Blind Faith
Magic Hat Brewing Company in Rochester, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.46
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Our take on an India Pale Ale (IPA.) A deep golden amber ale with a rich up-front malty nose finishing with a big, hoppy bite. Dry-hopped to finish with a big fresh (Cascade) hop flavor.
Fermented with our 150 year old strain of top-fermenting yeast.
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Maverick (5074) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottled. A run of the mill IPA. Not a whole lot more to say. Low character count.
tnkw01 (4059) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Bottle. One of the better IPAs I’ve had. Good hoppy flavor with a citrus, floral bite. Good citrus, spruce aroma. Light amber color with a good head.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Citrus hop aroma, bready malts. Regular mouthfeel. Piney, resinous finish with some more citrus. A little watery near the end. A good ipa, but pretty middle of the road.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
This was a surprisingly nice find. Some of the East Coast IPA' have been lacking, but this one was a pleasure to try and buy again. Beautiful aroma, well blended bitterness and sweetness and a nice dry finish. Worth seeking out.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Citrusy and grassy, generally balanced, but minimal bitterness. Semi-dry finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
From old tasting notes. Amber orange color. Bubbly beige head. Fragrant toasted malt nose. Big bitter hops and toasted malt upfront balance nicely. Lots of hops. Lots of carbonation.
superspak (10160) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 4/14/2015. Pours fairly crystal clear deep orange/copper color with a 2 finger dense and rocky off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense soapy lacing clings down the glass, with a good amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, light pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity citrus/earthy hops, dark/bready malt, and light-moderate fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of grapefruit, lemon zest, orange peel, pear, apple, light pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/piney bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of grapefruit, lemon/orange zest, pear, apple, light pine, caramel, toasted biscuit, and herbal/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, balance, and robustness of citrus/earthy hops, dark/bready malt, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and fairly creamy/sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with only a light warmth lingering after the finish. Overall this is a very good English IPA style. All around good complexity robustness, and balance of citrus/earthy hops, dark/bready malt, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; and very smooth to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5
Reviewed from notes.
The appearance had a bold brown colored body that leaves a one finger white head that lasts a good two minutes. No carbonation is rising.
The smell had a malty sweet citrus up front with just a bit of hops in the background.
The taste was pretty much the same, nothing different.
The palate sat about a medium, pretty creamy, nothing harsh on the tongue.
Overall, this is decent, but nothing spectacular, I’m not sure if I would have this again.
CLW (16859) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
12 oz. glass on draft Buffalo Wild Wings, Burlington, VT. Yellow orange color, Spotty lace sticking to sides of glass. Aroma is mild citrus and weak earthy hops.
Flavor is expected. The initial taste is a bit citrus upfront and the backend is Floral Earthy hops. Bitterness is restrained and not overly bitter like most of the hop bombs on the market. Medium body with plenty of malt in the base of this beer.
Overall, No complaints and no problems. This has a very classic standard example of the style. Real drinkable and I like the simple approach after drinking so many hop bombs.
Bamsen78 (8674) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 12 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Bottle. Pours slightly hazy amber with small off-white head. Clear aroma of hops and malt with subtle grassy touches. Intense, hoppy flavour with acetic notes and a sublt malty touch. Bitter finish. Acceptable.