Samuel
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
Score
8.32
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Samuel Hill (1820-1899) was our great-great-uncle and brother of Ephraim. He served in the Union army at the Battle of Gettysburg. An early agricultural innovator, he held several patents for milk cooling and cream separation. He moved a house, midwinter, with horses from North Greensboro to Greensboro Village and also helped build the first road from Greensboro to Greensboro Bend. In an attempt to honor this intrepid relative, we have crafted a base of buckwheat, spelt and Vermont wildflower honey. Following shifting seasons of rest in wine barrels and months of bottle conditioning, we are finally able to present a beer worthy of Samuel’s name.
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tricksta_p (13552) reviewed Samuel (Batch 4) from Hill Farmstead Brewery 1 month ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
From bottle at Wild Fest 2025. Tart, funky, fruity, lemon, straw. Medium sour, dry conclusion. Body is medium. Great, complex.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Taster from 0,75l bottle at Wild Festival Groningen Session 2. Tastes subtle funk, herbal, oak, nettle, very nice balance. 8.4
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Samuel (Batch 5) from Hill Farmstead Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 9.5
750mL bottled December 2021, drunk 10/6/23. Upping slightly - this is just so delicately flavorful, clean and well-presented. Seems the extended bottle conditioning really pays off.
Clarkvv (16327) reviewed Samuel (Batch 4) from Hill Farmstead Brewery 4 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9
750mL bottled December 2020, drunk 11/18/22. Hint of haze. Bright marigold, burnished brass, white head slowly to spotty cover. Lots of Brett, lemon, wheat, very tart and bright, reminiscent of Vera Mae. Similar, tho less intense all around, than WoL Monks. Clean, big minerality, round fruitiness. Soft and sniffable, nothing aggressive. Lemony-brett and piquant acidity with soft wheat, gentle honey-like malt and good attenuation. Great balance of acidity, juicy and tart but with excellent maltiness. Excellent flavors. As delicate as WoL Monks is intense.
mart (27384) ticked Samuel (Batch 4) from Hill Farmstead Brewery 5 months ago
Hapukas, puuviljane, nisune, sidrun, nats happeline. Ok.
midovark (6754) reviewed Samuel from Hill Farmstead Brewery 8 months ago
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 7.5
Bottle pour at WFG. Opaque orangeish golden with a white head. Citrus zest, white grapes, light sweetness and moderate grain notes, some fruity honey and elegant funk. Sophisticated.
Oakes (33097) reviewed Samuel from Hill Farmstead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Batch 5, Dec 15, 2021. Pale, hazy. Not much head. Complex buggy aroma, some brett, pedio both. Good honey character, also stone fruit and cantaloupe when you dig deep into the nose. Soft melony, vinous flavour, some golden plums, grapefruit, and a bit of bugginess. Off-dry finish, with a hit of pale malt. Very complex. Fantastic.
pictoman (9602) reviewed Samuel from Hill Farmstead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (bottle conditioned since Dec 15, 2021). Lightly hazed gold with small white head. Buggy rustic saison yeast with gentle funk. Quite good.
BeerPlace (10850) reviewed Samuel from Hill Farmstead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8
RATING #9000. 750ml (thx, Alex MG!) @ Ryan's. Batch #5, bottled on Dec-15, 2021. Appearance: almost clear pale golden with a white head. Aroma: very nice funk and fruity notes supported by oak. Taste: along the same lines, dry, bubbly, elegant farmhouse notes, some citric notes. Overall: good one.
mcberko (47051) reviewed Samuel from Hill Farmstead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Vintage 2021 (batch 5). 750mL bottle, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma has a nice toasted grainy base, rustic saison yeast, gentle bugs, and a hint of vinous notes -- very subtle, but complex. Flavour is nicely complex and integrated, with a good balance of wine barrel presence, gentle bugs, light lemon, and toasted grains. Cohesive, fairly complex, and very easy to drink. Definitely not at the level of what I remember of Le Sarrasin, but this is definitely great.