Magic Hat Roxy Rolles

Brewed by Magic Hat Brewing Company
Style: Amber Ale
South Burlington, Vermont USA

Pours amber color with 1/2 inch head, smell of floral hops. Taste is floral hops with slight sweet malt. Good bitterness and fruity yeast flavor. Very good hoppy amber ale.

Pous a fogy amber color with a white head. smell and taste is of hops. Great overall autumn/winter beer. Warms the spirit.

Possibly my favorite from Magic Hat. Reminiscent of a light version of Lagunitas Imperial Red. A strong hop aroma with near IPA levels of hopping. Is quite balanced by fruity and caramel malt flavors. A strong yet balanced brew.

Situation: Hoping for a Phillies win in game six of the WS--and thankful for Teacher’s Convention in NJ... Glassware: Rare Vos shaker... Appearance: Velvet rown body; brown, cobwebbing lace atop a slightly opaque, effervescent body... Aroma: rich, malty sweet aroma; a pleasant hop sensibility intermingles,,, Palate: medium-bodied, creamy mouthfeel that tickles and mellows with an evening balance.... Taste: grapelike pucker adorns a warming malt base--hints of caramel too... Overall: A part of the Halloween sampler, the R.R. balances malts and hops in a rare fest feat--any member of stem ware would have fairly fit this beer... a bit identifinable, a bit more substantial than the norm, which seems to fit Magic Hat’s mantra... thick and resilient.

This ale poured a dark orange colour with a nice, smooth, tan coloured head. To the nose there are scents of juniper, grass, citrus and a little vanilla. First swig was smooth and a little watery with falvours of slightly roasted malts, hopps and grapefruit citrus. Finish was a nice mellow hopp fflavour with a little maltyness lingering.

A Mes rate. Bottle at Duff’s.
Clean amber with a thin off white head. Fairly hoppy snout with a hint of petrol and rubber. Fairly bitter flavour with a hint of nuts and a fair bit of grass. Rather thin in the mouth. Nothing special.

Very light aroma with sweet malts and hints of toffee. Sweet and very easy in the mouth with candy yet some slightly green hopping. Apricot and caramel. Lovely long finish with the skunky hops developing more and more late on.

A pleasant surprise. Very interesting as well. There is a lot I can’t quite put my finger on. Aroma is mellow hops, a little sourness and some ripe fruit? Taste is nicely hoppy with something I cant describe. I tried to name it with every taste and could not come up with anything that worked. The hops are very well balanced in a style that often gets it quite wrong. I’d have another for sure.