Madness & Civilization #14
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Stout - Pastry / Flavoured - Imperial Series Out of Production|
Score
8.04
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In honor of our 10th anniversary in 2020, we selected specific barrels—Bourbon barrels and a single tawny Port barrel—up to two years in rest, to then condition atop Ecuadorian Costa Esmeraldas Cacao Nibs sourced by Dandelion Chocolate in San Francisco and Planadas Coffee from Tolima, Colombia, sourced and roasted by our age-old friends at The Coffee Collective in Copenhagen, Denmark
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8/10
Magus, röstine, kohvine, vanilje, nats nisu, alks. Hea.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 19:40
8/10
Sweet, malty, sugary, cocoa, chocolate, dry
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2022
at 19:38
8.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
Bottle at the house in Martha’s Vineyard. Pours oily black with a small, tight creamy white head. Moderately sweet, lovely rich bourbon, gooey chocolate, some earth, dried dark fruits. Full bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Warm to hot finish, more cocoa, bourbon, well toasted malts, a nip of ash, raisin, burnt wood. Outstanding.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Aug 2022
at 00:59
8/10
Medium body, a bit roasty, smooth. Coffee with some light roast, milk chocolate, barrel. The low abv probably helps but really soft, while packing a nice bit of flavor. Very nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Aug 2022
at 21:59
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at Tørst. pours almost black with a tan head. Dark chocolate, coffee, roasted malt, bourbon, oak. Hoped for a little less barrel.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Jun 2022
at 00:58
8.4/10
Tried
on 17 Apr 2022
at 13:46
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Bottle. Pours inky black, small tan head, decent lacing. Aroma is rich mocha, fudge, bourbon, vanilla, super balanced. Flavor is merlin plus sweet, light plus bitter. Medium body, creamy mouthfeel. Yum.
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Apr 2022
at 01:41
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500ml (thx, Max C. for the swap facilitating and delivery) @ Sales Force. Appearance: dark brown with a beige head. Aroma: coffee, bourbon barrel, some port and light black chocolate. Taste: coffee, moderately sweet, bourbon and port barrel, dark fruits, chocolate. Overall: very complex with lots of layers, a nice one.
Tried
on 31 Mar 2022
at 04:59
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Poured from 500mL bottle. Black with small beige head. Port dominates, light bourbon, coffee, and hint of chocolate. Of the Madness & Civilizations, I can only compare this to #12, but prefer #12 over #14. Very good, but Port overtakes things a bit.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2022
at 04:51
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
500mL bottle, pours jet black with a small light brown head. Aroma is loaded with port barrels upfront and dominating; the bourbon is very subtle, and same with the cocoa and coffee -- port bomb on the nose. Flavour is dominated by the port barrels upfront, accentuated by secondary bourbon barrels; the cocoa and coffee are honestly not noticeable. Really lovely port barrel character dominating here. Excellent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Mar 2022
at 04:45