E.
Hill Farmstead Brewery

 

 

 

Bottle pour at Hill Farmstead. This is the 2014 release. Pours a deep straw gold. It tastes like the description: a cross between a pale ale and a farmhouse ale—done to perfection, of course.

 

 

2020 Release which was the same as the 2019 release: Fermented with our Farmstead yeast; aged in oak barrels; dry-hopped with Amarillo, Simcoe and Galaxy hops; and bottle conditioned.

 

750ml capped bottle into a Founder's snifter. Bottling date says March 2017.

Nose is rose petal, lychee, citrus, oak, and just the slightest bit of vinegar tartness. Beer opens slightly hoppy. I get citrus rind, flower petals, and fresh cut grass. Middle is more citrus, lemon zest, and oak. Floral, zesty tartness, and a foamy funk towards the end. Hay and oak on the finish. Body is light with ample carbonation. Lively on the palate and aggressive going down. Crisp, clean, accented finish that somehow still persists on the palate. The drinkability here is perfect.

Very impressive beer overall. Subtle but impactful with a mouthfeel that makes drinking a whole magnum to yourself easy.

 

 

 

 

Another exceptional Farmhouse Ale here. Lovely complexity from the mixed fermentation that lends an almost pineapple character in both the aromas and flavors. The lightly bitter hop base shines through the brightly funky brettanomyces character without tasting oxidized or anything. Nice astringency imparted by the oak. Quite amazing considering how long ago it was hopped.

90/100

Beautiful golden yellow color with minimal foam. Incredibly clean and well executed. Oaky, mineral flavors and bright. Absolutely beautiful beer that’s easy to drink. Incredible how 2 years barrel aging in oak can still yield a balanced and clean brew.

 

 

 

Hill Farmstead E.
Spun gold; flowers, granola + kumquat nose; wheat cracker, tangerine, mango, mild farm, orchard fruit, thread of wood, more kumquat + gentle funk; smooth + mild.

4 4.25 4.5 4 4.5

Galaxy

Almost like a blend of half Belgian strong golden ale, half IPA with a thread of funk. Like all HF, incredibly layered and nuanced. A little wonder.

2 year old bottle. Very Brett forward. Dry barnyard funk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foggy yet lightly sparkling burnt orange to amber with a short bubbly tight head settling to a fuzzy collar leaving thick spongy lacing on glass.

This is probably the heaviest brett I've had out of a Hill saison, yet compared to others it's not that extreme, allowing a touch of soft wood to be present. Still, the Brett is not really funky as much as herbal and even blossoming into an earthier champagne. In the background is a delicate floral note with some bright citrus accents via a fluffy crisp carbonation finishing just barely semi-dry with a mild bitterness.

 

 

plenty of hints at fruity and grassy hop character, earthy, hay, mellow barnyard, pineapple and grapefruit dancing around with orange peel, medium acidity and lactic character, some floral quality, oaky.

The beer pours a Clear gold with a big fluffy white head. It has high carbonation. The beer smells of citrus, lemon, orange peel, and brett Funk. It tastes funky, with brett, hay, orange peel, and lemon. The feel is medium light and crisp. A nice funky pale ale from Hill Farmstead.

Appearance - Pours clear golden color with white head that dissipates to nothing. No lacing.

Aroma -Big funky nose, brett, ton of oak

Taste - lots of funk, barrel, grass, malt, floral notes.

Feel - Medium bodied really dry finish.

Overall - Hts all the funky dry saison notes really well done.

 

 

 

 

Poured from a 2018 bottle into a hill farmstead bulb. Purchased at the brewery.

Pours a bright yellow-orange hazy body with a frothy white head that reduces to leave a ring of retention and spotty lacing.

Aromas are delicate and complex, ripe citrus and hay fields, floral sweetness, light pale malt, musty hops and a herbal earthyness.

On the tongue, E. is lightly tart with flavors of soft citrus, bready, lightly hoppy, earthy, yeasty funk, finishing dry and crisp. Medium body with a good amount of carbonation.

E. Was quite the treat. Such a delicate, complex beer that goes down so easily, demanding sip after sip.