Birth Of Tragedy
Hill Farmstead Brewery

Birth Of TragedyBirth Of Tragedy
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From:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
Imperial Porter
Ranked #9
ABV:
9%
Score:
99
Ranked #280
Avg:
4.46 | pDev: 8.3%
Reviews:
199
Ratings:
1,298
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 05, 2024
Added:
Nov 20, 2011
Wants:
  1,060
Gots:
  205
Birth of Tragedy is the imperial and oak barrel-aged version of our annual winter porter, Twilight of the Idols. Brewed with locally roasted coffee and Vermont honey, we age this beer for a year in personally selected bourbon barrels from our favorite distilleries.
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Ratings by Prospero:
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Rated by Prospero from Colorado

5/5  rDev +12.1%

Jul 06, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.59 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Mar 05, 2024
 
Rated: 4.59 by mando31 from Illinois

Aug 30, 2023
 
Rated: 4.03 by Holderness from Massachusetts

Aug 19, 2023
 
Rated: 4.38 by stephenlee93 from England

Jul 09, 2023
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Rated by npolachek from New York

4.5/5  rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Great Porter.
Jul 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by Ben1313 from New Hampshire

Jan 01, 2023
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Reviewed by drdiesel9483 from Ohio

4.08/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Look - black brownish with fantastic rimming and lacing
Smell -sweet honey coffee and barrel
Taste - honey coffee barrel
Feel - medium body w medium light carb
Overall - Expecting more, still good but just not as good as it's hyped
Apr 23, 2022
 
Rated: 4.5 by EMH73 from New York

Jun 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.25 by Rkitchen from Michigan

Jun 19, 2021
 
Rated: 4.29 by Travitten from Iowa

Apr 24, 2021
 
Rated: 3.77 by Bugsmcl from Ohio

Feb 12, 2021
 
Rated: 4.33 by nollie77 from Ohio

Nov 19, 2020
 
Rated: 4.75 by Hopelessly0 from California

Oct 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4.75 by sordyl from Illinois

Aug 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4.78 by MTKATL from Georgia

Aug 11, 2020
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Reviewed by hopley from Massachusetts

4.7/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
2016 bottle, drank 07.28.20 out of a tulip.

Just spectacular. Beautiful ring of brown head around the edges but not much more than that. Nice dark color. Smelled of mild bourbon and a 50/50 mix of dark/light stout, for whatever that means. Taste was smooth and mild. Perfect mouthfeel, thick and solid but not overly so. Just awesome. The mildness was kind of different from what you'd expect from a beer labeled as a Porter - I'd call it a stout but doesn't really matter to me. I'm sure the age accentuated the all around mildness and smooth feel. Can't wait to try this fresh to see what the differences are. Cheers!
Jul 29, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by pepesylvia from Pennsylvania

May 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.75 by Dharms from Pennsylvania

Mar 11, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by peterpunk15 from Massachusetts

Feb 03, 2020
Birth Of Tragedy from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating: 99 out of 100 with 1298 ratings