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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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
 
Rated: 3.5 by ffshore545 from Illinois

Jul 12, 2017
Elder Betty from Magic Hat Brewing Company
Beer rating: 76 out of 100 with 1170 ratings