Society & Solitude #2
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Series|
Score
7.96
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5
Can (5/6/25) from trade with CLW--thanks, Chris! Opaque black with light floaties, decent head with poor retention and light lacing. Aroma is strong toffee over lighter pine. Taste is strong toffee and pine, smoky anise. Frothy, silky texture, soft carbonation, finish as taste. Though getting toffee, which is somewhat unique in my experience of BIPA, there is a borderline dankness (wet doormat) quality that isn't wonderful. As an experimental series, not necessarily the same beer as 4,5 or 10 years ago. Some interesting, unique qualities, but other aspects I miss in a black IPA. Is it possible, while respecting the craft, I'm just not a Hill Farmstead guy?
Hoppy and malty, roasty, smooth. Coffee, a bit of cocoa. Beautifully balanced, top in its class, very nice.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
On tap at Churchkey. Pours almost black with a tan head. Roasted malt, dark chocolate, citrus, pine, warming finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Draught, taster. @Churchkey, Washington DC (DC). 02/09/2024 [#7.730 Global - #1.581 United States of America - #6 Hill Farmstead Brewery] Pours dark brown with a lacing tan head. Aroma: roasted earthy hops, licorice and rossted nuts. Taste: roasted earthy hops. Very nice roasty palate. Next one, please!
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5
Roast and licorice. Lavender and lime. Some roast, a little coffee. Black pour with decent head and lacing. Bitter finish with a little caramel. Very nice stuff. Not everyday I try top-rated beer in a given style these days. Some orange peel. Tap at Churchkey.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
Can from explosivesog: pours black with beige head. Aroma is pine, dark fruit, roast, chocolate. Intense and complex taste. Not boozy but the heft is felt.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Can. Pours black with a nice tan froth. Pineapple, pine, tangerine, chocolate, biscuit, grapefruit. Nice smooth body. Very good.
mcm1 (3796) ticked Society & Solitude #2 from Hill Farmstead Brewery 1 year ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
5-11-24 Shelter
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Goblet at the Roost pours a murky, dark brown with plenty of sudsy white head. Nose has toast and a little rubber, some cracked grains, black pepper and pine. Love the pine. Flavor is malt, toast, dried citrus and pine. Full bodied, bitter finish. Really well balanced and drinks WAY easier than 9%.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Canned early January 2023. Pours a deep dark, almost black. colour and a small light brown head with a little retention. Aroma's of spruce, drop,/licorice, resin, light roast. Retronasal there's quite a bit of resin, with light sweetness, drop, spruce, bitterness. Flavour is moderate bittersweet with a hint of sour. Medium bodied. Warming alcohol. Good carbonation. Long finish, slightly dry, moderate bitter and roasty.