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Today we dip into the spring variety pack offering from Magic Hat to sample one of its offerings.
The brew we're reviewing is called Pistil which advertises itself as "dandelion ale" on the label. It is a light spring ale that has had dandelion leaves added to it. Hence the name that as you can tell from the spelling is a reference to botany, not a reference to firearms as implied in the wordplay in the title. And if you look carefully at the label art, Magic Hat is making the same wordplay. I know, if you have to explain the joke it wasn't very good.
But back to the beer. The first thing you'll notice is the pale color, straw-like I'd describe it. It certainly is paler than most of the beers we look at and taste on this site. The color does not lie as the beer is indeed on the lighter side when it comes to body and taste as well. I was not shocked to discover that the alcohol content is a mere 4.5% when I looked it up after taking my own tasting notes. I say "mere" but that's only because my preferences run towards IPA's and brews with more "heft" and stronger alcohol content.
The beer itself greets you with a very light aroma of hops. The first impression when you taste it is that of a slight bitterness. You notice an earthy component to the taste as well. I assumed that must be from the dandelion and sure enough the Magic Hat site claims the ale contains "earthy notes" from the dandelion leaves. Chalk one up for my palate.
The Pistil dandelion ale was easy to drink I'll give it that much. But the flavor is just too light for my taste. It's pleasant, but it doesn't stay with you, not while you're drinking it and not afterwards after you swallow and are looking for the subtle aftertaste.
I could almost see Pistil being a summer varietal rather than spring when it can still be pretty nippy, at least around these parts. Like I said it's refreshing and easy enough to drink, but you want it when you're looking for something very light.
I give Pistil from Magic Hat 6 mugs out of 10.
You can look at Magic Hat's own description of Pistil here.
Today we dip into the spring variety pack offering from Magic Hat to sample one of its offerings.
The brew we're reviewing is called Pistil which advertises itself as "dandelion ale" on the label. It is a light spring ale that has had dandelion leaves added to it. Hence the name that as you can tell from the spelling is a reference to botany, not a reference to firearms as implied in the wordplay in the title. And if you look carefully at the label art, Magic Hat is making the same wordplay. I know, if you have to explain the joke it wasn't very good.
But back to the beer. The first thing you'll notice is the pale color, straw-like I'd describe it. It certainly is paler than most of the beers we look at and taste on this site. The color does not lie as the beer is indeed on the lighter side when it comes to body and taste as well. I was not shocked to discover that the alcohol content is a mere 4.5% when I looked it up after taking my own tasting notes. I say "mere" but that's only because my preferences run towards IPA's and brews with more "heft" and stronger alcohol content.
The beer itself greets you with a very light aroma of hops. The first impression when you taste it is that of a slight bitterness. You notice an earthy component to the taste as well. I assumed that must be from the dandelion and sure enough the Magic Hat site claims the ale contains "earthy notes" from the dandelion leaves. Chalk one up for my palate.
The Pistil dandelion ale was easy to drink I'll give it that much. But the flavor is just too light for my taste. It's pleasant, but it doesn't stay with you, not while you're drinking it and not afterwards after you swallow and are looking for the subtle aftertaste.
I could almost see Pistil being a summer varietal rather than spring when it can still be pretty nippy, at least around these parts. Like I said it's refreshing and easy enough to drink, but you want it when you're looking for something very light.
I give Pistil from Magic Hat 6 mugs out of 10.
You can look at Magic Hat's own description of Pistil here.
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