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Civil Disobedience #8
Hill Farmstead Brewery


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- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Saison
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 93
- Avg:
- 4.2 | pDev: 10.48%
- Reviews:
- 12
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 03, 2017
- Added:
- Feb 05, 2014
- Wants:
- 40
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
93
Outstanding
93
Outstanding


Notes:
Single oak barrel of blended black farmstead ale. Edith et al. 1 year in oak.
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Reviewed by Chibeerguy1 from Illinois
4.49/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
355ml Bottle - Served in a HF Globe
Appears Dark Brown almost black in color, no haze, minimal tan head. Smells like a HF saison, delicate tart acidity, lots of cherry, a hint of chocolate and leathery oak. This beer is surprisingly good, despite the dark maltiness this beer remains refreshing and wonderfully complex, nicely done.
Nov 11, 2015Appears Dark Brown almost black in color, no haze, minimal tan head. Smells like a HF saison, delicate tart acidity, lots of cherry, a hint of chocolate and leathery oak. This beer is surprisingly good, despite the dark maltiness this beer remains refreshing and wonderfully complex, nicely done.
Reviewed by TampaRainman from Florida
3.96/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev -5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Pours a thin dark reddish brown. Smells of funked cherries dark bread and figs. Tastes like malty sour cherries and plums with a fairly tart funky finish. A real decent dark sour.
Aug 09, 2015Reviewed by Rutager from Canada (BC)
4.09/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.09/5 rDev -2.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Cheers franklinn.
Pours a Deep dark brown with half a finger of khaki head. Lemony sourness and a touch of malt vinegar hits the nose first, followed by leather and dark fruits, roasted nuts, and bit of cocoa powder and caramel. Similar flavours as in the nose, lemony sourness (very little vinegar that I got in the nose), dark fruits, dank old wood and leather that lingers on the tongue. Getting some red wine as well. Interesting stuff.
Apr 14, 2015Pours a Deep dark brown with half a finger of khaki head. Lemony sourness and a touch of malt vinegar hits the nose first, followed by leather and dark fruits, roasted nuts, and bit of cocoa powder and caramel. Similar flavours as in the nose, lemony sourness (very little vinegar that I got in the nose), dark fruits, dank old wood and leather that lingers on the tongue. Getting some red wine as well. Interesting stuff.
Reviewed by SadMachine from New Jersey
4.51/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A- Pours pitch black with dark brown hues at the edges when held to the light. A finger of tan head slowly recedes to a solid film and leaves some laving.
S- Smells of toasted oak, nuts, lightly tart apple, and a firm barnyard funk. The walnut is wonderful and reminiscent of Elaborative #1. A subtle smokiness brings complexity and pulls the aroma together.
T- There is sweet and nutty malt at the front, followed by oaky tannins, smoke, and finally a puckering tartness on the finish. Walnut, green apple tartness, and oak are the primary flavors here, with light smoke and sweetness bringing complexity and Roundness to the flavor.
M- Incredibly smooth with light, prickly carbonation. Puckering in the finish.
O- What can I say? Another fantastic and eclectic beer from Hill Farmstead! So complex, strange, but wonderful!
Jan 01, 2015S- Smells of toasted oak, nuts, lightly tart apple, and a firm barnyard funk. The walnut is wonderful and reminiscent of Elaborative #1. A subtle smokiness brings complexity and pulls the aroma together.
T- There is sweet and nutty malt at the front, followed by oaky tannins, smoke, and finally a puckering tartness on the finish. Walnut, green apple tartness, and oak are the primary flavors here, with light smoke and sweetness bringing complexity and Roundness to the flavor.
M- Incredibly smooth with light, prickly carbonation. Puckering in the finish.
O- What can I say? Another fantastic and eclectic beer from Hill Farmstead! So complex, strange, but wonderful!
Reviewed by jaasen64 from Massachusetts
4.24/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Consumed during a CD4-10 tasting. Pours a dark black with slightly off-white bubbly head and some spotty lacing. Aroma of dark fruits, grapes, cherries, dark malts, light char, and a hint of black chocolate. Tastes of black cherries, grapes, lightly tart wine, oak, lightly charred malts, and a light black chocolate.
Overall this was a great blend that lives up to the other blends in the series. You definitely get the Edith however I think the barrel smoothed it out nicely and added an additional complexity and tartness. Wasn't my favorite of the series and was slightly below CD4 in terms of black saisons, however I think this is better then a lot of people give it credit for.
Dec 28, 2014Overall this was a great blend that lives up to the other blends in the series. You definitely get the Edith however I think the barrel smoothed it out nicely and added an additional complexity and tartness. Wasn't my favorite of the series and was slightly below CD4 in terms of black saisons, however I think this is better then a lot of people give it credit for.
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
3.6/5 rDev -14.3%
3.6/5 rDev -14.3%
375 mL bottle poured into a snifter.
Appearance - Black body. Medium off-white head. Thick collar.
Smell - Light fruitiness. Roasty. Light acidity.
Taste - Sharp tartness. Toasty malt moves into deep roasted malt. A bit of lemon. Yeasty. White wine peaks out behind the roast.
Mouthfeel - Medium body. Well carbonated.
Overall - Tough to pull off the dark saison. Doesn't really work. A bit of a struggle.
Sep 09, 2014Appearance - Black body. Medium off-white head. Thick collar.
Smell - Light fruitiness. Roasty. Light acidity.
Taste - Sharp tartness. Toasty malt moves into deep roasted malt. A bit of lemon. Yeasty. White wine peaks out behind the roast.
Mouthfeel - Medium body. Well carbonated.
Overall - Tough to pull off the dark saison. Doesn't really work. A bit of a struggle.
Civil Disobedience #8 from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating:
93 out of
100 with
91 ratings
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