Pours a red-amber color with a bit of a fluffy tan head. Aroma is hopppps. Oh my, I’m looking forward to this brew. First taste is a sweet hoppy explosion. Delicious. Hoppy Hoppiness. Smooth too. I didn’t expect this to be nearly as good as it is.

bottle. Pours a clear amber-red with a clingy cream head. Aroma heavy on malts, soil, and some fermenting dark fruit. Flavor starts sweet, of marbled caramel malt, butterscotch, butter, and a sweet apricot/cherry. Not a whole lot of complexity, but a pretty appealing flavor holds its own. Finish is thin, mouthfeel is sticky, but flavor recedes quickly. Pretty nice, especially for Magic Hat, which is a brewery I don’t seem to get along with too well.

Bottle form Alex 08’ Pours a hazy brown amber color with a beige head. Malty nose with slight syrupy sweetness coming through. Hopp bitterness and subtle sweetness. Finish is dry and funky.

Bonus beer from ? Pours attractive opaque ruddy caramel color with a halo of a cream colored head. The nose is dried fruits, brown sugar and sweet malt. The flavor goes much more earthy and a touch bitter. The finish is strangely a bit vegital.

This amber ale doesn’t have the best aroma or flavor, but can be enjoyed if you like a slightly hopped ale. With an amber color and small head, it’s not the most impressive brew.