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Magic Hat Brewing Company is a microbrewery
Microbrewery

A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern brewery which produces a limited amount of beer. The maximum amount of beer a brewery can produce and still be classed as a microbrewery varies by region and by authority, though is usually around 15,000 barrels a year....
 located in South Burlington, Vermont
South Burlington, Vermont

South Burlington is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 15,814....
. It began production in 1994 in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
, and moved to its current location in 1997. It currently brews 4 year-round beers and 4 seasonals, and frequently produces one-off batches. Magic Hat is known for including short phrases on the underside of their bottle cap
Bottle cap

Bottle caps, or Closures, are used to seal the openings of bottles of many types. They can be small circular pieces of metal with plastic backings, and for plastic bottles a plastic cap is used instead....
s. The subject matter of these phrases range from humorous to insightful to nonsensical. There are even caps with a phone number that, when called, wins the drinker merchandise.
9 is a "not quite pale ale", brewed with the "essence of apricot."
ABV
Alcohol by volume

File:Absinthe ABV.jpgAlcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage . The abv standard is used worldwide....
: 4.6
Gravity
Specific gravity

Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of the density of a given solid or liquid substance to the density of water at a specific temperature and pressure, typically at 4?C and , making it a dimensionless quantity ....
: 1.047
Bitterness
International Bitterness Units scale

The International Bitterness Units scale, or simply IBU scale, provides a measure of the bitter of beer, which is provided by the hop used during brewing....
: 18
SRM
Standard Reference Method

Standard Reference Method or SRM is a system modern brewing use to measure color intensity, roughly darkness, of a beer or malted grain. This method involves the use of spectrophotometry to assign a number of degrees SRM to light intensity....
: 9.0
Yeast
Yeast

Yeasts are eukaryote microorganisms classified in the Kingdom fungus, with about 1,500 species currently described; they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans....
: English Ale
Hops
Hops

Hops are the female flower cones, also known as strobiles, of the hop . They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and Herbalism....
: Cascade, Warrior
Malt
Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
s: Pale, Crystal

ircus Boy is an "unfiltered and unfettered" American-style Hefeweizen, brewed with lemongrass.
ABV: 5.4
Gravity: 1.055
Bitterness: 18
SRM: 5.0
Yeast: Hefeweizen Ale
Hops: Cascade & Warrior
Malts: Wheat, Pale

ingle Chair Ale is a beer made in commemoration of the Mad River Glen Cooperative Ski Area
Mad River Glen

Mad River Glen is a Alpine skiing area in Fayston, Vermont, United States. Its terrain has been ranked by Ski Magazine as the most challenging on the east coast of the United States....
.
ABV: 4.9
Gravity: 1.048
Bitterness: 17
SRM: 3.3
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Hallertau, Colombus
Malts: Pilsner

ucky Kat is a Pale Ale.






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Magic Hat Brewing Company is a microbrewery
Microbrewery

A microbrewery, or craft brewery, is a modern brewery which produces a limited amount of beer. The maximum amount of beer a brewery can produce and still be classed as a microbrewery varies by region and by authority, though is usually around 15,000 barrels a year....
 located in South Burlington, Vermont
South Burlington, Vermont

South Burlington is a city in Chittenden County, Vermont, Vermont, in the United States. As of the United States Census, 2000, the city population was 15,814....
. It began production in 1994 in Burlington, Vermont
Burlington, Vermont

Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889 at the 2000 United States Census, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S....
, and moved to its current location in 1997. It currently brews 4 year-round beers and 4 seasonals, and frequently produces one-off batches. Magic Hat is known for including short phrases on the underside of their bottle cap
Bottle cap

Bottle caps, or Closures, are used to seal the openings of bottles of many types. They can be small circular pieces of metal with plastic backings, and for plastic bottles a plastic cap is used instead....
s. The subject matter of these phrases range from humorous to insightful to nonsensical. There are even caps with a phone number that, when called, wins the drinker merchandise.
Magic Hat No 9 Beer and Mug

Year Round Beers


#9

#9 is a "not quite pale ale", brewed with the "essence of apricot."
ABV
Alcohol by volume

File:Absinthe ABV.jpgAlcohol by volume is a standard measure of how much alcohol is contained in an alcoholic beverage . The abv standard is used worldwide....
: 4.6
Gravity
Specific gravity

