Fort Hill Brewery

Microbrewery in Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Established in 2014

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30 Fort Hill Rd, Easthampton, MA, 01027, United States

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pours hazy light gold into a shaker. Bright white soapy head with medium retention recedes leaving soapy spiders. Dusty yeast and lemon joy aromas. Soft with dark caramel and hot, stinging lemon joy upfront turning to dry, hot yeast in the lasting finish. I understand others like this, but to me it’s a hot mess.
Tried on 25 May 2017 at 19:53

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can to mug, the appearance was a straw yellow color with a touch of transparency about it. Finger’s worth of white foamy head sat atop and fled at a mild pace. Not much lace.
The aroma had some sweet to smoky meaty portions, somewhat like ham but not too much. Light grassy hops and a little bit of earthiness slide in underneath.
The flavor was somewhat sweet and smoky with a little bit of sweet nuts coming in underneath. Aftertaste was there - slightly smoky and sweet. Finish was abrupt and smoky sweet.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Good carbonation and the ABV felt fine. Pretty smooth along my tongue.
Overall, pretty nice smoked beer. But was this supposed to be a smoked lager? Not sure, but I’d have this one again.
Tried from Can on 23 May 2017 at 21:55

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can to tulip, the appearance was a hazy burnt copper/orange color with just a film of a little white foamy head. Mild messy lace.
The aroma had some sweet peach to apricot to bubblegum qualities over top of a light resin and citrusy bitter tones. Some light sweet wood and a little bit of earthiness round out the edges.
The flavor was almost sweet as the bitterness seemed to do it’s best to balance the entire taste out pretty nice. Mild aftertaste of hop sweetness with a sly edge of crisp sweet to bitter hop portions ride into the finish.
The palate was medium bodied with a sturdy sipping quality about it. Carbonation felt good. ABV felt good. Bitter harshness is there, but not misleading.
Overall, pretty well done DIPA. I didn’t mind that \"bubblegum\" aroma. Thanks Henry!
Tried from Can on 23 May 2017 at 21:49

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a hazy burnt orange color with a lasting little bit of white foamy head that receded at a gentle pace. Some messy sliding lace.
The aroma had some fresh piney and citrusy hop bitterness qualities punching a little bit of a light tropical fruit sweetness. Mild grassiness.
The flavor was somewhat sweet but leading into the bitterness gently. Light aftertaste of citrusy to piney hops. Finish was abrupt and bitter.
The palate was almost medium bodied with a decent sessionability about it. Carbonation and ABV both felt fine. Decent bitterness grip along my tongue, acceptable.
Overall, pretty good AIPA that I could come back to.
Tried on 23 May 2017 at 21:43

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
12 oz can shared by Chalumeaux, much thanks. The brew is a bright hazy golden pour with a bubbly off white head, aroma has grain, bold grapefruit juice and mild biscuit. The grapefruit juice is the largest character, some light citrus, hints of bitterness. Body is pretty decent for a session IPA. Doesn’t become watery. Bitterness is balance by the grapefruit tartness. Nice.
Tried from Can on 20 May 2017 at 23:02

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Pours clear gold into a shaker. Bright white head with good retention recedes to hug rim. Caramel and sweet hay aromas. Crisp with sweet hay and bready dough front to back. Mild bitter earth finish.
Tried on 15 May 2017 at 18:58

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
This was poured into a lager glass.
The appearance was a nice looking ruddy dark amber almost brown color with a two finger white foamy head that slid off at a moderate pace. Sly messy lace.
The aroma had a nice dark bready malt up front enlivening a little bit of earthy to grassy hop spices. Some baker’s chocolate with a little bit of wood combine fairly nice.
The flavor leaned towards the semi-sweet malty breadiness and did a decent job of blending in the earthy and grassy portions.
The palate was about medium bodied, perhaps a touch under with a sturdy carbonation about it. ABV felt good with a pretty good smoothness all around it.
Overall, pretty nice doppelbock that I could have again.
Tried on 14 May 2017 at 17:31

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Poured from can hazy orange grapefruit color with a thin white head. Aromas of grapefruit peel fresh grapefruit dank hops and mild malt. Taste is juicy grapefruit resinous pine and light floral malt with a lingering grapefruit pith finish.
Tried from Can on 14 May 2017 at 16:52

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Sweet another \"get off my lawn\" beer, ahhhhh, here we go.
This was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a slight hazy burnt gold color with a cap of a little white foamy head that slid off fairly quick. Some sliding lace.
The aroma had some tropical sweetness, somewhat fruity and the expected \"freshly cut grass.\"
The flavor combined the prior mentioned aromas and added a little bit of mineral water. Aftertaste was somewhat smooth leaning sweet to the mineral water. Finish was alright with the freshly cut grass.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with the obvious sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine and the ABV felt appropriate.
Overall, well, as my saying goes for this style and with this beer yes, this is good so \"get off my lawn!\"
Tried on 14 May 2017 at 11:41

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can, undated, drunk 3/28/17 and another on 4/13/17.
Moderately hazy peach-golden with a small but fairly well-retained white head atop.
Watermelon, tons of malty honey-like notes and juicy mango and papaya serve up a fantastic rendition of the NE IPA. Heavily Tree House-influenced, it has the tell-tale watermelon and bubble gum even (I know they helped them with their IPA program, but did they also share their yeast??). No alcohol, flaw, resin.
Juicy and soft in the mouth, it’s a good deal malty and does provide a ton of rich honey, with light caramel and graham cracker. Low but engaging carbonation and tons of mango and papaya with light tangerine and moderate to low bitterness. Fort Hill IPAs are definitely a bit maltier than most of the other major NE IPA producers, but I still think they’re reasonably well-attenuated. The huge juiciness does make them come across sweeter, as well as the very low bitterness. A hint of resin and alcohol lies on the finish, but it’s mostly well-masked by the malt. Good stuff and look forward to trying all of their beers.
Tried from Can on 05 May 2017 at 12:13