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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8.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 8
Picked this up 3 days ago at Hill Farmstead in a 750ML growler fill. Enjoyed in an HFS wine glass at fridge temp.
A - Pours a gorgeous hazy light orange with a 2 finger solid white head that fades slowly. It’s a gorgeous beer.
S - Loving the nose on this. Reminds me of Galaxy (also an NZ hop). Has a sort of orange peel scent and some effervescent floral honey characters.
T - Even more delicious but sort of earthy muted citrus taste. More lemon and orange skins and pulp. It has this sort of cough syrup finish. Nice balance between bitterness and malts.
M - Medium body. Nice balance of carbonation
O - This beer is a great display of the taste of Riwaka hops and it’s very drinkable, delicious and very close to my favorite aspects of Galaxy Hops.
A - Pours a gorgeous hazy light orange with a 2 finger solid white head that fades slowly. It’s a gorgeous beer.
S - Loving the nose on this. Reminds me of Galaxy (also an NZ hop). Has a sort of orange peel scent and some effervescent floral honey characters.
T - Even more delicious but sort of earthy muted citrus taste. More lemon and orange skins and pulp. It has this sort of cough syrup finish. Nice balance between bitterness and malts.
M - Medium body. Nice balance of carbonation
O - This beer is a great display of the taste of Riwaka hops and it’s very drinkable, delicious and very close to my favorite aspects of Galaxy Hops.
Tried
from Growler
on 18 Sep 2012
at 14:54
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Sampled on tap at Hill Farmstead Brewery and then later from a growler. Pours a cloudy yellow with a big white head. Aroma is super funky and wild, with loads of barnyard funk, hay and a big hop bite amongst all that. Flavour is both super funky and super hoppy, with loads of wild, funky character, hay and a pungent floral hop bite - dominated by the wild and funky character. Super flavourful. Amazing pale ale - one of the best I've had.
Tried
from Draft
on 13 Sep 2012
at 13:23