Hill Farmstead Brewery Sue

Sue

 

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

  IPA - Sour / Wild Special Out of Production
Score
8.26
ABV: 7.0% IBU: - Ticks: 45
Sue is the wine barrel-aged version of Susan (1891-1975), our grandfather's sister and the namesake of our bright, citrusy Farmstead® IPA. Aged for nearly two years, it has developed and evolved into its current manifestation: a complex, lightly tart and delicately hopped Farmstead® ale.
 

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7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

750ml @ Brian's shared with Phill.
Aroma: nice funk, elegant, fresh.
Taste: along the same lines, moderate carbonation.
Overall: still good one, but not as close to the batch I originally tried.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Nov 2025 at 07:25


7.8
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

750mL bottle shared with Blisscent, at the tasting room on 4/29/16.
Stunning appearance boasts a massive, white, very well-retained head topping a multilayered orange/yellow-sunset-like body with a gentle haze.
Oak and brett mix in the front of the nose, with very light citrus and "dry" wood notes giving way to a surprisingly still-apparent hoppiness. Lightly dank, spicy and moderately citric hop notes also instill a touch of pineapple-mango which works wonderfully well with brett. A hint of sulfur rises up and completes the funky picture. This stuff is still very bold and sour, after resting in the bottle for over a year. Between the strong wood, fair amount of lactic acid and strong hop presence, it’s definitely not your typical sour, but the elements are all enjoyable, that’s for sure.
In the mouth, it’s still given over to the hops, with dry pineapple and citrus notes still apparent. Moderate bitterness combines with light lactic sourness and moderate brett tartness. Strong wood dryness, with perhaps a wine-like dry fruitiness. The texture is a phenomenally tight, spritzy carbonation creating a creamy-like mouthfeel. Even with that, there’s just a bit too much aggressiveness for me; hop, wood, acid all still need time to mellow and homogenize.

Tried from Bottle at Hill Farmstead Brewery on 03 Aug 2025 at 22:40


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bottle: Poured a pale yellow color ale with a medium size white foamy head with light retention and light lacing. Aroma of funky yeast notes with light barnyard notes with faint notes of citrus and tart notes. Taste is also a mix of funky yeast notes with some funky yeast notes, medium tart notes and some oak notes with light citrusy notes. Body is pretty full for style with good carbonation. Solid wild ale with a good mix of drinkability and complexity with very light acidic notes noticeable.

Tried from Bottle on 26 Feb 2024 at 20:14


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Olive bottle, 750 ml, from, with and at Philippe Boutin's (merci!), savoured on 3 February 2024; eye: orange, lightly cloudy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, slight lacing; nose: wild yeasts, fruity, lemon, light acidity, light musk; mouth: wild yeasts, fruity, lemon, light acidity, light musk, lemony finale with light presence of wild yeasts, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, fleshy texture; in short: fine FRANÇAIS
Bouteille olive, 750 ml, de, avec et chez Philippe Boutin (merci!) , savourée le 3 février 2024; œil : orangée, légèrement voilée, pas d'effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, très légère dentelle; nez : levures sauvages, fruité, citron, légère acidité, léger musc; bouche : levures sauvages, fruité, citron, légère acidité, léger musc, finale citronnée avec légère présence de levures sauvages, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture charnue; en résumé : bien

Tried from Bottle on 20 Feb 2024 at 20:09


9

EB winter blind tasting.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Dec 2021 at 16:18


8

Bottled 4 April 2019. stoneefruit. More bitterness. Minimal old hops. Wine funk.

Tried on 17 Jul 2021 at 21:29


9

Jazzy Hours, Ratebeer Odense, March 2020. Hazy golden with a big white head. Big complex aroma with oak, white grapes, peach, pineapple, funk and leather. Sweet fruity flavour with funk and tropical fruit.

Tried on 03 Mar 2020 at 21:25


8.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle @ Jazzy Hours, Oluf Bagers Gade, Ratebeer Odense, March 2020. Pours Hazy Golden with a small White head. White Wine, funk, Wood and brett. Dry finish. Wauw.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Mar 2020 at 21:22


Mocny charakter farmhouseowych drozdzy daje cos w stylu cierpkiej, nieco przyprawowej pigwy. Mocno wytrawne, tylko pekko kwasne. Beczka nieoczywista. No, moze lekka tanicznosc. Bez ocenki bo kwas probkowany, ale byloby ze 3.9

Tried at Powiśle on 28 Jan 2020 at 16:01


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

Bottle shared at Dangerous Bottleshare 10th Anniversary. Thanks to Bursprak for this bomb! Pours light orange with a medium white head. Aromas of hops, white vinous notes, funk, citrus, grapefruit, orange, vanilla, oak, dry woody notes, saison spice-like notes. Taste is pretty bretty, citrus, vanilla, lots of white wine, sweet oaky notes, hops, yeast, grapefruit, orange.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Nov 2019 at 17:19