Hill Farmstead Brewery Beyond Good and Evil

Beyond Good and Evil

 

Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸

  Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Regular
Score
8.21
ABV: 10.0% IBU: - Ticks: 65
Beyond Good and Evil is one of Nietzsche’s most powerful works, challenging convention, ‘wisdom’ and ‘morality;’ urging us to transcend the restrictive, bounded concepts of good and evil; and confronting the relative nature of ‘knowledge.’ This both informs and inspires our work. Beyond Good and Evil is also the name of our bourbon barrel-aged maple imperial stout. Brewed in December of 2016, we crafted this beer with malted wheat and Vermont maple syrup. It then rested contentedly in hand-selected bourbon barrels from one of our favorite distilleries for nearly two years.
 

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled Nov 25, 2020, drunk 5/24/23. Dark, inky, small, tan head, low retention. Soft wheat, yet bourbony (not too much so), with light alcohol, pepper and graphite. Sweet chocolate and fudge with caramel and light vanilla. Bit of grape, prune, tobacco, more alcohol with warming though it's not hot. Soft, wheat-forward with a slick, easygoing texture. Good sweetness, not too much so, with maple, fudge and caramel. Bourbon spice, graphite, pepper and light oxidation at this point. Round, soft, bourbony, drying alcohol. Classy. Maybe a bit of breadiness I don't love and some strong maple residuals at points, but otherwise, well-barreled and interesting with a super-soft texture.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Sep 2025 at 12:07


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Sample at Churchkey. Leggy, opaque black with a ring of beige head.  Nose has burnt toast, fig and dried fruit.  Raisin.  Some pencil lead in the mouth.  Then malt and roast.  Tons of umami.  Contributes to a long mouthfeel.  Cocoa and raisins.  Deep licorice.  Lots happening.  Its hot though and the edges need some rounding.  Full bodied, prickly finish.  8 8.5 8.5 8 8.5

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2025 at 14:35


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Poured from 500mL bottle (bottled Oct 3, 2018). Near black with minimal beige head. Mild maple syrup and soy sauce with woody bourbon barrel notes. Perhaps some feint oxidation notes, but enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 29 May 2025 at 05:46


8.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Deep dark stout with deep chocolat, maple, vanilla, oily mouth, very nice

Tried from Bottle on 20 Dec 2024 at 13:27


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottled Nov 25, 2020, drunk 5/24/23. Dark, inky, small, tan head, low retention. Soft wheat, yet bourbony (not too much so), with light alcohol, pepper and graphite. Sweet chocolate and fudge with caramel and light vanilla. Bit of grape, prune, tobacco, more alcohol with warming though it's not hot. Soft, wheat-forward with a slick, easygoing texture. Good sweetness, not too much so, with maple, fudge and caramel. Bourbon spice, graphite, pepper and light oxidation at this point. Round, soft, bourbony, drying alcohol. Classy. Maybe a bit of breadiness I don't love and some strong maple residuals at points, but otherwise, well-barreled and interesting with a super-soft texture.

Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2023 at 23:53


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, 500 ml shared with Max, kajser27 and Miro B. 2020 vintage. Dark brown with tan head. Chocolate, coffee, bourbon, smooth. Somewhat thin. Medium bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2022 at 05:55


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

October 2019 bottle

Tried from Bottle on 08 Dec 2021 at 15:54


8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle at share from Chris: pours black with a beige head. Aroma is chocolate, maple, coffee. Taste is sweet, maple, chocolate, vanilla, slight whisky. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2021 at 23:32


8.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle, at share, thanks to Chris D. Pours black. Maple, chocolate, prune, liquorice, sweet boozy vanilla bourbon oak stuff, cypress wood, earthy roasty coffee. Nice smooth body. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Sep 2021 at 23:19