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Prolegomena
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Flanders Red Ale
Ranked #7 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 96
Ranked #1,229 - Avg:
- 4.32 | pDev: 8.1%
- Reviews:
- 30
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 10, 2023
- Added:
- Apr 25, 2013
- Wants:
- 159
- Gots:
- 49
First envisioned and created over a decade ago in partnership with longtime friend Will Meyers of Cambridge Brewing Co., Prolegomena is our interpretation of the Flanders red ale—the Burgundy of Belgium. The base of this, only the second edition, was brewed on December 24th, 2013, and May 8, 2014. This beer conditioned, slowly, in wood for between 32 months and three years, slowly developing acidity and harmonized layers of complexity from the introduction of wild yeast. With an extended bottle-conditioning of more than five years prior to release, this beer has seen a journey of more than 8 years from brew day to release.
During the 2017 season, we selected a number of beers, observing certain characteristics amongst them that indicated significant benefit from extended conditioning in bottle. Prolegomena was one of those chosen and now makes its debut. Significantly, this represents and highlights our unwavering commitment to shepherding each beer along its appropriate journey towards achievement—regardless of the time frame necessitated by the whim and whimsy of the natural process.
During the 2017 season, we selected a number of beers, observing certain characteristics amongst them that indicated significant benefit from extended conditioning in bottle. Prolegomena was one of those chosen and now makes its debut. Significantly, this represents and highlights our unwavering commitment to shepherding each beer along its appropriate journey towards achievement—regardless of the time frame necessitated by the whim and whimsy of the natural process.
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.72/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.72/5 rDev +9.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Batch 2, 2017 vintage.
This one pours a reddish brown color, with a small white head, and lots of lacing.
This smells of toasted oak, pear, caramel apple, clove, red wine, and toasted breadiness.
This batch of beer was a long time in the making, and it shows – it’s one of the best Hill Farmstead beers I’ve had in a while now. It was aged for nearly 3 years in wood, and bottle conditioned for over five years – more than 8 years from brew date to this beer getting poured into my glass. There’s such a soft and velvety malt character, with breadiness, some bittersweet caramel, and spice, along with some pear skin, a bit of red juicy apple, spicy oak, and some clove.
This is medium bodied, creamy, and very softly sour, pleasant and refreshing almost, with a tremendous drinkability.
This is perhaps the best Flanders Red that I’ve ever had. It’s just so wonderful, and one of the best Hill Farmstead beers I’ve had in a while now recently, up there with Sankt and Samuel B3.
Jul 05, 2022This one pours a reddish brown color, with a small white head, and lots of lacing.
This smells of toasted oak, pear, caramel apple, clove, red wine, and toasted breadiness.
This batch of beer was a long time in the making, and it shows – it’s one of the best Hill Farmstead beers I’ve had in a while now. It was aged for nearly 3 years in wood, and bottle conditioned for over five years – more than 8 years from brew date to this beer getting poured into my glass. There’s such a soft and velvety malt character, with breadiness, some bittersweet caramel, and spice, along with some pear skin, a bit of red juicy apple, spicy oak, and some clove.
This is medium bodied, creamy, and very softly sour, pleasant and refreshing almost, with a tremendous drinkability.
This is perhaps the best Flanders Red that I’ve ever had. It’s just so wonderful, and one of the best Hill Farmstead beers I’ve had in a while now recently, up there with Sankt and Samuel B3.
Reviewed by edthehead from Maryland
4.4/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Batch 1. Brown appearance with shadows of amber and a loose light beige head that dissipates quickly, no lacing. Caramel, Granny Smith apple, pear, plum, bread. Medium body, medium to light carbonation.
Dec 24, 2020
Prolegomena from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
226 ratings
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