Elder Betty
Magic Hat Brewing Company

Elder BettyElder Betty
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From:
Magic Hat Brewing Company
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
ABV:
5.5%
Score:
76
Avg:
3.31 | pDev: 16.62%
Reviews:
177
Ratings:
1,170
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 03, 2022
Added:
Mar 28, 2012
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  193
Elder Betty is a weiss-style ale with a bready malt flavor balanced by a touch of hops and complimented by the tart berry flavors of elderberry.

13 IBU
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Ratings by tbryan5:
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Rated by tbryan5 from Louisiana

3.25/5  rDev -1.8%

Apr 24, 2013
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Rated: 2.38 by TMoney2591 from Illinois

Mar 03, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by Velivolus1 from Vermont

Aug 02, 2020
 
Rated: 3.5 by Velivolus from Vermont

Jun 08, 2020
 
Rated: 5 by Dalkri from Massachusetts

Apr 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.29 by KMcGrath from Massachusetts

Nov 28, 2018
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Reviewed by Brian_L-2056 from West Virginia

3.55/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Pours a hazy pale orange color with plenty of carbonation. Smell is sweet. Taste is sweet and mild, very pleasant to drink. The feel is silly smooth, overall not a bad brew at all, very easy drinking
Oct 09, 2018
 
Rated: 3.48 by Prue from Maryland

Sep 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.42 by 322wingedfoot from Pennsylvania

Jul 24, 2018
 
Rated: 3.49 by TheGent from New Jersey

Jul 14, 2018
 
Rated: 3.59 by Steve_Studnuts from Pennsylvania

Jun 18, 2018
 
Rated: 3.84 by Z-man from Michigan

May 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.12 by ChuckTom from Arizona

Apr 18, 2018
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Reviewed by feuematt from Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Light yellow colored beer with an aroma of light berries. Taste is bready and tart berries. Overall a light and refreshing beer that is probably best suited for the summer.
Aug 21, 2017
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Reviewed by D1noB from Oklahoma

4.42/5  rDev +33.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Malty, Light, with a fruity almost slightly tart finish. Easy to drink.

Taste Rating in Words: It's picking a plum and eating it, so fresh and inviting.
Aug 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.15 by bixby1971 from Canada (ON)

Aug 18, 2017
 
Rated: 3.9 by DrewsBrews450 from North Carolina

Jul 29, 2017
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Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania

3.35/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A- clear amber color with half finger head. no lacing

S- bready malts with faint hints of berry

F- bready malts...minimal hint of berry

M- malty and light bodied, goes down easy enough

O- meh...it was a nice go for a variety pack.
Jul 29, 2017
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Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida

3.57/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Retired? I just drank two from a variety pack on 23 July 2017...

Anyway, I really liked the crystal clear look of the brew in the pint glass. It pours a good, white head, but dissipates very quickly leaving no opportunity for lacing. The smell was a mixture of blueberry, wheat, bread, and some hints of sweetness I can quite put a name too. I felt it was light-bodied with a light character in the mouth but still very approachable and very sessionable as well. The taste was a very muted blend of blueberry and wheat, I wish it had been a bit more potent, thought it had a nice malt backdrop I enjoyed. Overall, not the greatest of beers, but definitely a perfect summertime beer over the usual Corona's folks like to gravitate too...
Jul 23, 2017
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Reviewed by dacrza1 from New Jersey

2.88/5  rDev -13%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
DATE: July 22, 2017... OCCASION: having bowled with the Morgans, we set our sights on dinner...GLASSWARE: Weihenstephan weizen... pours a truly golden body with thick, clustering bubbles that form a frothy, clumpy white head that would make sea foam envious... wafting aroma of elder berry, tart raspberry, banana, clove, perfume esters, and light biscuit malts... not off-putting... first sip is effervescent, medium-bodied, fizzy and creamy enough to be a fulfilling sip in its own right...reasonable for a wheat ale, without much to detract from its path... berry is overpowered by caramel and biscuit--not what I expected, or should have... flowers and bubblegum are also present... the profile is refreshing but not a berry weisse in some respects...honestly, this works in some weird way, but I do not find it ultimately a beer I’d come back...though it reminds me of our time in Love Ladies with the Blancos, and that is worth something...
Jul 22, 2017
Elder Betty from Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 1170 ratings