nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Blonde Ale from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at Cockadoodle Pizza in Bethel, pours a clear gold with some clingy white head. Nose is gristy, biscuit, light honey, light lemon. Flavor has some gristy notes and some tannic tea, lemon, light yeast, some lavendar too. Crisp finish. I was digging this.
nimbleprop (16838) reviewed Maple Red Ale from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
On tap at the Tunbridge Fair’s craft beer tent pours a murky amber with some creamy, slightly off white head. Nose has a blend of both maple and fruit sweetness, toffee and nougat too, lightly nutty. Flavor follows right behind, some brown sugar and malt, a little roasted apple, light maple, chewy grains, some nuts. Dry finish. Call me crazy, but I was really digging this.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
This was poured into a mini snifter.
The appearance was a jet black color with no head nor lacing.
The smell had a sweet maple syrup up front with a slight smokiness on the back end. A tad of \"meatiness\" wants to blend in to balance and then a slight little bit of sour to almost vinegar-esque sort of thing going on.
The taste was mainly syrupy sweet with the smokiness showing a nice level to back up. Vinegar-esque feels don’t show as much presence as they did in the aroma. There’s a light cocoa to smokey to maple syrupy aftertaste and a quick sticky sweet finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium in body with a fairly nice sessionable to sipping quality about it. Carbonation runs super light and allows the sticky syrup to run the gamut. Smokiness doesn’t show a whole lot on my tongue, but I’m not worried, I think I get what Bent Hill is trying to do.
Overall, for an Imperial Stout that Bent Hill did and to \"smoke\" it, for the most part, I believe it worked. I’m not exactly sure where that \"sour\" to almost vinegary-aroma comes from, but hey, everything else seemed right. I’d still have this again.
ben4321 (11632) reviewed Single Hop Cascade IPA from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Location: 22 oz bottle from Winooski Beverage, 7/22/15
Aroma: This one is floral on the aroma, grapefruit, sweet malt, and a bit of sugar
Appearance: It pours a very nice looking cloudy orange with a sheeting off white head
Flavor: Tastes more bitter than the aroma would suggest, nicely dry, sweetness is minimal
Palate: Not light bodied, but drinks like a lower ABV beer (than 6.1%), lively carbonation, dry close
Overall Impression: Thought this worked nicely. Maybe not the most exciting aroma ever, and it is slightly over carbonated, but otherwise this is quite tasty and enjoyable. Would can quite nicely me thinks.
CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Coconut Porter from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
This was poured into a nonic pint glass.
The appearance was a dark brown close to black color with a one finger white to off white foamy head that dissipated within less than a minute. Light messy lacing arranges nicely around the glass.
The smell started off with the roasty coffee and chocolate notes and as it warmed coconut lightly touched it up to balance.
The taste was semi-sweet through the chocolate allowing the coffee to arrange itself with the coconut. It keeps its roastiness nicely all throughout. There’s a light coconut to roasty coffee aftertaste leading to a semi-dry coconut finish.
On the palate, this one sat about a medium on the body with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation runs low allowing the beer to produce a cake-like feel on my tongue.
Overall, good beer, executed nicely. Though the coconut is subtle, its a nice offering from this brewery.
CLW (17000) reviewed Blood Orange Imperial IPA from Bent Hill Brewery 10 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Purchased a 750 ml bottle from Hunger Mountain Co-Op. Murky red/ dirty a,her color, with slight lasting head. Aroma is oranges, tangerine, and citrus like pith.
Obvious citrus flavor so with a real nice blood orange juice mixed with a leafy pine hop. Hits of grapefruit with a bitterness that comes through the juice giving a medium length. 8.2 percent ABV is nicely hidden. This is the best brew I have sample from Bent Hill. Willing to try more after this one. Nicely drinkable.
Drake (22940) reviewed Imperial Maple Stout from Bent Hill Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Bomber from Winooski Beverage Warehouse. Clear dark brown, thin fizzy tan head, poor retention. Aroma of roasted malt, maple, chocolate. The taste is chocolate, honey, maple, roasted malt. Medium bodied, low carbonation, slightly chewy texture, decent balance. Nice beer.
Drake (22940) reviewed Apple Cinnamon Porter from Bent Hill Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Bomber from Winooski Beverage Warehouse. Hazy dark brown, thin fizzy medium brown head. Good head retention. Aroma of roast, sweet apple, chocolate, cinnamon in the finish. The taste is roasted malt, cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate, mild sweet apple finish. Thin-medium bodied, moderate-high carbonation, mild lingering spice, decent balance. Solid.
Drake (22940) reviewed Maple Red Ale from Bent Hill Brewery 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bomber from Winooski Beverage. Pours a dark reddish brown with a large foamy tan head. Good head retention. Aroma of maple, nuts, toffee. The taste is nuts, maple, dark fruits. Medium bodied, low carbonation, mild lingering tartness.