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Madness & Civilization #9
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- 96
- Avg:
- 4.35 | pDev: 5.52%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jul 05, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 10, 2017
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 7
This batch of Madness & Civilization is composed of Barrel-Aged Everett and Birth of Tragedy, each aged in our favorite bourbon barrels for 2 years, blended with fresh Genealogy, and then conditioned further with coconut and vanilla. After months of bottle conditioning, this beer is now ready for release and enjoyment.
Madness & Civilization is a panorama of our barrel aging program—oak-aged beers that emerge from their individual silences to find structure and voice as a unified composition. This is the result of an unpredictable state of permanent happenstance—a dialogue with our evolving approach to blending that challenges convention and circumstance.
Madness & Civilization is a panorama of our barrel aging program—oak-aged beers that emerge from their individual silences to find structure and voice as a unified composition. This is the result of an unpredictable state of permanent happenstance—a dialogue with our evolving approach to blending that challenges convention and circumstance.
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Reviewed by Jeffo from Netherlands
4.36/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.36/5 rDev +0.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Got this one from rutger a couple summers back
From a 500ml bottle into a snifter
Batch #9
Bottled 11 January 2017
APPEARANCE: Pours our clear dark brown, almost black, yielding only a thin half wisp that vanishes right away. Black body with no carbonation evident. Only a faint ring is there for a while but ends up looking flat by the end.
SMELL: Oak, bourbon, plenty of coconut and vanilla cream, milk chocolate, chocolate fudge brownies and some booze. Bold and enticing.
TASTE: Bourbon, oak, vanilla cream and coconut up front. Boozy at the swallow with more bourbon barrel and milk chocolate. Bold and boozy finish of more barrel, vanilla and coconut, milk chocolate and chocolate covered cherries lingers nicely. Decadent for sure.
PALATE: Medium – fuller body with medium levels of carbonation. Enough weight, creamy as well, goes down fine with a bit of a bite and finishes mouth-coating. Decent heat lingers.
OVERALL: Really good. Head isn’t great but the rest is excellent. Decadent aroma and flavor with a good feel to support the show. HF always does great with its barrel aged big boys and this is no exception. Thanks again, rutger!
Oct 24, 2018From a 500ml bottle into a snifter
Batch #9
Bottled 11 January 2017
APPEARANCE: Pours our clear dark brown, almost black, yielding only a thin half wisp that vanishes right away. Black body with no carbonation evident. Only a faint ring is there for a while but ends up looking flat by the end.
SMELL: Oak, bourbon, plenty of coconut and vanilla cream, milk chocolate, chocolate fudge brownies and some booze. Bold and enticing.
TASTE: Bourbon, oak, vanilla cream and coconut up front. Boozy at the swallow with more bourbon barrel and milk chocolate. Bold and boozy finish of more barrel, vanilla and coconut, milk chocolate and chocolate covered cherries lingers nicely. Decadent for sure.
PALATE: Medium – fuller body with medium levels of carbonation. Enough weight, creamy as well, goes down fine with a bit of a bite and finishes mouth-coating. Decent heat lingers.
OVERALL: Really good. Head isn’t great but the rest is excellent. Decadent aroma and flavor with a good feel to support the show. HF always does great with its barrel aged big boys and this is no exception. Thanks again, rutger!
Madness & Civilization #9 from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating:
96 out of
100 with
85 ratings
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