Magic Hat Brewing Company Howl

Howl

 

Magic Hat Brewing Company in Rochester, New York, United States 🇺🇸

  Lager - Schwarzbier / Black Lager Winter
Score
6.32
ABV: 4.6% IBU: 32 Ticks: 44
Born of dark and cold and snow in the marrow of the northeast’s longest night, HOWL comes in on wailing winds with winter-weary eyes burning holes in sunless shadows. In its darkened depths our inner voids are warmed. 12.0° Plato
 

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5.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle. Light charcoal, wood, and chocolate malt aroma. Very dark brown color with large tan head. Light charcoal and chocolate malt flavor. Very light body. Okay but on the light side.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Dec 2011 at 17:58


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12/20/2009 Pours the deepest of dark reds with a fluffy tan head that sticks itself to the glass all the way down. Smells of cocoa and milk chocolate, grainy with some roast and dark fruits. Taste is cocoa powder with some dark fruits. Grainy malts with a hint of roast in there as well. Finishes kind of dry with a lingering roasted malt finish. Carbonation is high, very prickly and annoying. Mouthfeel is creamy and the body is medium. I’m confused by this one. Its a decent enough beer, although a bit less carbonation would have helped this out. Its labeled a Schwartzbier, but it reminds me more of a porter. Its a lot better than some of the beer Magic Hat has been trying to pass off lately. I’d enjoy another, but I wouldn’t seek it out.

Tried on 27 May 2011 at 19:15


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Shared by yespr clear dark brown, smooth light brown head sweet malty, dry nutty aroma. flavor is caramelly , dry, malty

Tried on 24 Mar 2011 at 06:02


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle 35,5 cl. Courtesy of yespr. Slightly hazy orangey brown with an off-white head. Some roast in the nose. Medium body, roast and nuts with a touch of caramel. Dry finish. 220311

Tried from Bottle on 23 Mar 2011 at 01:55


7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Bottled. A hazy dark red beer with a lazing taN head. The aroma has notes of malt, bread, and caramel. The flavor is sweet with notes of malt, caramel, and bread, leading to a bitter finish.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2011 at 10:39


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12 fl oz bottle. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is roasted malty and slight breadish. Roasted and dark malty. Lingering dark roasted malty. Ends malty, breadish and roasted finish.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Mar 2011 at 10:02


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

A deep dark brown lager with reddish hues and a thin creamy brown head. In aroma, grassy dark malts, herb and bittter chocolate, a bit off. In mouth, a smooth chocolate, with smooth sweet nutty notes, light dry moutfeel, medium bodied. On tap at Maggies on the River, Feb. 20 2011.

Tried from Draft on 25 Feb 2011 at 19:11


4.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

12 oz. bottle. Pours dark brown with a minimal tan head. The aroma is muted, mostly coffee. The flavor is bitter throughout, with a little malty sweetness peeking in. The palate is medium-heavy, sticky and astringent, and the bitter aftertaste lingers too long. Overall, an unimpressive, flavorless beer.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2011 at 19:35


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

Very dark brown color, thin head. Nose is empty, slightly grainy. Nice creamy texture, but weird, almost feels like nitro (this is bottled). No flavor, just some dry roast in the finish. In a blind taste I’d peg this as a crummy dry stout. Rerate:2011. Light lager with a mild roastiness and hints of coffee through the finish. Bordering on watery mouthfeel.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Jan 2011 at 19:09


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Deep opaque brown body, thin beige head. Nose of dark chocolate, burnt caramel, soy, and toffee, with an overall impression of toasted chocolate wafers. Body dominated by roasted malts, toast, chocolate, and sugars, like a cereal drizzled with Hershey’s syrup, yet not overly sweet. Woody finish. A pretty good beer, but nothing to howl about.

Tried on 06 Jan 2011 at 19:04