Society & Solitude #8
Hill Farmstead Brewery

Society & Solitude #8Society & Solitude #8
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From:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
New England IPA
Ranked #97
ABV:
8%
Score:
98
Ranked #421
Avg:
4.43 | pDev: 5.87%
Reviews:
54
Ratings:
269
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 03, 2024
Added:
Jul 11, 2016
Wants:
  12
Gots:
  23
Imperial Pale Ale brewed with Oats and Wheat. Hopped with Simcoe, Citra, and Mosaic.
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Ratings by cp45:
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Rated by cp45 from New Jersey

4.29/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Jan 20, 2018
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Blogjackets from Ohio

4.29/5  rDev -3.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Poured from a pint can, the body is an apricot color with nice foamy head. Excellent lacing.

Nose is a delicious peach, mango and earthy hop.

Taste mostly follows nose and adds a pleasant dankness (simcoe?) with just a touch of bitterness on the back end. Satisfying movement from fruit to dank to fading bitter to soft finish.

Mouthfeel is very good and carbonation solid. Very soft.
Mar 03, 2024
 
Rated: 4.27 by Duncian from Pennsylvania

Feb 07, 2024
 
Rated: 4.36 by curlybird from Pennsylvania

Jan 27, 2024
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.49/5  rDev +1.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look - hazy orangish with a nice white head and sticky
Smell - floral mango peach
Taste - mango, peach, orange, slight floral
Feel - medium full body with a medium light carb. Chewy
Overall - fantastic
Jan 24, 2024
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap.

A - Opaque dark orange pour with thin lacing.

S - Big peach, mango, apricot.

T - Follows the nose with peach, apricot, and mango with some tropical aspect. Finishes on the sweeter side.

M - Pillowy soft, and big and chewy.

O - Totally fantastic.
Jan 24, 2024
 
Rated: 4.55 by The_Kriek_Freak from Pennsylvania

Jan 24, 2024
 
Rated: 4.5 by dafla67 from Pennsylvania

Jan 21, 2024
 
Rated: 4.25 by PaleAleWalt from New York

Oct 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4.49 by Neelbeer from New York

Sep 24, 2023
 
Rated: 4.21 by benjaminsa from Vermont

Sep 08, 2023
 
Rated: 4.24 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Oct 25, 2022
 
Rated: 4.09 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Oct 19, 2022
 
Rated: 4.52 by Yungcoolship from Wisconsin

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.5 by BEER88 from North Carolina

Dec 04, 2020
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Reviewed by SawDog505 from New Hampshire

4.77/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Poured into a 13 oz tulip glass canned on 11/10/2020. Pours a hazy yellow orange with a finger plus sticky white head that leaves a ton of lace as it slowly settles into a thin layer of white bubbles. 5

Smell papaya, pineapple, tangerine, boysenberry, passionfruit, and apricot.
4.75

Taste follows papaya, passionfruit, pineapple, tangerine, boysenberry, and apricot. Really balanced and incredibly good. 4.75

Mouthfeel is bigger than average, soft and almost creamy, maybe a tad sticky but not dry, and at 8% insanely drinkable. 4.75

Overall this one lives up to its reputation. Truly a masterpiece, from one of the best in the business. 4.75
Nov 15, 2020
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

4.45/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Second or third can from a six pack canned on 06/30/20.

A- Pours from the 12oz can into a becher glass with a body that is a golden to very light orange and fairly hazy. The cap forms with a foamy, frothy texture to a finger high with great retention. Large sheets of lacing with webs between them decorate the glass.

S- Strong hops emanate from the glass a few feet away with great aromatic strength. The hops suggest a fruity and juicy flavor profile with notes of guava, melon, papaya, dank weed, nectarine, floral and soft citrus. Juicy stone and tropical fruits are just wonderful on the nose. Oats, a spiciness and a medium sweetness come to mind.

T- The flavor profile shifts a bit from the aroma bringing in more citrus as well as some herbal, grassy, candied orange, berry and leafy spicy hops. Orange creamsicle, peach, mango, weed, scallion, tangerine, melon, whole wheat, pineapple, bready and oaty notes. Moderately sweet but balanced with the sharp bitterness.

MF- Thick and creamy body with a moderate level of carbonation. Incredibly soft and smooth. Ends with an intense oily bitterness.

A lot of IPAs lately lose the delicate juicy and softer hop notes found in the aroma on the palate. This one shifts quite a bit from the aroma but overall a great balance is struck between the bitter, sweet, juicy, floral and other bold flavors. The aroma is just unreal tropical/stone fruit nectar.
Jul 13, 2020
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Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts

4.35/5  rDev -1.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Canned 8 days ago.

L — That lovely Society&Solitude haze. Glowing golden orange with near total opacity and 2 fingers of dense white head that retains and laces quite well. Pretty much the ideal NEIPA appearance, IMO
S — Orange creamsicle, jasmine black tea, fresh picked pine, guava, mixed berry, kiwi, sweet basil, hint of diesel
T — Rindy citrus, white cornmeal, leafy earthiness, peach, hint of melon
F — Soft, fluffy, and super drinkable. Medium carb
O — I just can’t get enough of the love HF shows for Simcoe. It’s a great hop, and they select some of the best crops

87/100
Jul 09, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by Dharmelink from Wisconsin

Jul 09, 2020
Society & Solitude #8 from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 269 ratings