Samuel
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Saison Rotating|
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8.35
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Farmstead® Ale Aged in Oak Barrels
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.
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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8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
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. 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.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Nov 2022
at 17:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle pours out straw color topped with a white head. Nose is great citrus funk grass. Taste is more of the nice citrus funky notes and plenty complex layers going on.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2022
at 17:19
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750ml bottle at share. Cloud day good laden pour, thin white foamy head. Tart, musty aroma. Taste is a bit of farmhouse funk, sweet, fruity, grassy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Aug 2022
at 07:00
9.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9.5
Bottle shared in Canaan with Sander, Rick, Greg and Mark. Pours clear gold (early pour) with a small, foamy white head. Delicate, delicious, fine white wine notes, mild lemony tang, soft funk, light pale wood dryness. Light bodied with fine, massaging carbonation. Balanced finish, lightly quenching, lovely oak, citric notes, restrained funk. A stunner.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Aug 2022
at 17:35
9/10
Batch 1
Tried
on 17 Jul 2021
at 22:02
9/10
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Tried
on 17 Jul 2021
at 22:01
9/10
Tried
on 06 Dec 2020
at 13:26
8/10
Bottle thanks to Mike. Pours golden with medium white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is strong buckwheat, citrus, brett, oak. Slick body, brett, grape skin, buckwheat, oak, mineral, nice tartness, enjoyed this.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Aug 2020
at 03:46
9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 9
Bottle shared @ Blåbær Lambik Release 2019 thanks to Shu! Pours lightly hazy golden with a white head. Notes of classic HF esters, oaky, floral, honey, light spice, spelt (yeah sure), lightly acidic.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Nov 2019
at 16:55
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bottle - pours gold white head - nose/taste of honey, wine, oak, funk, lemon, farmhouse notes - medium bodied
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Apr 2019
at 05:54