Hocus Pocus
Magic Hat Brewing Company

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From:
Magic Hat Brewing Company
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.34 | pDev: 14.97%
Reviews:
257
Ratings:
613
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 03, 2022
Added:
Jan 02, 2002
Wants:
  8
Gots:
  98
A toast to weeds, rays, and summer haze. It was a light, crisp ale for mowing lawns, hitting lazy fly balls and communing with nature, Hocus Pocus was offered up as a summer sacrifice to cloudless days. Its malty sweetness finished tart and crisp and was best appreciated with a wedge of orange.

13 IBU
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Ratings by GeckoPunk:
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Reviewed by GeckoPunk from Connecticut

3.3/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Certainly a Summer beer in my opinion. Its' crisp and light mouthfeel reflect what I'm looking for in something to cool me off and keep my mouth feeling fresh and dry without any lingering heavy notes. The look is also quite similar... A light golden-honey appearance sports a short 1-finger head that dissipates quickly shows a good amount of tiny champagne bubbles rising from the bottom of the glass. The carbonation feels just how it looks, perhaps just a little thicker, but not by much.

The smell is delicate and expresses the wheat backbone of the beer. There is not a strong malty presence in the taste. It has a little pucker (not much), but enough to let you know that there is a dash of zesty lemon or citrus peel in the beer.

Overall - It's not my typical style of beer that I prefer. I would definitely choose my go-to Hefeweizens over it. In fact, I would probably say that it tastes like a mix between a good HW and a BMC beer, but without the wonderful Banana aromas I most desire from my favorite Hefeweizens. I don't see myself buying singles of this beer in the future. The variety pack, however, has many others I would choose of this beer. It rates "average" to my taste...
Oct 10, 2012
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.56 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.29 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.32 by bixby1971 from Canada (ON)

Aug 19, 2017
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Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania

3.3/5  rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A- huge 5 finger head goes overboard. light gold body that is clear and foamy head with lacing.

S- grass and wheat hops with tart malt.

F- lager-esque type of taste. wheat and lemon but very faint and malty.

F- tastes like a lager and not a wheat. light bodied and smooth though.

O- goes down easy but the flavor isn't what i was expecting.
Jul 11, 2017
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Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida

3.37/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Another decent offering from Magic Hat...

A very clear wheat beer with a white frothy head and good lacing down the glass. I noted some citrus and a distinct hop character both by nose and by taste, with the taste a bit more tangy than hoppy. Mouthfeel was mostly carbonated with a medium-body and an astringent quality that I at times like and at times don't - this time I was 'meh' about it. As I mentioned in my opening - it's a decent offering and I my take them up on that orange slice on the next one.
Jul 09, 2017
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Reviewed by D1noB from Oklahoma

3.48/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
bmeehan said it best, "Hocus Pocus isn't really outstanding, but it's not offensive either. It's worth drinking. Or maybe it isn't. Do whatever you want with it, I'm not your dad." It's a wheat with a little zing.

bmeehan
Dec 15, 2014


Taste Rating in Words: it's a beautiful umbrella. Larger but still an umbrella.
Jul 05, 2017
 
Rated: 3.03 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Jul 02, 2017
 
Rated: 2.94 by GarbageMan10 from Texas

Jun 07, 2017
 
Rated: 3.25 by ajdemma from New York

Jun 02, 2017
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Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey

2.4/5  rDev -28.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
DATE: May 17, 2017... OCCASION: inspired by the school band's spring performance and the early spring heat, time to add some wheat to the evening of Celts/Cavs Game 1... pours an active, bubbling golden body with a thick white head that clumps and clusters resiliently... lacing is appreciable... honey, wheat yeast, hints of lemon, and buttery biscuit malts that tug at the senses in its variety--earthy, slightly too malty... oily, light-bodied and easily drinkable... maybe it'd be better on a lawnmower, as suggested... lemon, hay, some biscuit, a hint of the honey, lime (?) and apple make for a fruity, malty flavor profile... fitting for the evening heat, but not the kind of beer I'd reach for when quenching a thirst... many other weisses, wheat, weizens and pilsners to enjoy...it's back, but it's not necessarily needed...
May 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.03 by hophugger from Virginia

May 16, 2017
 
Rated: 3 by Jhfinn from New York

Dec 11, 2016
 
Rated: 3.5 by dag1991 from Ohio

Jul 17, 2016
 
Rated: 3.6 by ChiefBrody from New York

Jun 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.38 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Dec 23, 2015
 
Rated: 2.86 by firkingroovin from Illinois

Nov 13, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by Matt141 from Texas

Apr 25, 2015
 
Rated: 3.06 by TheBeard89 from Alabama

Apr 01, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by Winston3737 from Michigan

Feb 28, 2015
Hocus Pocus from Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 613 ratings