Sorachi Ace Pale Ale
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.39 | pDev: 7.74%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Sep 10, 2025
- Added:
- Aug 13, 2010
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
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Reviewed by Billolick from New York
4.2/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.2/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap at the Blackback Pub & Flyshop in that little beer hub of Waterbury, VT.
Poured a poeasant shade of orangy amber, under a lazy and loose medium tan head. Shows better the average fine sheeting and spotty lace. Minty nose with a slight tea infusion.
Dry, tasty and hoppy ale, with the Sorachi hops shining through. Crisp on the tongue and thoroughly pleasing over the lips and down the gullet. I also pick up a slight sour note adding to complexity and interest. Nice stuff, impressed with this, my second brew from Hill Farmstead.
Sep 15, 2010Poured a poeasant shade of orangy amber, under a lazy and loose medium tan head. Shows better the average fine sheeting and spotty lace. Minty nose with a slight tea infusion.
Dry, tasty and hoppy ale, with the Sorachi hops shining through. Crisp on the tongue and thoroughly pleasing over the lips and down the gullet. I also pick up a slight sour note adding to complexity and interest. Nice stuff, impressed with this, my second brew from Hill Farmstead.
Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont
4.22/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.22/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Purchased this last weekend.
Pours a mild amber color with a two finger head that fades down in my tulip.
Aroma is chock full of citrust, mainly lemon and grapefruit in the nose. Very appealing to the nose. Almost too fruit-y.
Taste is clean with a very nice hint of bready malt followed by citrus and lemon flavors. Well-balanced and full of flavor. If you've never had anything brewed with sorachi ace hops, you might be thrown off at first.
Mouthfeel is full of lingering citrus flavors. Just a hint of the malt is left as well.
Sorachi Ace hops seem to be the new "in" thing but regardless, this IPA does a great job of showcasing them. Again, if you've never heard of the Sorachi Ace hop, check this out!
Aug 21, 2010Pours a mild amber color with a two finger head that fades down in my tulip.
Aroma is chock full of citrust, mainly lemon and grapefruit in the nose. Very appealing to the nose. Almost too fruit-y.
Taste is clean with a very nice hint of bready malt followed by citrus and lemon flavors. Well-balanced and full of flavor. If you've never had anything brewed with sorachi ace hops, you might be thrown off at first.
Mouthfeel is full of lingering citrus flavors. Just a hint of the malt is left as well.
Sorachi Ace hops seem to be the new "in" thing but regardless, this IPA does a great job of showcasing them. Again, if you've never heard of the Sorachi Ace hop, check this out!
Reviewed by NoLiberty from Pennsylvania
4.97/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.97/5 rDev +13.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Had the pleasure of trying this brew at the Hill Farmstead brewery and took a fresh growler home for current sampling.
Pours a wonderfully smooth, slightly hazy, amber-orange color into my HFB Euro lager pint glass. A silky thick white froth builds up into a 2-finger head that settles into a spotty cap throughout the rest of the drink. Light sticky lacing up the glass walls.
A mild aroma of young pine, light citrus, woody cedar notes and ever so subtle soft tropical fruits.
The taste is unique for a pale ale. Aside from the balanced qualities of the malt-to-hops the Sorachi Ace hops impart flavors distinct from many others: coconut, cedar, lemon. These are in addition to the common qualities of American hops: light pine, citrus. Really well balanced flavor between biscuity malt and refreshing, quenching and addictive hop flavors. After ever sip I want another.
The flavor finishes clean and crisp with a slight pine bitterness in the aftertaste. Super nice. Water quality is clearly very good. I wish I could drink this fresh every night!
Aug 19, 2010Pours a wonderfully smooth, slightly hazy, amber-orange color into my HFB Euro lager pint glass. A silky thick white froth builds up into a 2-finger head that settles into a spotty cap throughout the rest of the drink. Light sticky lacing up the glass walls.
A mild aroma of young pine, light citrus, woody cedar notes and ever so subtle soft tropical fruits.
The taste is unique for a pale ale. Aside from the balanced qualities of the malt-to-hops the Sorachi Ace hops impart flavors distinct from many others: coconut, cedar, lemon. These are in addition to the common qualities of American hops: light pine, citrus. Really well balanced flavor between biscuity malt and refreshing, quenching and addictive hop flavors. After ever sip I want another.
The flavor finishes clean and crisp with a slight pine bitterness in the aftertaste. Super nice. Water quality is clearly very good. I wish I could drink this fresh every night!
Reviewed by SFLpunk from Vermont
4.22/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.22/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
12oz pour at The Farmhouse Tap & Grill.
Medium amber, clear and with thin off-white head that recedes quickly. Nose is full of pine, mango, lavender, fresh-cut grass, lemon and some caramel.
Palate is crisp and dense with lots of forest-y flavors, woodsy, lavender continues and lots and lots of pine + white grapefruit = delicious character. There's some creaminess to the mouthfeel despite the bitter hops. 15 minutes later i still don't have my tastebuds back from the astringent (but delightful) hops.
A must-try!
Aug 13, 2010Medium amber, clear and with thin off-white head that recedes quickly. Nose is full of pine, mango, lavender, fresh-cut grass, lemon and some caramel.
Palate is crisp and dense with lots of forest-y flavors, woodsy, lavender continues and lots and lots of pine + white grapefruit = delicious character. There's some creaminess to the mouthfeel despite the bitter hops. 15 minutes later i still don't have my tastebuds back from the astringent (but delightful) hops.
A must-try!
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