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
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.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
This looks like your average American Pilsner. Golden color, whte puffy head. Slight hop aroma. The flavor is slightly sweet with just a touch of hops. Light almost watery body. Nothing really great here.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
This is on tap all over NY all of a sudden, and now, reading the description, I know why - a pretty standard brown - nothing stand out about it, but all the elements are there in all the right places - that "magic hat taste" that tends to ruin some of their beers works well here - not quite robust enough, but quite drinkable.
omhper (45152) reviewed Blind Faith from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Reddish amber, small head. Concentrated juicy orangey hop aroma. Dryish and malty with fairly soft butr clean mouthfeel. Very salty finish with notes of licorice, but not overly bitter.
omhper (45152) reviewed Humble Patience from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Bottled. Reddish black, average head. Roasty, peaty aroma. Salty and woody with some chocolate and verlvetty, yet clean mouthfeel. Dry, woody finish with medium bitterness. Well balanced.
Lubiere (24605) reviewed Ravell from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Black clear porter with a thick moka head. Nice coffee aroma and somewaht fruity. Vanilla and coffee taste, with some vinous qualities. Lighter bodied but still very satisfying.
notalush (7362) reviewed Hi.P.A. from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
[draught] Anyone that has tried a number of Magic Hat beers is all too familiar with that "Magic Hat taste" - I’m not quite sure what it is (maybe it’s hemp or some crap), but it’s there, and sometimes it works, and other times it doesn’t - well this beer tastes like nothing BUT that "Magic Hat taste" - I can’t understand it, there are no other flavors detectable, besides a moderate amount of hops - it really is the damnedest thing.
caesar (10841) reviewed #9 from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Slightly hazy golden orange color, small head. Aroma is sharp of apricot, some yeast and hops. Taste is bit sweet, but mostly bitter and also quite yeasty. Palate is not sticky, but more bitter. --- Beer merged from original tick of Magic Hat #9 on 07 Sep 2012 at 15:57 - Score: 6. Original review text: Fruity of plums. Interesting
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
GA 14% gathering. The pour produced a clear yellow beer that supported an average sized white head. The aroma was an even balance of light hops and malt. The flavor was balanced as well, but lacked the degree of assertiveness that I like in an IPA. Clean light bitterness towards the finish. I’ve got another one to try at a later time, but I was a little disappointed in this one as the Blind Faith IPA they brew is a winner.
beastiefan2k (4725) reviewed #9 from Magic Hat Brewing Company 21 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
If only this beer tasted as well as it smelled. Thge aroma is very fruity making one think they will enjoy a nice american fruit beer. Sadly it just tastes like a "not-quite pale ale." It is like a retarded pale ale, one that has all the characterisitics without actually reaching them.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Typical wheat beer hazy yellow with a big head. Hops with malt in the background in the aroma. Sweet start and finishes with a nice wheat tang.