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A Taste of… Odd Notion 07 Magic Hat Brewing Company, South Burlington, VT (USA)
Preface: As soon as in this beer what seems to be the aroma of spices were in the air. It was ported approximately 50°F in the bottle was well taken care of. (Post tasting research revealed to me that what I thought were spices is actually the fact that they used wheat in brewing is beer.) Appearance: This is a bright red/copper red colored beer with a quickly dissipating head of not terribly finely knit bubbles. Aroma: If you have ever brewed beer at home. You would immediately recognize the aroma of this beer. The initial aroma is malt syrup/rich with an undercurrent of a combination of spice (wheat). The spice is not along the lines of pumpkin pie spice (cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves). There seems to be some nutmeg in the nose, which is not echoed in the first flavor sensation. Mouth feel: This brew starts out a lot lighter bodied, and then picks up a bit of density, whether this is due to alcohol content. I am not sure. Flavor: There is a very strong first impression of a metallic flavor that softens only slightly to an identifiable hop spike of bitterness that is overpowered by an aluminum metallic flavor that has a brief but fruitless fight with the hops. Finish: The finish to this brew is warm and metallic as well. The notations on the bottle are curious. It says that it is three-quarter pint of beer 7.5% alcohol by volume. Both of these notations are a bit unusual. First of all, it's unusual to call a 12 ounce bottle three quarters of a pint of beer. I was surprised by the alcohol content of 7.5%. This beer seemed a lot warmer. With a relatively high alcohol beer you expect a thicker body because of the use of more malt. Whatever hops there are in here seem to be a bit more powerful at the finish in at the beginning, resonating in the nasal passages, and accompany that thin metallic flavor in a palate cleansing finish. Comments: It is just on 1030 hrs here in Brooklyn USA. My last cup of coffee was two hours ago. I note this because in the past, at the same time and under the same circumstances, I have had the chance to taste some very interesting and flavorful beers. However, this one I'm not quite sure what to make of. In short, I will agree that this beer is quite aptly named “Odd Notion”. Magic Hat Brewing Company: http://www.magichat.net What others Say: BeerAdvocate: http://beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/96/39029 RateBeer: http://www.ratebeer.com/Beer/magic-hat-odd-notion/79250/
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