Magic Hat Fat Angel

Formerly brewed at Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: English Pale Ale
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Very, very restrained, too much so for my tastes. Slight caramel malts with some sweetness, some hops. Bit of nuttiness in the initial flavor, but dryness doesn't leave much in the finish.

Has a lightly clouded amber color and a slightly hop/fruit smell. Taste is a good hop/malt balance and finishes with a light hop bitterness. Overall not a bad beer that is easy to drink.

I find this to be somewhere between an english and american pale ale. Drinkable, somewhat creamy palate distinguishes it from the crispy apa's

Slightly hazy medium dark orange colored body with a toast-tan colored head. Light grassy hops in the nose, mild cannibus and caramelized orange scents. Texture is lighter than expected, and lighter than it should be for the style as far as what I like. Mild tasting overall, with some light grassy hop note and mild sweetness from the maple flavored malts. Overall it’s about average for pale ales, nothing exceptional but still drinkable.

Light amber appearance with an small to avg head and lots of lacing. Could not pry much out of the aroma other than a little fruitiness. Taste was rather bland with hardly any hop bite. Finish was mild and inoffensive.(tap-lcs)

Big foamy yeast colored head dissipates quickly leaving a lot of widely dispersed lacing in the top inch of the glass. Body is a clear, pale shade of amber that reminds me of scotch. Aroma is a bit peculiar, hints of old gym socks, burnt plastic, malt, cherry, and some odd floral hops. Aroma could have some yeast and alcohol in it as well. Honestly, this beer is a lesson in olfactory confusion. Smell it once and you get whiffs of malt and fruit. Smell it again and you get whiffs of sanitized hospital floors. Weird! Flavor is underwhelming. Palate seems flat, bland, and lifeless. Beer is fizzy and has a bubbly mouthfeel. Flavors of toasted rice, malt, alcohol, fruit, yeast, rubber, and tree bark all combine to make one odd beer. Strangely enough I think I’ll try this one again. It’s an oddity, but definitely not heaven sent.

bottle, 05.14.04 Pours an orangey amber, practically no head after an instant, moderate lacing. Citrus and malts on aroma but nothing oustanding. Flavors follow suit. The commercial description claims that this beer will offer me direction...well, at least it seems mostly on style.

Somewhat astringent on the tounge with some malty and slightly medicainal flavors; nothing very special.