#9
Overall: 7.5/10 by 2 dudes
Dudes: 7.5/10
Trend: 7.5/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 4.60%
IBU: 20
Seasonal: Year Round
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7.0
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 15:43:39
- $1.50 for 12 oz. bottle
- 882 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: August 30, 2009
Color: Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 7 (25%)
Taste: 7 (25%)
Look: 7 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 7.0
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Sunday, June 21, 2009 at 14:09:11
- $1.25 for 12 oz. bottle
- 283 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Aroma: Mysterious sweet, maybe floral. Totally unique. Initial taste impression: The unique aroma dominates first taste. Smooth, rich, and deep taste. Overall: One of a kind drinking experience, and a very respectable beer. Like MH says in their description, "Not so Pale Ale", it's not a cliche, it's accurate for this crisp and refreshing brew. Hops are there in the background, but like all great beers, the ultimate goal is to balance the ingredents into a mix that\'s a greater sum than individual parts. Now if I had one lingering doubt it would be #9's unique taste, and if after drinking more than one bottle I'd find this ale to be a gimicky "one bottle"...not a beer to drink on a regular basis. I need to get on the "business end" of a twelver(pack) and report back, but I've got to say I very much look forward to experiencing that sometime this summer."
Date tasted: June 20, 2009
Color: Dark yellow-gold. Adequate hea
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 8 (25%)
Taste: 8 (25%)
Look: 8 (15%)
Drinkability: 8 (35%)
Overall: 8.0
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| Blueberry Ale | 6.8 |
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| Raspberry Tart | 10.0 |
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$1.38, 2 servings, 12 oz. bottles
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Malts
Pale, Crystal
Hops
Cascade, Columbus
Yeast
English Ale
Pours clear with a nice two finger, white fluffy foam. Some retention but not much. A little bit of lacing.
Aroma is full of a lot of sweet fruit. I thought of a fruit salad with a beer thrown on top of it. Not one fruit, not citrus, but a cornucopia of sweet fruit. Seems to be some grainy or bready malt to boot.
Taste is fruit and bready malt. The fruit I really can't make out again in terms of single or a couple of fruits.
Mildly carbonated, light mouth feel, with it seeming to be a little on the watery side.
The mystic powers of magic hat are at work here as this beer is a little different. Definitely a refreshing and crisp beer for a warm day. Expect the unexpected. Enjoy!