655. 60 Winks Ale
I had dinner with Jadyn at the apartment of one of her classmates. I had a Circus Boy and then had a bottle of 60 Winks. I drank this out of the bottle, and didn't take notes, but this is what I remember.
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
Alcohol: 5.80%
Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.
Style: German Pilsener, BJCP Style Guide
The aroma seemed pretty light (out of the bottle so I didn't really get a good sense) but there were grainy malt aromas as well as some light hop aromas. The flavors were grainy and hoppy. There's a light sweetness through the center followed by a grassy hop bitterness. I'll refrain from making a judgment, but I would have like a little more hoppiness.
I had dinner with Jadyn at the apartment of one of her classmates. I had a Circus Boy and then had a bottle of 60 Winks. I drank this out of the bottle, and didn't take notes, but this is what I remember.
Beer Stats:
Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing Company
Alcohol: 5.80%
Serving: Bottle, 12 oz.
Style: German Pilsener, BJCP Style Guide
The aroma seemed pretty light (out of the bottle so I didn't really get a good sense) but there were grainy malt aromas as well as some light hop aromas. The flavors were grainy and hoppy. There's a light sweetness through the center followed by a grassy hop bitterness. I'll refrain from making a judgment, but I would have like a little more hoppiness.
Labels: German Pilsener, Magic Hat Brewing Company
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
