Magic Hat -The Afternoon Adventure

Magic Hat #9 (On Tap)
From: South Burlington, Vermont
Brewery: Magic Hat
Cost: $2 pint special
We were going to spend the afternoon at the movies. It was my brother-in-law Drew’s birthday celebration (it’s actually tomorrow but he’ll be braving air travel back to New York and tomorrow he’ll have to worry about his seat mate’s underwear bursting into flames). The movie got nixed so we decided to find a watering hole and play some Zilch (a great dice game).

We decided on Mellow Mushroom on Washington Road. I had to visit the tap handles to decide what to buy. When the bartender says “$2 Pints on Magic Hat” my Cheap Bastard kicked in.

I enjoyed it. A different brew. I could taste the hops, slight bitterness. Darker than it tastes. Magic Hat calls #9 as “Not Quite Pale Ale”
I found this description on their website. “A beer cloaked in secrecy. An ale whose mysterious and unusual palate will swirl across your tongue and ask more questions than it answers. A sort of dry, crisp, refreshing, not-quite pale ale. #9 is really impossible to describe because there’s never been anything else quite like it.”

We just ate the pretzels (actually twisted and baked pizza dough). I might have to try this next time with Pizza. Hmmm. Writing this is making me hungry again.

For those who follow such stuff, here’s the “stuff” about #9.

TYPE: Not Quite Pale Ale
YEAST: English Ale
HOPS: Cascade, Columbus
MALTS: Pale, Crystal
ABV: 4.6
GRAVITY: 11.00 Plato
BITTERNESS: 20
SRM: 9.0