Hillstown Brewery Hilda The Hen

Hilda The Hen

 

Hillstown Brewery in Randalstown, Antrim, Northern Ireland

  IPA - Session Regular
Score
5.23
ABV: 3.5% IBU: - Ticks: 9
A beautifully sessionable IPA brewed with pure Slovenian Hops, a well rounded bitterness from the hops that have a mellow tropical and herbal flavour with aromas of tropical fruit. The hops from this beer are grown on my friends farm, they actively seek perfection and we feel the quality shines through in this beer.
 

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

Old rating - 500ml bottle from Homegrown in Jersey. Pours a dark amber with a white head. Aromas & tastes of fruits, earth, biscuit, hay & malt. Medium body. Dry medium bitter finish. Very enjoyable

Tried from Bottle on 14 Jun 2025 at 21:14


4.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3.5

Bottled. Hazy golden, mid sized head. Sulphury nose with some cabbage. Plastic and grass. Mostly rubber and plastic. Flawed.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Jun 2018 at 23:11


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Bottle 330ml. @ [ Højbjerg Tasting ] - Saxo House, Højbjerg - Aarhus, Denmark. [ As Hillstown Hilda The Hen ].Clear light to medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, sweet malt, plastic, pale malt, burnt plastic, citrus. Flavor is light moderate sweet with a average duration, plastic, burnt plastic, pale malt. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is soft. [20171118] 3-3-3-3-6

Tried from Bottle on 26 Dec 2017 at 03:31


3.8
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 3

Bottle. Frothy white fair mostly deminishing head. Dark cloudy yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. MOderate bitter ugly medicin flavor. Average moderate bitter finish.Oily palate. Clearly infected.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Nov 2017 at 03:38


3.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Bottle @ Johns. Pours slightly hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, light sourness, yeast, light fruit, phenol, rubber. Flavor is light sour, malt, yeasty, phenol, rubber. Thin body, lively carbonation, sourish finish. 181117

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 05:17


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are earthy hops, fruits, flowers and malt.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 05:17


2.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 2

Bottle, 3.5%. Slightly hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is malt, chemicals, caramel and phenols. Flavour is malt, caramel, yeast, phenols, chemicals, medium sweet and a little bitter.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 05:13


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle @ Saxo tasting. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and moderate hoppy - fruity and citrus. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. Hint of brett? 181117

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 05:08


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

33 cL bottle. Pours cloudy yellow. Small white head. Aroma is slight herbal. Grapefruity. Bitter, herbal and slight fruity. Bitter, herbal and grassy. Dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2017 at 05:07