Subsidiaries
8.8/10
Smooth, caramely malty and heavy with toffee, some prunes, raisins, figs, vanilla, oak and bourbon. Quite balanced and tasty, old skoolish English barleywine. Nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jan 2026
at 16:23
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a dark, brown-black, with smallish tan head. Aroma is dark chocolate, roasted grain, coffee, leather. Flavors follow, with a touch of vanilla. Mouthfeel seems a touch thin.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2026
at 18:32
8.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 8.5
750mL growler filled 1/18/26, drunk 1/25/26, as pictured.
Finally! After years, the final Poetica I've been missing. Starting to think they weren't going to brew this one again!
Lovely mineral with dried herb and light pepper. Lush malts showing dainty honey and rich bread. Not too much acid and exquisitely clean with a hint of soft wood.
Really nice oakiness in the mouth. It's slightly more than subtle, and adds a good complexity to the rich, but still well-attenuated, honey-like malt. Good breadiness/richness to it with ample, balancing bitterness from the dried herb-like hop character. Maybe not quite the finesse of some of the others in the series, but it's a tour de force of flavors and extremely satisfying drinking.
Finally! After years, the final Poetica I've been missing. Starting to think they weren't going to brew this one again!
Lovely mineral with dried herb and light pepper. Lush malts showing dainty honey and rich bread. Not too much acid and exquisitely clean with a hint of soft wood.
Really nice oakiness in the mouth. It's slightly more than subtle, and adds a good complexity to the rich, but still well-attenuated, honey-like malt. Good breadiness/richness to it with ample, balancing bitterness from the dried herb-like hop character. Maybe not quite the finesse of some of the others in the series, but it's a tour de force of flavors and extremely satisfying drinking.
Tried
from Growler
at
Hill Farmstead Brewery
on 25 Jan 2026
at 20:39
8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned On 11/04/2025 (November dus he?). Schenkt een troebele goud-oranje kleur met een standvastie witte kraag die maar heel langzaampjes inzakt. Geur van kruidige hop, zacht, licht harsig, thee, iets fruitig. Retronasaal is er meer fruit, maar ook weer wat hars, kruidige hop, en zelfs iets zoetigs. Smaak is gemiddeld bitter met een licht zoetje. Medium body. Zachte koolzuurprikkeling. Redelijk bittere nasmaak maar toch nog vrij mild. Goed spul die Society & Solitudes, maar de veschillende versies lijken wel op elkaar.
Tried
from Can
from
J&B Craft Drinks
on 25 Jan 2026
at 19:51
7.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Fairly clean (except at the last pour - hazy), amber colour with a reddish hue, a small head that disappears rather quickly. Some good funkiness, sourness in the nose, mineral notes with the raspberries. This continues in the taste with the sourness being stronger, almost puckering, and lingering nicely with the raspberries. A tad tart in the end. Quite a nice, refreshing, sour-raspberry brew with a touch of woodiness and tartiness.
Tried
from Bottle
at
Hill Farmstead Brewery
on 25 Jan 2026
at 03:06
9.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 10
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap at Positive Pie, Montpelier, VT location.
Appearance: beautiful hazy orange color with a one finger white foamy head which slid off at a great pace, barely any lace
Aroma: orange juice, very floral, extra citrusy and piney hop tones, clean crackery malts further down in there
Flavor: fully bittersweet through the blend of all the prior mentioned aromas, no aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, smooth along my tongue, finishes floral dry and orange juice-like
Overall: an extremely well done DIPA more than worthy of returning to.
Appearance: beautiful hazy orange color with a one finger white foamy head which slid off at a great pace, barely any lace
Aroma: orange juice, very floral, extra citrusy and piney hop tones, clean crackery malts further down in there
Flavor: fully bittersweet through the blend of all the prior mentioned aromas, no aftertaste
Texture: medium bodied, great sipper, smooth along my tongue, finishes floral dry and orange juice-like
Overall: an extremely well done DIPA more than worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Jan 2026
at 02:21
9.6/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 10
Flavor 10
Texture 10
Overall 9
On tap at Mule Bar.
Appearance: thick dark brown in color with a thin cap of a khaki foamy head which slid off into oblivion, no lace
Aroma: lovely smoked malts, sly chocolate smooth qualities, slight meaty ham tones, sweet campfire woodiness, brisk earthy underneath
Flavor: wraps up all the prior noted aromas for a stellar sweetness, super quick aftertaste of smoke and ham
Texture: between light and medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper, clean smooth feels on the tongue; finishes clean and smoky with a touch of dry
Overall: normally, I don't mind the ash/char I usually find in this style but pretty amazed that this one by HF did not have that and it was one daggum awesome beer!
