Riwaka Single Hop Pale Ale
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.57
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Pale ale brewed exclusively with Riwaka hops.
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7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from the brewery - Easter 2024 trip, that pours a lightly hazy golden-amber colour with a frothy-bubbly white cap, long lasting with some soapy lacing left. Not sure why, but I am getting lots of Nelson Sauvin notes, rather than Riwaka. That nutty-grapeness I really like, not the grapefruit I am suppose to get. Maybe a bit of kumquat that is suppose to be. The mango of the Riwaka comes out in the taste with citrusy zest hints. Quite juicy with just enough building dryness to not be too thick. Still, vinous notes that I really enjoy the Sauvin hops. No matter what, this is a good APA.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2024
at 03:31
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can thanks to Gary May. It pours hazy bright pale orange with a thick, bubbly white head. The aroma is soft, sweet, fresh, vibrant, orangey citrus, tangerine, kumquat, floral, orange blossom, touch green, grassy and a touch of of soft doughy white bread. The taste is firmly dry, punchy bitterness which lingers, snappy, green, grassy, floral, orange blossom, tangerine, kumquat, peppery spice, straw and clean, slightly bready malt base with a drying finish. Average body and moderate, fluffy carbonation. Crazy balanced and quenching. Subtle, but has depth.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Sep 2022
at 17:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours hazy gold into a tulip. Bright white head with medium retention recedes leaving soapy sheets. Mango, lychee and dusty white grape aromas. Soft with earthy papaya and guava upfront turning to earthy pith and pine in the dry, lasting finish.
Tried
on 02 Sep 2022
at 22:06
7/10
Tried
from Can
on 12 Nov 2020
at 22:06
8/10
0,3 litre Can, at home. Hazy yellow with white head. Malts, hops, Citrus, grapefruit, Tropical fruits, bitterness. Smooth.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Oct 2020
at 19:59
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
can. Pours hazy yellow, medium creamy white head, great lacing. Aroma is herbal, lemongrass, green tea, pine. Flavor is light sweet, light bitter, herbal. Light body, soft mouthfeel. Quite pleasant
Tried
from Can
on 14 Oct 2020
at 00:07
5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
On tap at the Well. Pours hazy yellow. Popcorn, pineapple, peach, bread, cereal. Medium body. Not good.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Nov 2019
at 06:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Draught at The Well: pours hazy with a white head. Aroma is mellow fruitiness and light herbs. Taste is herby, slightly sweet, spicy, not very bitter.
Tried
on 17 Nov 2019
at 06:08
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle shared at Travlr’s departure tasting. Poured into a snifter showing well filtered dull yellow with white foam around the rims. The nose shows an extremely light pineapple profile. The palate is lightly carbonated and full bodied. Flavors of pine resin without any sharpness. Balanced and rounded by malts without giving any bready notes. Resinous pine and lightly grapefruit pithy finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Sep 2016
at 08:55