Blind Faith
Magic Hat Brewing Company in Rochester, New York, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.45
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...created to aid in deciphering the puzzles along life’s road, and interpreting signs in the voyages of the spirit. Brewed in homage to the wisdom of visionaries everywhere who blaze paths into uncharted territories.
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.
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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6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Stale hops, dried grass clippings, and unmalted grain on the nose. Hazy copper, thin yellow head. Grainy, peanut hull, light soil notes. Subtle caramel notes as well. Walnut finish. Rustic but stale. The label says, "Best when fresh. Best enjoyed by date on neck of bottle." No date is legible on the neck. I suspect that the date may have been rubbed off due to advanced age, because this tasted like an old IPA. Still, I was able to find some enjoyment in it. This is probably quite nice fresh.
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Dec 2011
at 15:02
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
bottle at home .. thanks to blair ... amber ... thin off white lacing ... soft sweet citrus ... light passion fruit nose ... over fizzyt ... light US malt im not so fond off ... juicy fruits ... citrus ... ligth oily orange ... decent ..
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Sep 2011
at 09:53
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Rich amber beer with a dark cream colored head. Floral and caramel aroma with light earth and citrus. Grapefruit and pine flavor with floral notes and malt. Medium bodied. OK bitterness. Floral and grapefruit linger with pine and light caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Jul 2011
at 09:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle at Texas Beerfest. Pours a clear copper amber with a small white frothy head that diminishes quickly. The aroma is grapefruit and caramel. Thin mouthfeel with a light citrus hop and grapefruit with a nice lingering bitter finish. A good IPA from Magic Hat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jun 2011
at 18:09
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Odd IPA, with a sweet, fruity, melon-like malt front that couples with a cooked-grain middle, then the hops pop up and dry everything relentlessly. I’m trying to get along with it, but I just can’t find much love for this bottle. There’s an unpleasant metallic tang to the beer that drifts from front to fade, while the hops don’t add much to the mix besides bitterness. Worth drinking just to understand the weirdness going on with the flavor, but you won’t want another one.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2011
at 19:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
I picked this up from the singles cooler today on a whim. Pours a hazy orange amber color with a bubbly white head that dissipates quickly to a ring on the top. Smells of tart fruit, earthy floral hops, and a hint of caramel. Taste is caramel-ish toasted sweet malt with a bitter grapefruit/orange twang to it. Long lingering citrus fruit bitterness persists long after each sip. Light to medium body, resinous, watery mouthfeel, medium level of carbonation. I thought this one was just ok. While there was nothing objectionable about this brew there was also nothing noteworthy here either. Its certainly drinkable, but in the future I think I’d rather spend my money on something that wasn’t so boring.
Tried
on 28 May 2011
at 19:01
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Copper. Aroma is sweet, bready malts, light sweet fruits, and a bit of earthy hop. Flavor is much the same with the sweet and bready malts. Not a very strong hop presence in aroma or flavor. I was a bit bored with it.
Tried
on 14 May 2011
at 16:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap. The glass I’m given holds an orange-bodied beer with just a little head and aromas of sugary malt, oranges and herbal hops. The aroma is a little understated. Flavor is a little better, but it certainly doesn’t assert itself very forcefully. Caramel and honey sweetness with oranges and citrus lightly playing a role, but not really giving that sharpness I was hoping for.
Tried
from Draft
on 11 May 2011
at 07:09