Society & Solitude #3
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series|
Score
7.98
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Imperial IPA with Columbus Hops
The series of experimental imperial IPAs continues. This one is hopped with ample amounts of Columbus and is reminiscent of… an Imperial Harlan?
The series of experimental imperial IPAs continues. This one is hopped with ample amounts of Columbus and is reminiscent of… an Imperial Harlan?
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8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Growler fill. Thick as a bag, bright gold. Messy, dense, sticky, lasting, white head. Looks great. Nose has grapefruit rind. Peach stone. White pepper. Some strawberry. Notes of green hop. Some sweet, ginger biscuit malts. Taste is light, gingery sweet. Turns oily, piny bitter. Stunning mouthfeel. Juicy and oily and ridiculously drinkable. Finishes light, juicy, and spicy bitter. Fantastic.
Tried
from Growler
on 25 Nov 2016
at 15:37
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
On tap at the Blackback, Waterbury VT.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a muddled hazy burnt orange color with a thin finger’s white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Streamy to stringy lacing rode around the glass appropriately.
The aroma bleeds with a super bittersweet orange juicy pulpiness. Bittersweet grassy hoppy tones invade but extend a certain balance to the evasive malt backbone. Yes, that malt backbone is there, but exceptionally light.
The flavor leads into the balance of the orangey bittersweet juicy hops to the malts. Practically, an absolute perfect blend. Juicy orangey aftertaste charging finely into the finish.
On the palate, this one leans towards a medium bodied somewhat sessionably crisp yet bitter gripping harshness penetrating the IBU’s seemingly appropriate, still with a nice balance for the most part.
Overall, hmmmm, well, what can I say, yes, another fantastic DIPA by Hill Farmstead.
This was poured into a tulip.
The appearance was a muddled hazy burnt orange color with a thin finger’s white foamy head that dissipated at a nice pace. Streamy to stringy lacing rode around the glass appropriately.
The aroma bleeds with a super bittersweet orange juicy pulpiness. Bittersweet grassy hoppy tones invade but extend a certain balance to the evasive malt backbone. Yes, that malt backbone is there, but exceptionally light.
The flavor leads into the balance of the orangey bittersweet juicy hops to the malts. Practically, an absolute perfect blend. Juicy orangey aftertaste charging finely into the finish.
On the palate, this one leans towards a medium bodied somewhat sessionably crisp yet bitter gripping harshness penetrating the IBU’s seemingly appropriate, still with a nice balance for the most part.
Overall, hmmmm, well, what can I say, yes, another fantastic DIPA by Hill Farmstead.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Nov 2016
at 21:08
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Growler. Pours mostly clear gold with a frothy, white head. Rich aroma, some tangerine, honeydew, melon, orange. Medium sweet flavour with moderate piney bitterness, dry pale bread, grapefruit, citrus peel. Medium to full bodied with fine carbonation. Lightly warming and resinous to finish, with lots more rindy citrus, grapefruit, melon, tangerine. Excellent.
Tried
from Growler
on 01 Jul 2016
at 20:58
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from growler thanks Willrunforbeer hazy golden orange with a nice one finger white head. Aromas of floral notes grass dank resin citrus and bread. Taste is smooth and soft light caramel orange grapefruit lingering balanced finish.
Tried
from Growler
on 25 Jun 2016
at 20:51
8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
750mL growler filled 5/27/16, drunk 6/9/16.
Large, fluffy, well-retained, white head tops a lightly-to-moderately hazy, soft-brass gold body.
Expecting a big grapefruit/pine nose, I’m shocked to find, while definitely some pine and white grapefruit, A LOT of watermelon and mango. Very juicy and with only a touch of resin. There’s a touch of sourdough-like character that I’m not sure belongs to the hops or a specialty malt, but it intrudes a little bit in to the overall enjoyment of the nose, but is fairly passing as the beer warms and breathes. Really takes on quite the dank and melon-filled character over time, leaving light biscuit and honey behind it and no alcohol or flaw.
Fantastically soft, malty, tightly carbonated mouthfeel easily balances the moderate bitterness and pinch of pine/white grapefruit. Lots of pleasant, milder tangerin/orange/mango notes add loads of juiciness and there’s a good shot of acidity on the end to give balance and clear the palate somewhat. Fantastic one, as usual....
Large, fluffy, well-retained, white head tops a lightly-to-moderately hazy, soft-brass gold body.
Expecting a big grapefruit/pine nose, I’m shocked to find, while definitely some pine and white grapefruit, A LOT of watermelon and mango. Very juicy and with only a touch of resin. There’s a touch of sourdough-like character that I’m not sure belongs to the hops or a specialty malt, but it intrudes a little bit in to the overall enjoyment of the nose, but is fairly passing as the beer warms and breathes. Really takes on quite the dank and melon-filled character over time, leaving light biscuit and honey behind it and no alcohol or flaw.
Fantastically soft, malty, tightly carbonated mouthfeel easily balances the moderate bitterness and pinch of pine/white grapefruit. Lots of pleasant, milder tangerin/orange/mango notes add loads of juiciness and there’s a good shot of acidity on the end to give balance and clear the palate somewhat. Fantastic one, as usual....
Tried
from Growler
on 16 Jun 2016
at 14:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 9
Growler thanks to Charles. Pours a hazy orange gold with small white head that lasts. The aroma is tropical fruit, mango and grapefruit, pine, resin. Medium mouth, juicy hop, dank, pine, lingering resin finish, very nice.
Tried
from Growler
on 28 May 2016
at 21:51
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Growler. Pours cloudy yellow amber with a small white head and some lacing. Aroma is fruity, citrus, cat piss, mineral. Flavor is about the same, medium sweet, mineral notes from the well water, light floral notes as well. Medium plus bitterness. Medium body, typical HF soft creamy mouthfeel. Another nice effort.
Tried
from Growler
on 22 Jun 2013
at 12:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750 ml growler from HFS. Bright yellow color with a steady ring of white head that laced the glass. Nose is mango, pineapple, grapefruit and a touch of piney hops. Flavor is mostly the same as the nose. Big juicy fruits and about every hop combination you can think of. Just enough malt to keep some of the hops at bay. Medium body with a real dry texture. Loads of pine hops with a lingering bitterness. Hops, hops and more hops.
Tried
from Growler
on 16 Jun 2013
at 16:25
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
23rd September 2012
Very hazy amber beer, good off white head. Palate is smooth with good fine carbonation. Minerals. Nice mellow fruity hops - blood orange and regular orange marmalade. Lesser lemon and grapefruit. Finishes neutral with a good bitter marmalade aftertaste.
Very hazy amber beer, good off white head. Palate is smooth with good fine carbonation. Minerals. Nice mellow fruity hops - blood orange and regular orange marmalade. Lesser lemon and grapefruit. Finishes neutral with a good bitter marmalade aftertaste.
Tried
on 19 May 2013
at 07:37
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Shared a growler. Poured a slightly hazy golden color with a white head. Aroma is grapefruits, hops, sweet malts. Flavor was a nice tropical fruit hop mix with nice sweet malts. Flavor was great, bitterness is good, with a balanced finish. Surprised.
Tried
from Growler
on 07 May 2012
at 23:56