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Circus Boy – Magic Hat
Appearance: A medium size bubble, frothy white head that fell to half-mast and slid further down over the three minutes it took to photograph, relaxed atop a bright clear copper brew. Aroma: An unobtrusive tutti-frutti bubble gum aroma preceded a toasted grain undertone. Mouth feel: A medium density, creamy mouth feel that introduces a citric/metallic undertone that continues into the flavor profile. Flavor: There is a lot of tutti-frutti flavor followed by a brief pallet cleansing sharp hop flavor that looses the counter attack launched by the preceding flavors. Finish: The final effect is a sharp citric/metallic finish that lingers for a very long time.. Comments: First a caveat – This bottle was sent to me by the folks at Magic Hat. Also – I have a difficult time when it comes to appreciating most of the wheat beers brewed in North America. The late Celis wheat brews were exceptions to that rule. The wheat based brews from the Canadian brewer Unibroue are in a style I can understand. Almost all the rest take a great deal of concentration for me to appreciate. The “mixed signals” of flavors and aromas so different from the Bavarian and Berlin side of the family suggest to me that more than a branch fell off the family tree of that style of beer. That said, I would have no qualms about pouring a Circus Boy into a tall pilsner glass, watching a slice of lemon leap from the rim of the glass into the brilliant brew and watching the sun set on the western horizon. VITAL STATISTICS: Original Gravity: 1.055 Alcohol Content: 5.4v Hops: Amarillo, German Magnum Malt: Wheat, Pale Yeast: Hefe-Weizen Ale yeast Bittering Units: 18
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