. Really though, this was a very disappointing hefeweizen. It was very mild and had very little flavor. I know I have turned into a beer snob, but it was almost a drain pour for me since I knew I had some Lost Abbey in the fridge.



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