Hill Farmstead Brewery Society & Solitude #6

Society & Solitude #6

 

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

  IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series
Score
7.98
ABV: 8.0% IBU: - Ticks: 55
The series of experimental imperial IPAs continues. Imperial IPA brewed almost exclusively with hand-selected Mosaic® hops from the Pacific Northwest.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Pours a slightly hazy, light lemon-yellow, with mid-sized head. Aroma has a lot of grass, maybe a touch of tropical fruit. Flavor is very citrusy, with loads of hop-pine bitterness in the background and finish. Not bad. Not bad at all.
Tried on 17 Nov 2017 at 15:32

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 9
Can thnx to kyle !!! Drank from the can to perserve the aromas, so no info on the pour. Can is alluminum with a sticker,not too much info about the beer itself on it but it looks classy as they have a unique house style. Smell is grasy, full-on herbal, bit spicy even. Tad pine. Taste is full, bitter , grassy, minor pine notes. Aroma of fleshy fruits ( the style of mango and such ) mediocer bitterness. Well balanced. Very enjoyable dipa
Tried from Can on 13 Nov 2017 at 18:56

8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
This beer is a slightly cloudy orange-gold color with a medium white head that diminishes gradually to a film. Partial rings of lacing on the glass. The aroma consists of tropical fruit, herbal hops and malt. Medium body with flavors of pineapple, citrusy hops, caramel malt and a bit of pine. The finish is moderately bitter with a fruity hop aftertaste. Good beer all around.
Tried on 11 Sep 2017 at 09:41

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Thanks Brennan for sharing the growler! Poured into a snifter showing hazy dark yellow with no head. The nose shows moderately intense passionfruit and light pine. The palate is medium bodied and moderately carbonated. Moderately intense flavours of dank cannabis with lighter notes of pineapple and pine resin and a mid-palate of NE style malt. Practically no bitterness.
Tried from Growler on 03 Sep 2017 at 21:08

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Growler - pours gold white head - nose and taste of grassy citrus, grapefruit, orange peel and caramel malt - medium body
Tried on 15 Apr 2017 at 20:42

7.9/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
750mL growler filled 4/29/16 and drunk 5/4/16.
Heavily hazy/cloudy peach-golden with deeper rust tints and a large, very-well-retained white head.
Big juicy fruit, sweet pine, ruby red grapefruit and marmalade notes are immediately boisterous and fairly intense, especially for Hill Farmstead. Malts behind it show rich honey tending to light caramel. It’s funny, this is probably the 3rd or 4th mosaic IPA/pale ale where it comes off much less what I associate with mosaic. But blending hops can unlock and vastly alter a hop profile, so it’s not too surprising. Anyways, I usually expect tons of dank, leafy, slightly woody notes, with plentiful nectarine and pine. I guess there’s a fair amount of that here, but I’m surprised at all of the ruby red grapefruit and peachy-pine twang. Alcohol is well-concealed with just a moderate amount of resin lingering and no flaws.
Juicy, of course, in the mouth, with rich nectarine, caramel, ruby red grapefruit and pine all blending together to add a powerful flavor. Kind of like Trilliums Scaled Up, but taken another notch past that on both malt, hop flavor and bitterness. Lots of honey-like maltiness with a touch of caramel. Tight carbonation leading to a malty-creamy texture and no flaw or alcohol. There’s a bit more resin than I’d like and some heavy hop twang at points, but it’s still very juicy, intensely flavorful and enjoyable (if tending maybe a touch sweet).
Tried from Growler on 19 May 2016 at 18:14

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Growler thanks to Charles. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium frothy white head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is strong tropical fruit, mango and tangerine, dank hop, pine. Slick mouthfeel, juicy dank, tropical fruit, light bitterness, nice booze, really enjoyed this.
Tried from Growler on 27 Mar 2016 at 17:44

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Growler shared at the 5K/7.5K/10K tasting - who the shitshines has a 7.5K tasting anyway? big thanks to once again to that man Leighton for more HF goodness, 30/12/14. Hazed orange amber with a decent off white covering that dissipates then retains. Nose is juicy citrics, pine, straw, tangerine, mandarin, fresh grass. Taste comprises tangerine, pine needle, orange pith, grassy, light grapefruit. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced level of hop bitterness. Crushable stuff, drinks well below the ABV, solid hop jus. I can normally pick out Mosaic easily but didn’t do so here.
Tried from Growler on 28 Feb 2015 at 08:31

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
30th December 2014
5 Kay, 7.5 Kay, 10 Kay Tasting. Big thanks to Leighton. Light haze on this pale gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and light with decent fine carbonation. Smooth light pale malts, mild creamy sweetness. Nice mellow hop skunk, light pine and decent hop spice. Mild tropical fruits underneath. Light smooth finish with a mild bitter linger. Very smooth and well joined up.
Tried on 17 Jan 2015 at 10:02

8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5
Shit yeah, number 47, in line at mbcp, thanks a ton! Pours cloudy golden amber, medium creamy white head, great lacing. Aroma is lovely, dank, tropical, pine resin. Flavor is light sweet, light plus butter, mineral water. Medium body, soft silky mouthfeel. Yummy.
Tried on 10 Jan 2015 at 10:24