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Lucky Kat
Magic Hat Brewing Company
- From:
- Magic Hat Brewing Company
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 80
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 12.54%
- Reviews:
- 330
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 02, 2020
- Added:
- Feb 14, 2008
- Wants:
- 14
- Gots:
- 60
Lucky Kat purrs as he pours with a grin on his mangy face and a grin in his searching eye. He sits on the fence he calls home, dividing up from down. Is he an imperial beast or a pale soul from the east? Only he knows and we know only this: if you reach out to pet him he'll bite back with a big, hoppy kiss.
60 IBU
60 IBU
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Ratings by notdan:
Reviewed by notdan from Canada (ON)
3.69/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.69/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Trying this for the first time on my ski trip to Stowe, Vermont.
Pours a beautiful clear amber with bubbly head that leaves lots of lacing down the side. Smells of citrus hops, though it is a bit subdued, likely be due to the beer nearing its 'best drunk before' date. Still enough flavour, and while not as hoppy as it might have been when super fresh, it has a good balance of citrus/piney hops and caramel malts. Great mouthfeel, and very easy to drink. I kinda wish I had bought more than one of these, but I'm doing my best to try as much as I can before heading back to Canada.
Feb 19, 2010Pours a beautiful clear amber with bubbly head that leaves lots of lacing down the side. Smells of citrus hops, though it is a bit subdued, likely be due to the beer nearing its 'best drunk before' date. Still enough flavour, and while not as hoppy as it might have been when super fresh, it has a good balance of citrus/piney hops and caramel malts. Great mouthfeel, and very easy to drink. I kinda wish I had bought more than one of these, but I'm doing my best to try as much as I can before heading back to Canada.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by Precisiondigital from Maryland
3.4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Amber glow, nice head with serious lacing. The taste is light hoppy, herbal finish. Roasted Malt, hops kicks half way through. Light bitterness, light bodied.
Mar 11, 2019Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.55/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Sampled from a 12 fl. oz. bottle on October 9, 2018.
The pour is amber in appearance with a modest off-white head and moderate clarity.
There is a pleasant white bread crust mat character to the aroma with a lower profile floral hop presence.
Medium mouthfeel.
The taste also has a crusty character but overall it tends to be sweet but balanced with the floral hop finish. Fairly traditional sort of IPA.
Oct 14, 2018The pour is amber in appearance with a modest off-white head and moderate clarity.
There is a pleasant white bread crust mat character to the aroma with a lower profile floral hop presence.
Medium mouthfeel.
The taste also has a crusty character but overall it tends to be sweet but balanced with the floral hop finish. Fairly traditional sort of IPA.
Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at the brewery
Oct 11, 2018Reviewed by LarryV from Massachusetts
3.62/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.62/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a slightly hazy amber color. Aroma is hop forward, pleasant. As others have noticed, this tastes like an English ale with a more forward hoppiness. Solid malt backbone that's never too sweet provides a nice balance to the hops. A slight caramel taste intermingles with the hops. Pretty decent beer, easy to drink.
May 31, 2018Reviewed by digboy from New Hampshire
3.87/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a deep honey color, on the reddish side, with a one finger dense silky head. Hazy to cloudy look.
The aroma has roasted sweet malt notes along with some citrus hop. Nothing harsh here.
The taste is smooth roasted caramel malt up front. Reminds me a little of Old Speckled Hen except that they put the twist of extra hop bitterness here, which kicks in half way through. I have to say that if there are finishing hops here they are either incredibly well paired with the malt or else they are mostly absent. One could argue there is a bitter-ish citrus hop flavor in it but it's tough to pull out IMO.
The feel is pretty smooth and bitterness is moderate to high.
First off, this is a pleasant beer and well crafted. However it has a bit of an identity crisis going on. It would be tough for anyone doing a blind taste test to put this under the "American IPA" category. Yes they do call it an "amber IPA" on the label, which is smart. Really it feels more of an unfiltered English Pale Ale with extra bitterness and slight florals added in. Again, a good beer worth drinking by all means, but one should choose it with foreknowledge.
Apr 01, 2018The aroma has roasted sweet malt notes along with some citrus hop. Nothing harsh here.
The taste is smooth roasted caramel malt up front. Reminds me a little of Old Speckled Hen except that they put the twist of extra hop bitterness here, which kicks in half way through. I have to say that if there are finishing hops here they are either incredibly well paired with the malt or else they are mostly absent. One could argue there is a bitter-ish citrus hop flavor in it but it's tough to pull out IMO.
The feel is pretty smooth and bitterness is moderate to high.
First off, this is a pleasant beer and well crafted. However it has a bit of an identity crisis going on. It would be tough for anyone doing a blind taste test to put this under the "American IPA" category. Yes they do call it an "amber IPA" on the label, which is smart. Really it feels more of an unfiltered English Pale Ale with extra bitterness and slight florals added in. Again, a good beer worth drinking by all means, but one should choose it with foreknowledge.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.62/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.62/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle with a 2017 bottled on date stamp.
A - It pours with a light copper body that has a slight haze. Decent white head that leaves some patchy lacing.
Aroma: fruity hops
Flavor - mild with, perhaps, low bitterness for style but hop forward.
Mouthfeel - Medium body with good. soft, medium carbonation.
Overall: a mild but modestly distinct and interesting IPA that leans towards both an amber ale and a pale ale.
Mar 10, 2018A - It pours with a light copper body that has a slight haze. Decent white head that leaves some patchy lacing.
Aroma: fruity hops
Flavor - mild with, perhaps, low bitterness for style but hop forward.
Mouthfeel - Medium body with good. soft, medium carbonation.
Overall: a mild but modestly distinct and interesting IPA that leans towards both an amber ale and a pale ale.
Lucky Kat from Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beer rating:
80 out of
100 with
524 ratings
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