Beer-a-Day #227
hI.P.A. is a highly hopped India Pale Ale and the Spring SeasonAle. A medium-bodied beer with a fresh and fruitful nose of vernal vitality. It begins and ends with a big hop bite that is itself forever balanced on the brink by a steady rhythm of malt. Dry-hopped for extra quenching in the face of heat and beat, it’s an ideal accompaniment to chilling out, turning inward or sailing onward through the music of the night toward the dawn of the mind. It’s the liquid way to say be here now lest you never come this way again.
Medium amber with some orange highlights. A little perfume-y. Nicely bitter, but I’m getting a bit of soap in the flavor. I think it might be a little old; there is some unusual sediment in the bottom of the bottle.
I know what you mean about the “soapy” taste. I’ve felt this is several other Magic Hat varieties. I couldn’t quite place it until I just read your description. I wonder if quality control is getting a little whacked with them?
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Don’t know. I know my brother Don is a big fan of their beers, and was disappointed when their original IPA was replaced. He’s still drinking their other beers and he’s very sensitive to soapy tastes.
Personally, I’ve been a bit disappointed with Magic Hat for a couple of years now.