Magic Hat Fat Angel

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

Ehh. Mildly hoppy flavor with some malty tones. Light citrus fruit hints.

Out of 12 oz bottle....good vellow-amber color, nice mouthfeel, but not in the top 10 ales out there. Not bad from Magic Hat, better than non-descript, but not MUCH better.

(Bottle) Minimal hops and suppresed malts make for a beer that is not exceptional in any way. Mouthfeel is thin and slightly watery. While this is very drinkable and unobjectionable, I think I liked the label best of all. I'd like to try it on tap.

Clear amber with a medium off-white head. Caramel and floral hops in the nose. Flavor has notes of caramel, toffee and toasted malt with some light hop bitterness in the finish. Moderately sweet. Medium/light body with a smooth texture and moderate carbonation. Decent head retention. Solid, but nothing to seek out.

Bottle. Please drink by end of: January. A clear caramel/amber pour with a thin light-tan head. Sweet caramel and malts in the subtle aroma. A little bit of sweet caramel flavors in the body, but it’s predominantly just VERY grainy and bitter and one-dimensional. A dry, bitter finish. Some sour tastes in there too. Light body. This is just a dull, boring beer.

Hoppy aroma, piney, citrus, brown sugar. Caramel flavor, a decent session beer.

Fat Angel is a very good tap beer, so we were curious to see how it would hold up in the bottle. Result? Yea, we like it from the tap. Aromas are of grain malts and orange and lemony hops, with a moderate yeast scent. It pours an amber color with a murky appearance, with a small, fizzy dark brown head. Initial flavor is lightly sweet, finishing moderately acidic and bitter. Light to medium on the mouth, it is both dry and oily, although the dry doesn’t hit until after a little while. Fizzy carbonation and light alcoholic tinge. A malty beer.

citrus, amber orange color, tan foam, medium bitterness, lightly sour, light body, slick feel, average carbonation. It was a fairly standard Pale Ale. Not too hearty or offensive.