Abner Is Enlightenment
Hill Farmstead Brewery

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From:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American IPA
ABV:
6.8%
Score:
91
Avg:
4.29 | pDev: 5.59%
Ratings:
10 | reviews: 2
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Oct 11, 2013
Added:
May 27, 2012
Wants:
  9
Gots:
  0
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Rated: 4.5 by Gushue3 from Massachusetts

Oct 11, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by claaark13 from Indiana

Jul 01, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by doremite from Vermont

Jun 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.5 by CypherEnigma from Massachusetts

Dec 03, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by chippo33 from Vermont

Nov 30, 2012
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Reviewed by stoutluvr420 from Vermont

4.58/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
Pours a hazy honey/orange color with a medium whige head...nice lacing. Aroma has grapefruit, grass, herb, and nice mild piney notes. Flavor follows suit...great distinctive citrus and stonefruit flavors...just a bit more pine than the aroma suggests...perfect bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium and the finish is piney/bitter and dry...lingers nicely. Wow!
Sep 17, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by ygtbsm94 from Utah

Jun 03, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by Urbancaver from Ohio

May 28, 2012
 
Rated: 4.25 by phingdong from New Hampshire

May 28, 2012
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Reviewed by yourefragile from District of Columbia

4.32/5  rDev +0.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
"VIP Blend" keg served on Friday night of Second Anniversary party. This was half a keg of What is Enlightenment? that was topped off with Abner in attempt to make Abner "more sessionable" (6.8, don't tell Ding).

For all the tickers out there, I dare you to be honest and at least acknowledge if you created a bastard version yourself and not had the keg from the party.

Look is the same as either of the base beers, hazed golden color with a large, frothy white head; long lasting retention and light lacing. Aroma is highlight of this concoction, blending the best of both beers; citrus bomb, more sweet than bitter, with orange, grapefruit and mango balanced with light lemon and pine, and sweet malt. Medium thick body, effervescent carbonation with a near perfect mouthfeel. Flavor leans more toward Abner than WiE, but is much drier, almost distractingly so. Not as sweet and juicy as the nose, with a stronger piney and floral aftertaste. I'd still prefer fresh Abner, but more interesting than WiE.
May 27, 2012