Beer Review - Magic Hat Brewing Elder Betty

Elder Betty

Brewery: Magic Hat Brewing

Location: Burlington, VT

Beer Name: Elder Betty

Style: Wheat

ABV: 5.5%

IBU: 13

The beer was poured from a 12oz bottle into a pint glass. Pours a cloudy golden orange with a rocky, rapidly dissipating white head with spotty lacing. The aroma hints of light yeasty bread and big whiffs of berries. The taste is very similar to the smell. A light base of wheat and dough that moves fast into a berry dominated experience. Light in body with a medium carbonation.

Overall a good fruit flavored wheat beer. I kind of like the label graphic, it is interesting and draws you to the beer. The coloring is a little extreme but oddly works. The aroma was a little one dimensional and faint with berries the predominant factor. I found the taste out of the ordinary and unique. Here again not much going on but the berry flavor but it added a nice slightly tart finish to the beer that was enjoyable. A light body and a lively carbonation lend to the cause. Probably not something I would drink often or many of but would be enjoyable on a hot summer afternoon.

Score

Label/Cap	6/10
Appearance	5/10
Aroma	4/10
Flavor	6/10
Overall	5/10
Total	26/50

Judgment Scale
  0-9 Not worth your $
10-19 A OK Beer
20-29 A Good Beer
30-39 A Great Beer
40-44 A All-star Beer
45-50 A Hall of Fame Beer