Appearance: thick dark brown in color with a thin cap of a khaki foamy head which slid off into oblivion, no lace
Aroma: lovely smoked malts, sly chocolate smooth qualities, slight meaty ham tones, sweet campfire woodiness, brisk earthy underneath
Flavor: wraps up all the prior noted aromas for a stellar sweetness, super quick aftertaste of smoke and ham
Texture: between light and medium bodied, between sessionable and being a sipper, clean smooth feels on the tongue; finishes clean and smoky with a touch of dry
Overall: normally, I don't mind the ash/char I usually find in this style but pretty amazed that this one by HF did not have that and it was one daggum awesome beer!
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2026
at 21:40
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap at Three Penny Taproom.
Appearance: rugged bronzed thick orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head. Once it dissipated, there wasn't any lace
Aroma: grapefruit, passion fruit, sweet earthiness, lemon, subtle lime, and sweet grass
Flavor: fully blends all the prior mentioned aromas together brightly and bittersweet, super mild aftertaste and seemed somewhat like passion fruit and lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning more towards being a sipper, mild finish of dry lemons, limes and sweet earth
Overall: a very nicely done AIPA hitting all the spots of so many different fruits. More than worthy of returning to.
Appearance: rugged bronzed thick orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head. Once it dissipated, there wasn't any lace
Aroma: grapefruit, passion fruit, sweet earthiness, lemon, subtle lime, and sweet grass
Flavor: fully blends all the prior mentioned aromas together brightly and bittersweet, super mild aftertaste and seemed somewhat like passion fruit and lemon
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning more towards being a sipper, mild finish of dry lemons, limes and sweet earth
Overall: a very nicely done AIPA hitting all the spots of so many different fruits. More than worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2026
at 21:28
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap.
Vermont Tap House.
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: rugged burnt orange color, a bar pour's cap of a little white foamy head, no lace.
Aroma: orange/lemon/floral/tropical fruity hop notes to blend with some passion fruity/grapefruity/white wine-like hops and earthy hop tones all mixing it up boot
Flavor: blended all of those prior mentioned aromas bittersweetly, no aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, slightly sessionable, some smoothness, finishes semi-crisp with a touch of dryness
Overall: a very nicely done AIPA more than worthy of returning to.
Vermont Tap House.
Poured into a tulip.
Appearance: rugged burnt orange color, a bar pour's cap of a little white foamy head, no lace.
Aroma: orange/lemon/floral/tropical fruity hop notes to blend with some passion fruity/grapefruity/white wine-like hops and earthy hop tones all mixing it up boot
Flavor: blended all of those prior mentioned aromas bittersweetly, no aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, slightly sessionable, some smoothness, finishes semi-crisp with a touch of dryness
Overall: a very nicely done AIPA more than worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Jan 2026
at 21:17
9.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 9
Flavor 9.5
Texture 9
Overall 9
On tap at Three Penny Taproom.
Pourer into an English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color with a finger and a half's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated at a fine pace.
Aroma: deep roasted nuts, smooth dark chocolatey tones, sweet smooth roastiness, light smooth coffee, refined earthy sweetness, quaint caramel/toffee clean malts
Flavor: wraps up all the prior noted aromas to blend malty smooth sweet and clean then moves into a brisk aftertaste of nuts, roast and clean earthiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, great sessionability, very smooth along my tongue, finishes semi-crisp and nutty
Overall: an absolutely wonderful take on an English brown ale well worthy of returning to.
Pourer into an English pint glass.
Appearance: dark brown color with a finger and a half's worth of eggshell white foamy head which dissipated at a fine pace.
Aroma: deep roasted nuts, smooth dark chocolatey tones, sweet smooth roastiness, light smooth coffee, refined earthy sweetness, quaint caramel/toffee clean malts
Flavor: wraps up all the prior noted aromas to blend malty smooth sweet and clean then moves into a brisk aftertaste of nuts, roast and clean earthiness
Texture: light to medium bodied, great sessionability, very smooth along my tongue, finishes semi-crisp and nutty
Overall: an absolutely wonderful take on an English brown ale well worthy of returning to.
Tried
from Draft
at
Three Penny Taproom
on 21 Jan 2026
at 15:15