Magic Hat Single Chair Ale

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

Clear apple juice body topped by minimal head. Aroma is sweet, peach, bready. Taste is minimal at first, but quickly develops into peach and bread, before giving way to a finish of moderate herbal bitterness tinged lightly floral. Light-medium body, with slight acidity. Enjoyable beer.

22oz bottle shared courtesy of weeare138. Poured a medium yellow color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of wet grass, lemons and a little mustiness. Tastes of grass (not as strong, musty or wet as the aroma), and citrus. Bottle labeled best before the end of March.

22oz bottle-pours a thin white head with hazy yellow color. Aroma is grain. Taste is grain, sweet, secondary hops. OK carbonation.

Several months old. A magnificient pour showcasing a thick, very frothy, rocky white head that keeps being replenished by natural and healthy carbonation. Hazy rather pale golden hue. It is beyond me how this came about being a winter seasonal, but struck me as what would make a terrific summer seasonal. Excellently extracted grainy, hay-like, strawy, fresh malts procure a firm cerealic feel in mouth. Medium bodied and displaying a belgianesque carbonation. Not very hoppy at this age, but still gently floral and softly spicy. More surprising is the Ringwood yeastiness that has just a soft buttery note to an otherwise rather estery, fruity flavour profile. Very coherent Ringwood+malt combo, delicately done. Felt more of a belgian ale to me and very drinkable at first, though I must confess I grew a bit tired after my first glass, but that’s probably just because Orval was following. Very fine stuff imo.

Pours white and neon with a white head. Smells doughy with some lemony elements. Taste is bland and watery with some basic lemon shining thorugh.

Straw color with off-white head. Nose is grainy pale malt, some fruity yeasty esters, mild spiciness. Tastes pale malty, somewhat sweet yet creamy, with a solid fruity and yeasty spicy ester flavor. Fairly smooth. Not great, but I’d drink it again.

On tap at brewery, Dec. 04. Yellow fizzy beer with no head. Light malt in aroma and light malt taste with very little hops. Boring offering.

Average lager/pils look and aroma -- bit of skunkiness it seemed to me. Doesn’t taste much like an ’ale’ at all, and not distinctive or memorable in any way. Boring flavor and finish, another disappointment from Magic Hat.