Magic Hat Brewing Company

Client Brewer in Rochester, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Owned by FIFCO USA
Associated Venue: Magic Hat Brewing Company - Out of business

Established in 1993

Closed in 2025

Contact
445 St Paul St, Rochester, NY, 14605, United States
+1(802) 923-1421
consumeraffairs@nabreweries.com
Description
The idea of Magic Hat began where so many good ideas before it began: in a bathtub. This bathtub, located on Vermont’s Goddard College campus and devoid of a plaque of recognition, is where Bob Johnson brewed his first batch of beer. After years of honing his craft, Bob was finally ready for the big time. Soon after he realized his readiness, he re-met Alan Newman, a serial entrepreneur with whom Bob had worked in a past life. Bob told Alan of his plans and before a handshake could take place, the two were jet-setting to the West Coast for research.

Upon their return to Burlington, Bob and Alan began their search for a space to call their own. That search landed them in an abandoned factory on Flynn Avenue in Burlington’s South End, where Bob would finally brew Bob’s First, Magic Hat’s debut ale and, soon after, the first batches of #9, Fat Angel and Blind Faith.

Admin Note: In July 2020, Magic Hat sold their production facility and broke ties with the state of Vermont. All beers are brewed at the FIFCO owned Genesee Brewing facility in Rochester, NY.
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Maverick

6
Maverick (5091) reviewed Heart Of Darkness Stout (2012-) from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Dark. Little bit of head. Nice aroma and chocolate bitters but a bit too offly tart for me......................................

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:24

Maverick

7.1
Maverick (5091) reviewed Humdinger Series - Over the Pils from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Pours a foamy gold. A pilsner with very noticeable hops, furit and malt. Not bad, not amazing.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:22

Maverick

6
Maverick (5091) reviewed Elder Betty from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Bottled. Poured yellow. Could really taste and smell the berries. Grass straw etc. Ehh.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:22

Maverick

7
Maverick (5091) reviewed Hex Ourtoberfest from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Poured orangey brown with moderate head, taste was caramel etc. Actually one of the more conventional and better Magic Hat’s I’ve ever had.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:02

Maverick

6.9
Maverick (5091) reviewed Big 100 IPA from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft from Waterfront Manhattan. Pours a paleish orange amber. Aroma is floral hops, actually the taste was not nearly as bitter and hoppy as I’d anticipated, not on the same level of a Stone Ruination or Dogfish 90. Pretty good though

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 01:02

Maverick

6.5
Maverick (5091) reviewed Vinyl from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Ambery aley more so than lagery, floral, caramel, with some grassy notes.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:01

Maverick

6.6
Maverick (5091) reviewed Howl from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled. Poured adarkish brown to black, some nutty chocolatey coffee notes but a bit watery. Ok.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:01

Maverick

5.2
Maverick (5091) reviewed Wacko from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4

Draft at W front manhattan. Red. Strange. Hard to down a full pint of this stuff. Which I didn’t.

Tried from Draft on 20 May 2025 at 01:00

Maverick

6
Maverick (5091) reviewed Roxy Rolles from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottled. Poured ambery with some spiciness and hops. pretty average here.....

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:57

Maverick

6.5
Maverick (5091) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 10 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.

Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 00:51

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