Specific gravity is defined as the ratio of the density of a given solid or liquid substance to the density of water at a specific temperature and pressure, typically at 4?C and , making it a dimensionless quantity ....
: 1.047
Bitterness
International Bitterness Units scale

The International Bitterness Units scale, or simply IBU scale, provides a measure of the bitter of beer, which is provided by the hop used during brewing....
: 18
SRM
Standard Reference Method

Standard Reference Method or SRM is a system modern brewing use to measure color intensity, roughly darkness, of a beer or malted grain. This method involves the use of spectrophotometry to assign a number of degrees SRM to light intensity....
: 9.0
Yeast
Yeast

Yeasts are eukaryote microorganisms classified in the Kingdom fungus, with about 1,500 species currently described; they dominate fungal diversity in the oceans....
: English Ale
Hops
Hops

Hops are the female flower cones, also known as strobiles, of the hop . They are used primarily as a flavoring and stability agent in beer, though hops are also used for various purposes in other beverages and Herbalism....
: Cascade, Warrior
Malt
Malt

Malting is a process applied to cereal grains, in which the grains are made to germinate by soaking in water and are then quickly halted from germinating further by drying/heating with hot air....
s: Pale, Crystal

Circus Boy

Circus Boy is an "unfiltered and unfettered" American-style Hefeweizen, brewed with lemongrass.
ABV: 5.4
Gravity: 1.055
Bitterness: 18
SRM: 5.0
Yeast: Hefeweizen Ale
Hops: Cascade & Warrior
Malts: Wheat, Pale

Single Chair Ale

Single Chair Ale is a beer made in commemoration of the Mad River Glen Cooperative Ski Area
Mad River Glen

Mad River Glen is a Alpine skiing area in Fayston, Vermont, United States. Its terrain has been ranked by Ski Magazine as the most challenging on the east coast of the United States....
.
ABV: 4.9
Gravity: 1.048
Bitterness: 17
SRM: 3.3
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Hallertau, Colombus
Malts: Pilsner

Lucky Kat

Lucky Kat is a Pale Ale.
ABV: 5.8
Gravity: 1.056
Bitterness: 58
SRM: 18.0
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Amarillo, Crystal
Malts: Pale, Munich, Crystal

Seasonal Brews


Hocus Pocus

Hocus Pocus is Magic Hat's summer ale.
ABV: 4.5
Gravity: 1.045
Bitterness: 13
SRM: 4.5
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Centennial
Malts: Pale, Malted Wheat

Jinx

Jinx is the "SeptemberOctoberNovember" Ale.
ABV: 6.9
Gravity: 1.066
Bitterness: 20
SRM: 22.0
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Warrior, Centennial
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate, Munich, Peat-Smoked Whiskey Malt

Roxy Rolles

Roxy Rolles is Magic Hat's "wintry amber ode to the open road."
ABV: 5.8
Gravity: 1.062
Bitterness: 35
SRM: 25.0
Yeast: Top Fermenting
Hops: Brewer's Gold, Simcoe
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Dark Crystal

hI.P.A.

hI.P.A. is the spring India Pale Ale.
ABV: 6.8
Gravity: 1.066
Bitterness: 45
SRM: 6.6
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Warrior
Malts: Pale Malted Barley

Out of production beers


Blind Faith

Blind Faith is an India Pale Ale no longer in production.
ABV: 5.6
Gravity: 1.055
Bitterness: 38
SRM: 12.5
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Cascade, Warrior
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Chocolate

Mother Lager

Mother Lager is an "evolved Euro-style lager." It is no longer in production.
ABV: 4.8
Gravity: 1.046
Bitterness: 17
SRM: 3.2
Yeast: German Lager
Hops: German Northern Brewer, Czech Saaz
Malts: Pilsner

Fat Angel

Fat Angel shows a "paler shade of ale."
ABV: 5.2
Gravity: 1.052
Bitterness: 26
SRM: 9.2
Yeast: English Ale
Hops: Fuggles, Warrior
Malts: Pale, Crystal, Munich

See Also

  • Standard Reference Method (SRM)
    Standard Reference Method

    Standard Reference Method or SRM is a system modern brewing use to measure color intensity, roughly darkness, of a beer or malted grain. This method involves the use of spectrophotometry to assign a number of degrees SRM to light intensity....


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