Magic Hat Hicu

Brewer Descrip­tion
Per­fect form with a smooth, malty open­ing line fol­lowed by a crisp, cit­rusy hop-filled sec­ond stanza. The final piece of its poetic exis­tence is a dash of cool cucum­ber com­bined with the slight­est of hibis­cus tangs.

This new Magic Hat brew is truly a shocker. Hicu is a cucum­ber and hibis­cus fla­vored ale. I know what your thinking…cucumber brewed beer can­not taste good, but just wait ’til you get your hands on this. The first sip is scary. Aro­mas of cucum­ber and a hint of pick­les trick­led out of the bot­tle. I dove into the beer with cau­tion, and wasn’t amazed at first sip. Upon tak­ing more and more sips, I enjoyed the beer much more. The pour is a deep cop­per tone with such an inter­est­ing aroma of veg­gies and cit­rus. The taste is huge. You get the cucum­ber, flower and hop feel all in one. The cucum­ber fla­vor is def­i­nitely strange for a beer, but it turns out to go down pretty smooth. The hibis­cus addi­tion gives Hicu another crazy twist. The com­bi­na­tion of weird­ness is truly impres­sive. Every­one else who tried this beer with me was appalled, but I enjoyed every minute. Over­all, I would rec­om­mend this unusual brew to those who appre­ci­ate crazy fla­vored ales. If your not one for lik­ing cucum­ber, than you should prob­a­bly stay clear of this beer.

I pur­chased this beer in the newest Magic Hat sum­mer sam­pler pack. Along with Hicu, the 12-pack included Elder Betty (one of our favorites), #9, and Blind Faith. It is sim­ply the best sam­plers that you could ask for. Enjoy!