Hill Farmstead Brewery Flora (Batch 6)

Flora (Batch 6)
(Batch of Flora)

 

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

  Farmhouse - Saison Regular Out of Production
Score
7.64
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 90
Flora is the wine barrel-aged version of Florence, our grandfather’s sister, as well as the name of our Farmstead® wheat ale. In her honor, we fill French oak wine barrels with Florence and allow the beer to mature in the presence of our resident microflora. After extended aging, a beautifully complex beer emerges; Florence becomes Flora.
 

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8.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Batch 6 magnum shared by Adam on 7/25/15, with some really enjoyable kid rock playing in the background....sigh.
Just a crazy stupendously perfect appearance. Lightly hazy brass with just huge, dense, well-retained, white head atop.
Mossy, very earthy plant-like character in the nose is complemented by sulfur/poop-like yeast/bacteria notes that are quite enjoyable. Very nice and restrained on the barrels, no huge wine character and not a ton of tannin dullness. Love the stinky, funky nose and the beer seems very appropriately named. No alcohol or flaws.
Soft, gentle floral notes and cornflower-like delicateness creeping in between the moderate acids and light maltiness. Lilacs, mangoes, pineapple, honeyed maltiness and some dry, grainy wheat character. Nice balance on the sweetness/dryness and a fairly thick body. In that sense, the "thickness" or "fullness" from the wheat, the extra body or chewiness from the barrel tannin and the creamy-full texture from the carbonation don’t really go together, I don’t think, but it’s still awesomely flavorful and it’s ok that it drinks a bit bigger than it actually is.
Well, I guess I’m officially in the Hill Farmstead superfan club, but then, I’ve always thought very highly of Shaun’s brewing (see my reviews for his saisons from his days at the Shed, if you care). These "saisons" are awesome, regardless of how you feel about style guidelines and what is a "true saison". I’m not afraid to admit how good they are and jump on the bandwagon with my high reviews. They really were almost unanimously awesome. Adam aging them in a cool cellar for a year via a magnum (which reduces oxidation) certainly didn’t hurt either.
-End Justification for why I like beers I like. 8/5/8/4/17
750mL bottle, B6 again, drunk 11/5/16.
With some more time to develop, this has developed more funk, mineral and even sulfur. It’s qute sublime, not overly sour, and still shows plentiful body/texture for 18 months of age. I love the Flora series in all its iterations and the base beer is no exception. Upping the score a bit. Rating is for this experience.

Tried from Bottle on 12 Jan 2026 at 19:49


8

Sianowato owocowe cierpkawe, o dziwo dosc pelne, kwasnosc akurat, chlalnosc wchuj, no generalnie klasa dobrych lambiczkow

Tried at Mikkeller Bar Warsaw on 23 Nov 2019 at 14:14


9

Evident oak barrel presence. Soft whipped cream, fresh air, citric acidity. Crackers, hay and barnyard. Very soft and refreshing. Amazing!

Tried on 26 Feb 2016 at 22:15