Society & Solitude #13
Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Series|
Score
7.62
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The thirteenth entry in our exploratory Double IPA series, Society & Solitude #13 features HBC 586, Simcoe, and Strata® hops. Developed by the Hop Breeding Co. (a joint venture between John I. Haas and Yakima Chief Ranches), HBC 586 is perhaps our favorite HBC varietal in the last decade. Strata®—a variety developed by Indie Hops via Oregon State’s Aroma Hop Breeding Program—provides a unique complexity of aromas that buttresses the qualities we enjoy most with our hand-selected Simcoe® hops.
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8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Armsby draught, 3/3/23. Lightly-to-moderately hazy, bright lemon-brass-golden. Large, well-retained, thick, white head. Juicy with lime, sour gummies, lemon and light stone fruit. Deep and subtle, seems like it will open up well. Basic white bread-like malt balances the low acidity and there is ample mineral-like house character from yeast/water. Soft, very juicy with petrol-accented earth and heavy mineral. Peach, kumquat, lime, honey...it's pretty wacky. Light to moderate bitterness, lots of deep malt texture, good attenuation and clean with no resin or booze.
Tried
on 03 Mar 2023
at 19:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can from HF. It pours hay golden - yellow with a frothy white head. The aroma is fresh and tropical, peach, mango, nectarine, pineapple, touch of gummy candy, splash of fanta, sweet, juicy, peach cobbler, five alive fruit juice and just a touch of pine. The taste is dry and firm upfront, bitter - sweet character, restrained bitterness lingers throughout, fresh and juicy, pithy, zesty, bitter peel, grapefruit, pomelo, tropical fruits, pineapple, peachy, touch green, weedy, pine, some alcohol buzz and a touch of peppery spice with a. Dry finish. Medium body and moderate carbonation. Great depth of fruitiness. Well judged and quaffable. Fun hop juice.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Feb 2023
at 15:48
Tried
from Can
on 20 Feb 2023
at 13:45
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours a hazy, orange-pineapple, with mid-sized head. Aroma is juicy tropical fruit and citrus. Flavor follows, with a moderate mid-level bitterness. Mouthfeel is crisp.
Tried
on 17 Feb 2023
at 18:36