Difference & Repetition 4
Hill Farmstead Brewery

 

Poured from a 12oz can stamped "canned 08/09/21 drink by 09/06/21" to a Nonic.
Pours hazy pale yellow. A 3/8" super white head sits on top.
A wonderful combination of hops rules the aroma. A little citrus a little grape, all clean.
Taste is similar, clean with citrus and grape and a dry finish with just a hint of the alcohol.
Mouthfeel is medium for a hazy.
A really nice beer, what else would I expect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can: Poured a cloudy yellow color ale with a nice white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of juicy citrusy hops notes with nice floral undertones. Taste is a refreshing mix of juicy citrusy hops notes with residual sugar notes, minimal bitterness with some lasting floral hoppy undertones. Body is full with good carbonation. Solid NEIPA.

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz can into a tulip glass, 2-3 weeks old. Appearance is hazy yellow/light brown with one finger thick head. Smell is earthy hops, citrus (orange and grapefruit), resin, and faint grassiness. Taste is a little sweeter than expected with good citrus juice flavor. Sweetness is moderate and bitterness is low to medium. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, juicy, and fairly effervescent.

Overall, this a good and juicy IPA, but I enjoyed Difference and Repetition #5 significantly more. This beer is slightly sweeter than I would like with some bitter flavors that don't fully come together. However, the citrus and earthy hop flavors are very good. I appreciate this rotating hop series with 6% ABV, and enjoy just about all of Hill's beers (D&R#4 being no exception).

Can into a snifter.

Hazy orange straw, slightly straw tinted foamy head. Lots of lacing.

Aroma is citrus, earthy resins and white grape must. Bit of hop spiciness/herbal scent too.

Juicy citrus mixed with bitter grapefruit rind and pith, the nelson stays noticeable and adds an earthy/spicy/herbal taste and the wine grape.

Moderate carbonation and medium body.

A great blend of hop flavors.