Aaron: Port
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- English Barleywine
- ABV:
- Not listed
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 2.93%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 24, 2026
- Added:
- Dec 01, 2025
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
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Aaron A. Hill (1785–1869), Edward’s great-great-grandfather, once kept the original tavern in North Greensboro—the very place whose sign inspired our brewery’s logo. In his honor, we have shaped this barleywine-style ale, allowed to rest—unhurried and undisturbed—for two full years in Port barrels, drawing quietly from the wood the character of place and the patience of its lineage. Structured yet smooth, this beer is a reflection that patience and oak can together impart complexity and depth.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.55/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This one pours a dark brown-ish color, with a small head, and a little bit of lacing.
This smells like caramel, chocolate, black cherry, burnt honey, maple, and port.
Port is certainly an excellent barrel choice for this barleywine. The sticky fruity notes of the barrel meld well with purely luxurious caramel and chocolate here. There’s toffee, vanilla, and black cherry, with a dusting of cocoa powder, and a long oaky finish. It’s sweet but well balanced against that.
This is medium bodied, not super thick, but not thin by any means, with a very drinkability.
I had this side by side with Aaron Cognac, and liked the port a little bit more.
Feb 24, 2026This smells like caramel, chocolate, black cherry, burnt honey, maple, and port.
Port is certainly an excellent barrel choice for this barleywine. The sticky fruity notes of the barrel meld well with purely luxurious caramel and chocolate here. There’s toffee, vanilla, and black cherry, with a dusting of cocoa powder, and a long oaky finish. It’s sweet but well balanced against that.
This is medium bodied, not super thick, but not thin by any means, with a very drinkability.
I had this side by side with Aaron Cognac, and liked the port a little bit more.
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