Ann
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Special Out of Production|
Score
8.37
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Ann is a wine barrel fermented and aged version of Anna (1902-1993), our grandfather’s sister as well as the name of our honey Farmstead® ale. In honor of Anna, her namesake beer is the result of patiently waiting and then selecting our very best wine barrels of Anna – barrels that have been aged and conditioned for between 1 and 3 years. After being placed in wine barrels, the evolution of Anna into Ann is an indeterminate and metamorphic occurrence. Only a single digit percentage of all wine barrel-aged Anna becomes what is unmistakably identifiable as Ann. The beer, the barrel, and some yet unknown, unquantifiable condition seems to dictate its path and appearance. It is identified and selected only through the emotional response that it induces during barrel tasting.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle, 75cl. #108/300. It’s an almost clear one, golden in color and with a dense, small, white head. It’s lightly lemony and grapefruity on the nose, with some yeasty hints, a touch of pepper and flowers, and a woody hint. Very fruity and flowery flavor, grapefruit, lemon notes, white wine grapes and some woody, peppery hints. Very mellow and smooth. Medium body, quite high levels of carbonation, but pleasant, dry. Citrus-fruity finish with some faint peppery hints. A wonderful beer, tasteful, easy drinkable and quenching. Pity I’’ll probably never have this one again. 121109
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 12:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle 750ml #108/300 @ fonefan
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, yeast, wood and white wine. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with a long very balanced, fruity, vineous finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt, wheat, yeast, wood and white wine. Taste is light to medium sweet and light bitter with a long very balanced, fruity, vineous finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 12:05
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle #108 @ FOneFan courtesy of Nightfall. Aroma is malt, brett, fruit and white wine. Flavour is malt, yeast, spices, brett, white wine, medium dry, fruit, hop, oak and a little grapefruit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 12:03
8.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle @ fonefan tasting. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity, white wine, light bretty and flowery. Flavor is quite sweet and light acidic. Dry and light acidic. 091112
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 11:59
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Rating # 9700. Bottle # 108 of 300 @ fonefan tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are rich fruits, yeast, malt, wood, white wine and hops.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2012
at 11:59
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
19th October 2012
THE Sour and Saison tasting. Big thanks to Leighton for securing this one. Very hazy gold beer, little off white head. Light dry palate, airy and slightly soft. Light winey sourness with subtle tangerine and lemon fruits. Floral sweetness with a touch of vanilla. Dry and surprisingly wishy washy finish with mild minerals. A very nice beer for sure but the weak finish for me stops it attaining the highest echelons.
THE Sour and Saison tasting. Big thanks to Leighton for securing this one. Very hazy gold beer, little off white head. Light dry palate, airy and slightly soft. Light winey sourness with subtle tangerine and lemon fruits. Floral sweetness with a touch of vanilla. Dry and surprisingly wishy washy finish with mild minerals. A very nice beer for sure but the weak finish for me stops it attaining the highest echelons.
Tried
on 08 Nov 2012
at 09:31
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle at THE Sour and Saison Tasting, London. This beer was from me. After a very subtle gush, the beer pours lightly hazy yellow with a fine, white foam head. Restrained notes of funky brett in the nose, some delicate citrus, faint grass. Light to medium sweet flavor with a lovely tangerine character, along with mellow citrus rind. Light to medium bodied with average, massaging carbonation. Lightly bitter to finish with further notes of tangerine and citrus rind, light grass, some orange. Just superbly balanced from start to finish, with nuances that spring up every step of the way. The beer truly keeps on giving after every swallow. Many thanks to mom and dad (Laura and Procter) for getting me this bottle.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Oct 2012
at 03:11
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle thanks to Leighton at THE sours & saisons tasting (part 1). Bit of a gusher. It pours cloudy light orange with a thick white head. The nose is sweet citrus fruit, orange, some tangy marmalade, honey, spice and dough. The taste is immensely fruity, tangerine, pineapple, mango, grapefruit, pomello, kumquat, fruit salad sweets, subtle tartness, underlying spice, earth, vinous notes and some bitterness. Medium body, moderate carbonation and velvety mouth-feel. Light, delicate, smooth, fruity and very well balanced. Utterly drinkable. Delectable!
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Oct 2012
at 05:21
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle courtesy of JulienHuxley via GT2, merci bien mes amis! Hazy golden yellow color, large white head, solid lacing. Aroma of perfume and subtle grandma’s armpits. Taste is vanilla, citrus, rose water, white wine. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2012
at 19:27
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
EB - Bottle 750ml. @ yespr blindtasting. [ Bottle #8. ] - [20110526]
Tried
on 26 May 2011
at 14:52