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Dharma Bum
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #732 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 94
Ranked #2,182 - Avg:
- 4.25 | pDev: 5.18%
- Reviews:
- 32
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 02, 2023
- Added:
- Jun 17, 2017
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 24
American Simcoe Single Hop IPA.
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Ratings by user785335:
Rated by user785335 from Florida
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Apr 27, 2019
4.13/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Apr 27, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire
4.2/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.2/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a 750ml swing-top growler, filled 03/01/23. Served in an IPA glass.
Pours an unfiltered burnt-orange-gold with two fingers of creamy-white head. Retention is excellent, leaving a thick, sudsy cap and a heavy blanket of bubbly lacing.
Nose is floral-spicy, mildly sweet and fruity. Aroma of orange peel and vanilla.
Taste is earthier, less sweet and more bitter than expected. Tasting white grapefruit, lemon pith and oily orange peel with an earthy, gritty, peppery/piney finish.
Feel is clean and smooth, medium bodied with bright, zesty carbonation. A lively hop-oily tingle persists on the palate.
Overall, damn fine drinking. Not one of your hazy over-the-top NEIPA’s, this is a clean and bright, bracingly bitter, flawlessly executed but more traditional American IPA.
(Replaces a 12/24/17 rating without a review 4.2 -1.2% rDev).
Mar 02, 2023Pours an unfiltered burnt-orange-gold with two fingers of creamy-white head. Retention is excellent, leaving a thick, sudsy cap and a heavy blanket of bubbly lacing.
Nose is floral-spicy, mildly sweet and fruity. Aroma of orange peel and vanilla.
Taste is earthier, less sweet and more bitter than expected. Tasting white grapefruit, lemon pith and oily orange peel with an earthy, gritty, peppery/piney finish.
Feel is clean and smooth, medium bodied with bright, zesty carbonation. A lively hop-oily tingle persists on the palate.
Overall, damn fine drinking. Not one of your hazy over-the-top NEIPA’s, this is a clean and bright, bracingly bitter, flawlessly executed but more traditional American IPA.
(Replaces a 12/24/17 rating without a review 4.2 -1.2% rDev).
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4.29/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.29/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Sabatinis in Exeter pa earlier this evening.
Looks good in the glass. Hazy pale yellow body, strong white head leaving rings of lacing.
Excellent strong fruity hoppy aroma
On tasting, doesn't quite rise to the level of the nose, meaning it's "merely" outstanding. A lot of quality packed into a 6% ipa.
Mouth above medium, finish light and fruity.
Overall, great beer . Usually simcoe doesn't thrill me much, but in the hands of the master brewers at HF, an outstanding drink.
Oct 08, 2022Looks good in the glass. Hazy pale yellow body, strong white head leaving rings of lacing.
Excellent strong fruity hoppy aroma
On tasting, doesn't quite rise to the level of the nose, meaning it's "merely" outstanding. A lot of quality packed into a 6% ipa.
Mouth above medium, finish light and fruity.
Overall, great beer . Usually simcoe doesn't thrill me much, but in the hands of the master brewers at HF, an outstanding drink.
Rated by BEERMILER12 from Maine
4.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Mule Bar
Aug 17, 2020Reviewed by 5toutman75 from Illinois
4.46/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Canned 7/21/20
Consumed 7/31/20
I always find that i tend to favor the 7.5% - 8% DIPAs the most, but I try to remember that the regular IPAs are a different style to be judged against other regular IPAs. On that scale this beer is phenomenal. There’s the great hop bitterness that I love melded with the NEIPA soft feel, pretty color, and some sweetness. This ranks with some of my favorite IPAs for sure. Won’t pass it up when given the chance to get some.
Aug 01, 2020Consumed 7/31/20
I always find that i tend to favor the 7.5% - 8% DIPAs the most, but I try to remember that the regular IPAs are a different style to be judged against other regular IPAs. On that scale this beer is phenomenal. There’s the great hop bitterness that I love melded with the NEIPA soft feel, pretty color, and some sweetness. This ranks with some of my favorite IPAs for sure. Won’t pass it up when given the chance to get some.
Reviewed by bubseymour from Maryland
4.65/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +9.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Got to knock it a little on appearance. Weird dark floaties in there. Looks like black pepper suspended in my beer. That is pretty much where anything bad ends. All other attriubutes of this 6% NEIPA hit all the marks of high craftsmanship.
Jul 31, 2020Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
12 oz can into a stemmed tulip glass.
Pours a hazy bright orange color with 2 fingers of fluffy white head. The head leaves an impressive crown of lacing as it settles into a thin film.
The aroma is quite citrusy up front, bringing notes of grapefruit, lemon and tangerines. Slightly herbal, with some notes of fresh pineapples and grainy malt on the back.
The flavor is exceptionally herbal with some spiciness. Lots of juicy citrus; namely grapefruit, tangerines, orange and lemon. There's a solid grainy malt backbone with an earthy, piney finish.
The feel is typical HF: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Creamy, smooth, with a nice lingering bitterness.
Overall, this is a great single hop IPA. Simcoe may be the most diverse hop on the planet and this beer squeezes the citrus flavors and aromas out if it. Flavorful and drinkable as hell. Par for the course with Hill Farmstead.
Jul 29, 2020Pours a hazy bright orange color with 2 fingers of fluffy white head. The head leaves an impressive crown of lacing as it settles into a thin film.
The aroma is quite citrusy up front, bringing notes of grapefruit, lemon and tangerines. Slightly herbal, with some notes of fresh pineapples and grainy malt on the back.
The flavor is exceptionally herbal with some spiciness. Lots of juicy citrus; namely grapefruit, tangerines, orange and lemon. There's a solid grainy malt backbone with an earthy, piney finish.
The feel is typical HF: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Creamy, smooth, with a nice lingering bitterness.
Overall, this is a great single hop IPA. Simcoe may be the most diverse hop on the planet and this beer squeezes the citrus flavors and aromas out if it. Flavorful and drinkable as hell. Par for the course with Hill Farmstead.
Dharma Bum from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating:
94 out of
100 with
211 ratings
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