Straight out of the 60's. No other way to describe it. I especially liked the collection of B&W TV's in the back past the bar. I had one HiIPA and that was enough to tide me over for a bit at 6.8%. I didn't know about the ramp to upstairs until someone tipped me off. From the top you can see their entire brewery operation and it is impressive. I've been in more breweries than I care to admit, and I could tell that someone knew what they were doing when they laid this place out. Very impressive indeed!

I am sorry I didn't get a chance to purchase anything in the gift shop in return for the free suds, but the place was out of control and we were on a schedule. Next time.

The brewery was definitely worth the visit. Be forwarned, they offer a lot of samples and you can get into trouble if you are not careful !!! They had at least 8 beers on tap. The range of offerings was quite large. There is really something for everyone. I enjoyed batch 375 double IPA and Fat Angel APA. None of their beers struck me as "must have", but they were all of decent quality. It was a neat place with a definite Holloween theme to it. One note, this is one of the few places in VT that I visited that was willing to fill growlers that didn't have their logo on them.

The last 2 years I went to the Magic Hat Mardi Gras celebration and plan on another visit back.

gift shop I visited the brewery 3 times already and although it is a gift shop with a darkness feel, its makes them more distinct. when it comes down to it they have the same tanks and equipment that many brewery's use. If you started your own microbrewery, you certainly would take into account marketing. also, if i had a place, i would love to make it a cool scene and beer. why not have fun, its alcohol, its supposed to be fun. i would agree that the gift shop is pricy for some stuff, but last time i was there they ran a sale on stuff. They are nice people and dont mind serving a taste of all there elixers on tap.

beer-had almost all of them Fat angel- its ok

Blind faith- good

Humble patience- good (missed)

Mother Lager- ok this is a terrible beer

#9- the chick beer, its overhyped. my friend got a variety pack of MH and i stayed clear of the #9 cause it sometimes has a soapy taste to it, by the way apricots are used by many micros, AKA ABITA. i would rather dive into a lambic when it comes to using fruits. they market this heavy cause its a cash flow and trendy especially since it emerged in PA. my sister likes it and thats cool cause she drinks the crappy national beers.

Hocus Pocus- if i come across one i will drink it, its not a bad beer at all

H.I.P.A- nice hoppy beer and great off a tap, i love them hoppy beers

Ravel- one of their best beers, get one and savor it

Single Chair- its just ok

Heart of Darkness- tasty and full of flavor, well worth the try

Jinx- a tasty brew, i get a case of that every year and would recomend that to most beer lovers out there for a easy to drink bev. its one of my favorites from MH. Ravel is their best. i shared it with my brew club and many of them liked it.

Thumbsucker, Chaotic Chemistry, Braggot, and Feast of Fools- their specialty batches, get one of each and form your own opinion, i pick up at least 2 braggots and celler one for future drinking. There is a reason why beers have directions. people think its odd that europeans drink "warm" beer, but they dont in all reality. Some beers served at a 40-50 degree temp provide allot more flavor and the richness and craftmanship in it is brought out. drinking an ice cold beer often degrades the experiance, many americans dont understand this, of course, many dont know what cask conditioned ales are.

Saint Gootz- there newest and better attempt, its good and when my friend got a variety pack i drank all those over the #9 and fat angel

Mardis Gras Special Batch- its a good time, dark, tasty, and easy to drink down. i thoroughly enjoyed it and so does allot of people in burlington.

I would not put MH in my top ten list of all time micros, ive probably tried 400 different types by now. when i do go to the mardis gras weekend, i have a few mardi gras and move into the Rock Art Beers which are phenom

NJ vs PA obviously there are good beer drinkers in both states. one is in my brew club. you can find a good beer in any state. if you dont believe there is a good beer in Jersey, try a trek out to the Ship Inn brewpub, they offer up cask conditioned beers and i love their ESB. matter of fact im trying to get to some of these brewing spots in that state. JJ Bittering wasnt bad at the split rock beer fest. Cricket hill and River Horse are just okay. you want to taste some bad beers, go to the Bethelhem Brew Works or try Iron City or Lion's Head in PA. Hey we got crappy beer in this state too (and so do many other states). But we do have some great ones- Sellin's Grove(best in state), Otto's, Barley Creek, Bullfrog.