Both of these beers came in the Magic Hat mixed 12-pack that I bought at Downtown Wine & Spirits before Belgium Comes to Cooperstown. I had the Circus Boy Thursday night and the Hocus Pocus Friday night. I let both warm slightly and served them in my UFO Weizen glass.
422. Circus Boy
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
Alcohol: 5.00%
Serving: Bottle, 12 oz
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance (3.5): Pours a hazy straw golden with a creamy fluffy white head.
Smell (3.5): Yeasty, grainy, light citrus, sweet but subtle bubblegum.
Taste (3.0): Grainy wheat, citric tartness, with a lemon zest bitterness.
Mouthfeel (3.5): Light-bodied, low carbonation that still manages to give a tingling sensation
Drinkability (4.0): Light and refreshing.
Overall (3.35): An okay beer, an easy drinker, but lacking in flavor.
423. Hocus Pocus
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
Alcohol: 5.00%
Serving: Bottle, 12 oz
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance (3.0): Pours a lightly hazy pale straw, topped by a fluffy white head that slowly recedes.
Smell (3.0): Grainy wheat, tart citrus, very minimal.
Taste (3.5): Light citric tartness, coarse graininess, fruity apple in the finish. Bitterness is present, but is very low.
Mouthfeel (3.0): Light-bodied, low-carbonation, tingly, a tad watery.
Drinkability (4.0): Light refreshing and pretty easy to drink, a good hot weather beer.
Overall (3.3): This beer is a little lacking in the flavor department, but it's not bad for something light and refreshing.
422. Circus Boy
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
Alcohol: 5.00%
Serving: Bottle, 12 oz
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance (3.5): Pours a hazy straw golden with a creamy fluffy white head.
Smell (3.5): Yeasty, grainy, light citrus, sweet but subtle bubblegum.
Taste (3.0): Grainy wheat, citric tartness, with a lemon zest bitterness.
Mouthfeel (3.5): Light-bodied, low carbonation that still manages to give a tingling sensation
Drinkability (4.0): Light and refreshing.
Overall (3.35): An okay beer, an easy drinker, but lacking in flavor.
423. Hocus Pocus
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
Alcohol: 5.00%
Serving: Bottle, 12 oz
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale, BJCP Style Guide
Appearance (3.0): Pours a lightly hazy pale straw, topped by a fluffy white head that slowly recedes.
Smell (3.0): Grainy wheat, tart citrus, very minimal.
Taste (3.5): Light citric tartness, coarse graininess, fruity apple in the finish. Bitterness is present, but is very low.
Mouthfeel (3.0): Light-bodied, low-carbonation, tingly, a tad watery.
Drinkability (4.0): Light refreshing and pretty easy to drink, a good hot weather beer.
Overall (3.3): This beer is a little lacking in the flavor department, but it's not bad for something light and refreshing.
Labels: American Pale Wheat Ale, Magic Hat Brewing Company, Reviews
