Twilight of the Idols
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Winter|
Score
7.78
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Winter Porter Brewed with Coffee and Cinnamon, Aged On Vanilla Beans
Twilight of the Idols is our winter porter brewed each autumn with a touch of coffee, and aged on a blend of vanilla beans. This tradition—conceived with a friend in 2009 while brewing in Denmark—continues still as we present this 10th release of this beer. The name is inspired by the title of the last text written by Friedrich Nietzsche, one of our philosophical idols and a guiding voice throughout our journey.
Twilight of the Idols is our winter porter brewed each autumn with a touch of coffee, and aged on a blend of vanilla beans. This tradition—conceived with a friend in 2009 while brewing in Denmark—continues still as we present this 10th release of this beer. The name is inspired by the title of the last text written by Friedrich Nietzsche, one of our philosophical idols and a guiding voice throughout our journey.
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8.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draft. A black beer with a huge lazing brown head. The aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, and alcohol. The flavor is sweet with notes of roasted malt, chocolate, raisins, and alcohol, leading to a dry roasted finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Jun 2016
at 11:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled 11/15/15 and drunk 5/22/16, shared by AdamC, thanks!
Dark ebony with some muted mahogany hues on the edges. Seemingly good clarity with a tan head atop that is medium-sized and fades quickly to cover.
Vanilla and cinnamon are easily picked out of the nose, as a dark chocolate backdrop keeps things "dry" and very porter-like. I honestly get more house yeast character than anything, and thankfully, the coffee is nice and restrained, adding only a light amount of roast. Biscuity, chocolate-laden malts linger, with more cinnamon spiciness and no alcohol or flaw.
Lots of cinnamon in the flavor, drying things out considerably, with spicy vanilla quite apparent as well. Dark chocolate, very light roast, bits of prune/plum and very low sweetness on top of a medium-light body with low carbonation. It’s drinkable and nicely attenuated with no forceful malt sweetness or alcohol, but I could do with less cinnamon and probably less vanilla, even granting that this is a holiday spiced porter. Otherwise, nicely done and surprisingly light.
Dark ebony with some muted mahogany hues on the edges. Seemingly good clarity with a tan head atop that is medium-sized and fades quickly to cover.
Vanilla and cinnamon are easily picked out of the nose, as a dark chocolate backdrop keeps things "dry" and very porter-like. I honestly get more house yeast character than anything, and thankfully, the coffee is nice and restrained, adding only a light amount of roast. Biscuity, chocolate-laden malts linger, with more cinnamon spiciness and no alcohol or flaw.
Lots of cinnamon in the flavor, drying things out considerably, with spicy vanilla quite apparent as well. Dark chocolate, very light roast, bits of prune/plum and very low sweetness on top of a medium-light body with low carbonation. It’s drinkable and nicely attenuated with no forceful malt sweetness or alcohol, but I could do with less cinnamon and probably less vanilla, even granting that this is a holiday spiced porter. Otherwise, nicely done and surprisingly light.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2016
at 15:40
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen - black pour with tan head. Sweet toasty and medium to light roasted malty aroma and taste with some decadent milky chocolate notes, caramel, fudge, vanilla twists in there, nice creamy mouthfeel, sweet malty into the close, Lovely. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
Tried
from Draft
on 28 May 2016
at 09:48
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
[5/12/16] Draught at Warpigs in Copenhagen. Black. Big chocolate and cocoa aroma. Roasty bittersweet flavor with chocolate, cocoa, some coffee, a bit of licorice, and a bitter finish. Full-bodied. Really good.
Tried
on 27 May 2016
at 09:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Hill Farmstead Day - Warpigs Brewpub, København
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long roasted, chocolate, coffee and vanilla finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours black with a tan head. Aroma has notes of roasted malt, chocolate, vanilla, caramel and coffee. Taste is medium sweet and medium bitter with a long roasted, chocolate, coffee and vanilla finish. Body is full, texture is oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
on 25 May 2016
at 03:23
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
From tap at Warpigs, Copenhagen. Black color with beige head. Roasted malty aroma, chocolate, caramel, coffee, licorice, light spicy. Sweet and bitter taste. Medium oily silky body with soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 May 2016
at 14:30
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
On tap at Warpigs, pre-CBC. Pitch black with an espresso head. Tons of chocolate in the nose and taste, soft chocolate and a bit of spice. Really nice.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 May 2016
at 04:06
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught @ Warpigs, Copenhagen. Pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, sweetness, caramel, nuts, wood, chocolate, light alcohol. Flavor is light sweet, rich malty, caramel, cocoa, dark chocolate, some alcohol. Medium to full body, soft carbonation, light sweet finish with warming alcohol. 120516
Tried
on 15 May 2016
at 12:42
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tap at Warpigs, Copenhagen. Colour is dark with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Coffee, chocolate and roasted malts. Dry.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2016
at 13:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Hill Farmstead Day, Warpigs, Copenhagen. Pours pitch black with a smooth head. Aroma of roasty malts, cinnamon, spices, chocolate and coffee. Taste is smooth, slightly roasty and spicy with hints of cinnamon, rye and chocolate. Finish is smooth, slightly roasty and spicy with some grainy notes, rye and chocolate. Interesting.
Tried
on 12 May 2016
at 13:00