Notes from Saturday’s tasting. Aroma is fairly hop forward with lots of citrus and lighter notes of tropical fruit, melon and white grapes. Faint phenolics and light oak character. Pours a cloudy orange with a thin white head that shows average retention and light lacing. Flavor is fairly juicy with moderately high tropical fruit and citrus juice. Lighter notes of melon and white wine. Moderately high bitterness. Faint phenolic yeast character. Mouthfeel is medium light bodied with medium carbonation. Noticeable light hop astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. The hop astringency could be attributed to the fact that this was the first hoppy beer of the evening and a bit of a shock to the palate. Overall a fairly enjoyable beer, but also one of my lesser enjoyed beers of the evening. While I thought the flavors all worked together and the beer was indeed juicy, I feel like we have moved away from the delicateness that I find so enjoyable about the Hill Farmstead beers. Its almost like the hops hid all my favorite parts of Sean’s beers.

Bottle. Pours a hazy orange color with a small white head. Has a fruity peachy hoppy bretty aroma. Fruity sour tart peachy hoppy flavor. Has a fruity sour tart bretty peachy hoppy bitter finish.

Bottled. An unclear golden beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of brettanomyces, black pepper, peaches, oranges, and spicy hops. The flavor is acidic with notes of brettanomyces, alcohol, peaches, black pepper, and spicy hops, leading to a dry finish.