Marie
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Lager - Helles Regular|
Score
7.32
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Unfiltered German-style Helles
Marie-Ange (1907 – 1996) is our maternal great-grandmother, fondly remembered as Mémé. Born in Quebec, she emigrated to the Northeast Kingdom with her husband Edward J. Fournier. In her honor, we brew a beautifully soft, Unfiltered and naturally carbonated German-style Helles. Lightly hazy, naturally carbonated and truly enjoyable, this is the beer we dream to have shared with Marie.
Marie-Ange (1907 – 1996) is our maternal great-grandmother, fondly remembered as Mémé. Born in Quebec, she emigrated to the Northeast Kingdom with her husband Edward J. Fournier. In her honor, we brew a beautifully soft, Unfiltered and naturally carbonated German-style Helles. Lightly hazy, naturally carbonated and truly enjoyable, this is the beer we dream to have shared with Marie.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
keg at blind tiger... Light golden.. Thin white lacing.. Soft hay fruits nose.. Light dry herbal fruit.. soft lemon grass
Tried
on 20 Oct 2017
at 06:42
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Draught at Hill Farmstead and Black Back during Anniversary Week 2017 and a 750mL growler consumed later that month.
Clear, brass-gold, bright and with a small, but fairly well-retained white head atop.
Plentiful cereal grain in the nose is rustic and smells of freshly baked sourdough, albeit lightly so. Soft, vegetal, green hops of the appropriate type add fresh cut grass, dill and thyme. Soft water/mineral and house character sits on the end with no alcohol or flaw.
Crisp, well-attenuated, lightly but appropriately carbonated and full of fresh herbal-like hops and a grainy malt character that further adds to the crisp, refreshing character. Light touch of vanilla and biscuit on the end, and the growler didnt hold up nearly as well as the IPAs do (despite sitting in the fridge), with the carbonation falling off considerably and the beer oxidizing faster than expected. Regardless, this stuff was killer fresh on draught and came off authentic and supremely drinkable.
Clear, brass-gold, bright and with a small, but fairly well-retained white head atop.
Plentiful cereal grain in the nose is rustic and smells of freshly baked sourdough, albeit lightly so. Soft, vegetal, green hops of the appropriate type add fresh cut grass, dill and thyme. Soft water/mineral and house character sits on the end with no alcohol or flaw.
Crisp, well-attenuated, lightly but appropriately carbonated and full of fresh herbal-like hops and a grainy malt character that further adds to the crisp, refreshing character. Light touch of vanilla and biscuit on the end, and the growler didnt hold up nearly as well as the IPAs do (despite sitting in the fridge), with the carbonation falling off considerably and the beer oxidizing faster than expected. Regardless, this stuff was killer fresh on draught and came off authentic and supremely drinkable.
Tried
from Growler
on 11 Oct 2017
at 12:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Draft at the brewery. Light amber clear with medium body. Grassy aroma bready taste and bitter malty finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Oct 2017
at 15:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Thanks Brennan for sharing the can! Poured into a snifter showing well filtered yellow with no head. The nose shows lightly tart notes of bready malt. The palate is light bodied and moderately carbonated. Lightly tart with clean flavours of light biscuit.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2017
at 21:25
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Matt’s hunt; "best consumed by May 25 2017"
Hazy blond color, small to no head. Delicate fragrant aroma of straws and white bread., mild grass (7.5). Dry mouthfeel, hint of straws, but not delivering the same crisp bread and delicate malt expected for the style; low bitterness, very little grass touch.
Nice.
Hazy blond color, small to no head. Delicate fragrant aroma of straws and white bread., mild grass (7.5). Dry mouthfeel, hint of straws, but not delivering the same crisp bread and delicate malt expected for the style; low bitterness, very little grass touch.
Nice.
Tried
on 30 Jul 2017
at 15:50
7.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7
Tap. Pours clear pale yellow, medium white head, great lacing. Aroma is Bready, floral, Noble hops. Flavor is very light sweet, light plus bitter. Light body, soft carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Jul 2017
at 13:30
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
From tap. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma is grassy and crisp hoppy. Bitter, grassy, straw and crisp hoppy. Dry, bitter and solid hoppy finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 Jun 2017
at 15:13
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
750 ml growler, filled 4 hours ago. Thanks going to Adam and heather_B, so much thanks! Ever time I sip this I think about Great Lakes Dortmunder gold Nose of sweet malt, subtle grains and lager yeast. Flavor and aroma goes hand -in-hand. Light sweet and medium sweetness with a backbone of grain, subtle corn.
Lighter body with a clean finish. The body is almost medium, good crispness. Overall: No brewer has done this style this well since Great Lakes. Wonderful example of the style. Mr. Hill is spot on style guidelines yet again.
Lighter body with a clean finish. The body is almost medium, good crispness. Overall: No brewer has done this style this well since Great Lakes. Wonderful example of the style. Mr. Hill is spot on style guidelines yet again.
Tried
from Growler
on 10 Jun 2017
at 20:32
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours pale gold into a willi. Bright white head with excellent retention recedes to skim surface. Cracked malt and hay aromas. Soft with sweet caramel and hay front to back. Lasting mild bitter earth finish. Nice.
Tried
on 04 Jun 2017
at 18:54
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
1L Glass, via Draft. Pours a hazy yellow, smells great. Fresh roasted nuts, pine needles, orange peel, juicy pineapple. Mouthfeel is dense, filling, well carbonated and has an oily thick finish. Flavor is akin to aroma. It is most certainly a lager but with a little hop profile that makes you want more. I actually ended up having this and a macro Helles side by side and the flavor on this out rageously better.
Tried
from Draft
on 04 Jun 2017
at 08:01