Excursions: Manilita / Phantasm
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #340 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 92
Ranked #5,665 - Avg:
- 4.23 | pDev: 5.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 01, 2026
- Added:
- Aug 06, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
This Excursion is brewed with Manilita, an experimental hop variety that has emerged from our partnership with New Zealand’s Hāpi Hop Research Centre and Freestyle Hops. This also features Phantasm thiol powder. Phantasm is made from Marlborough New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc grape skins; rich in thiol precursors, it enhances and bolsters strong tropical fruit aromas during the fermentation process.
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Rated by kw_pip from Vermont
4.42/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Draught. Pineapple, hint of black pepper. Hazy but still floral and bright. Good.
Oct 11, 2025
Reviewed by MikeWard from Pennsylvania
4.42/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.42/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
On tap at Sabatinis in Exeter pa late this afternoon.
Very nice looking beer, hazy yellowish body, big bright white head, layers of lacing. Strong hoppy aroma, a faint herbal note. Taste confirms the nose, no fruit notes, not overwhelming, but a lovely herbal bitterness. Slightly drying finish, great beer, had to have another.
Oct 15, 2023Very nice looking beer, hazy yellowish body, big bright white head, layers of lacing. Strong hoppy aroma, a faint herbal note. Taste confirms the nose, no fruit notes, not overwhelming, but a lovely herbal bitterness. Slightly drying finish, great beer, had to have another.
Reviewed by brewandbbq from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can dated 9/19/23.
Pours cloudy yellow with an inch of white head. Moderate retention and lacing. Unripe peach, wild grapes, bubblegum in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Dank and piney on the palate with minimal malt and a solid bitterness. Finishes dry.
Oct 13, 2023Pours cloudy yellow with an inch of white head. Moderate retention and lacing. Unripe peach, wild grapes, bubblegum in the nose. Medium bodied with a soft mouthfeel. Dank and piney on the palate with minimal malt and a solid bitterness. Finishes dry.
Reviewed by BFCarr from New Jersey
4.21/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.21/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Canned on 9/18, enjoyed on 10/8
Pours hazy yellow/amber with a think white head. Aroma is hop forward with some citrus notes. Taste is also hop forward with a little citrus late on and an interesting bite in the middle. Feel is good, rich mouthfeel and a decent finish. Overall I don't know if it's the Phantasm Powder, but there's something interesting going on here.
Oct 08, 2023Pours hazy yellow/amber with a think white head. Aroma is hop forward with some citrus notes. Taste is also hop forward with a little citrus late on and an interesting bite in the middle. Feel is good, rich mouthfeel and a decent finish. Overall I don't know if it's the Phantasm Powder, but there's something interesting going on here.
Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio
4.27/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.27/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Look - Hazy thick fairly bright slightly orangish yellow with a nice white head and thick rimming and lacing.
Smell - yellow grapefruit, slight lemon, some pineapple and mango
Taste - orange, yellow grapefruit, slight pineapple, grassy and earthy
Feel - medium body with a medium very slight light carb, slight fizz
Overall - pretty nice IPA, not bitter basically at all
Oct 02, 2023Smell - yellow grapefruit, slight lemon, some pineapple and mango
Taste - orange, yellow grapefruit, slight pineapple, grassy and earthy
Feel - medium body with a medium very slight light carb, slight fizz
Overall - pretty nice IPA, not bitter basically at all
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