Hex
Magic Hat Brewing Company

HexHex
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From:
Magic Hat Brewing Company
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.46 | pDev: 15.32%
Reviews:
325
Ratings:
931
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Dec 07, 2019
Added:
Aug 01, 2010
Wants:
  18
Gots:
  62
A malty amber ale with hints of toffee and caramel and a slightly smoky finish.

25 IBU
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Ratings by jondeelee:
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Reviewed by jondeelee from Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Hex opens with a malty, yeasty nose that resembles fresh baguettes, mixed with brown sugars, berries, and touches of grapefruit from the hops. The mix is light, but well-balanced, tending more toward the malt and sugar aromas, and enticing.

On the tongue, the beer opens with malt flavors, especially biscuit and toast grains, with small touches of rice. Some berries, apples, and oranges drift lazily in the background, lightly tinging the flavor profile with sugars. Hops are mostly noticeable as a light buzzing on the tongue and soft palate, with just a shade of citrus zest. Subsequent sips reveal lesser fruit flavors, and more lemon/lime citrus notes, the sweeter sugars not quite keeping up with the hops. The aftertaste is mainly grains, with hints of sugar and grapefruit, and fades slowly. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.

Overall, this is a good beer, but not much separates it from many of its peers. The flavors are balanced and nuanced, even if a bit more sugar would help them stand out, or at least provide a bit of excitement.
Oct 03, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by MJSFS from Florida

Dec 07, 2019
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

2.96/5  rDev -14.5%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Catch up rating from notes, 2012: Bottle from sampler pack. Light copper pour, head dissipates to nothing. Aroma is grainy, light fruity notes, smidgen of hops. Taste is more of the malts, some odd sweetness, citric notes. A bit odd for the style.
Jul 31, 2018
 
Rated: 1.42 by BMBCLT from South Carolina

Jan 05, 2017
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Reviewed by q33jeff from New Jersey

3/5  rDev -13.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
**
08/01/2012
Not much in the aroma department. faint fruit, hops.
Light Copper Color; zero head.
Notes of raisin and something sourish, maybe grapefruit, slight alcohol finish, despite being only 5.4%.
**

Not bad, but not what I expected.
**
Dec 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.77 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 13, 2016
 
Rated: 3.61 by PJCarnell from Massachusetts

Dec 23, 2015
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Rated by James121 from Pennsylvania

4.9/5  rDev +41.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Bring this back will you.. This is a potent strong beer. Plain and simple. Why did you take it away
Oct 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Magister_Beav from Vermont

Sep 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.59 by Eziel from Ohio

Jun 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.46 by Jason_cs from Florida

May 07, 2015
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Reviewed by Lemke10 from Wisconsin

3.19/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
This pours a clear, amber color with a slight head. The aroma is malty with a touch of spice. The taste is fairly thin, light and easy drinking. There is a sweet, malty flavor as expected with this brew. Pretty decent, much better than the rating would suggest.
Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by ovaltine from Indiana

Mar 12, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by mrn1ceguy from Illinois

Jan 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Dec 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by bluehende from Delaware

Dec 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by kplooki from Illinois

Dec 03, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Bearded_Buckeye from Ohio

Nov 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.44 by Wortman1998 from New York

Nov 22, 2014
Hex from Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 931 ratings