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Society & Solitude #5
Hill Farmstead Brewery
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- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #29 - ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #118 - Avg:
- 4.54 | pDev: 6.17%
- Reviews:
- 202
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 23, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 23, 2012
- Wants:
- 452
- Gots:
- 174
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Notes:
Our experimental Double IPA series continues.
Imperial IPA. American and New Zealand hops. Think Grapefruit.
Imperial IPA. American and New Zealand hops. Think Grapefruit.
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Rated by jb_4226 from Texas
4.9/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.9/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
#155, yummy!
Mar 12, 2023Reviewed by jngls from Germany
4.8/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.8/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3 weeks old. Can to wine glass.
L: Pours an opaque orangeish yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. A few tiny floaters visible.
S: Candied grapefruit and lemon paired with fresh pineapple and strawberries.
T: Fresh grapefruit bitterness, tart lemon notes and subtle sweet hints of tropical fruits, white grapes and strawberries.
F: Very juicy and refreshing with a medium low carbonation.
O: Fantastic IPA. Highly complex and perfectly balanced. Best Society & Solitude I've had so far.
Dec 06, 2022L: Pours an opaque orangeish yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. A few tiny floaters visible.
S: Candied grapefruit and lemon paired with fresh pineapple and strawberries.
T: Fresh grapefruit bitterness, tart lemon notes and subtle sweet hints of tropical fruits, white grapes and strawberries.
F: Very juicy and refreshing with a medium low carbonation.
O: Fantastic IPA. Highly complex and perfectly balanced. Best Society & Solitude I've had so far.
Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
5/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Draft at The Farm House. Hazy orange golden with two finger fluffy, creamy head, chunky lacing. Light fruity, citrusy aroma with a peppery edge. Taste is like a pillow in your mouth, fruity, citrus, floral, full, creamy. Drinking a cloud. This is exquisite. Lifetime beer. 5 stars all the way.
Sep 29, 2022
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
4.5/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Picked-up a four-pack of cans at Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, Vermont for twenty dollars. My seventeenth brew from these guys. Excellent, liked better than # 6.
Sep 01, 2022
Reviewed by jdhops from Tennessee
4.5/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Canned 8/16/22.
L: Pours a hazy gold with a short white head that slowly thins. Large bubbles on the cap. The lacing is gorgeous.
S: Aromas of grapefruit and pine.
T: Tropical fruit up front, then pink grapefruit. Finishes slightly dry but not bitter.
F: Medium mouthfeel. Slightly less than medium carbonation.
O: The taste is a spectacular tropical/citrus fruit combo, delicately balanced so that all flavors stand out, but none overwhelm.
Aug 29, 2022L: Pours a hazy gold with a short white head that slowly thins. Large bubbles on the cap. The lacing is gorgeous.
S: Aromas of grapefruit and pine.
T: Tropical fruit up front, then pink grapefruit. Finishes slightly dry but not bitter.
F: Medium mouthfeel. Slightly less than medium carbonation.
O: The taste is a spectacular tropical/citrus fruit combo, delicately balanced so that all flavors stand out, but none overwhelm.
Rated by Paul9656
4.65/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.65/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
One of the smoother to drink S&S. High alcohol content but very accessible. Easy to drink and goes down very easy. Not too heavy.
May 27, 2022
Reviewed by Siriusfisherman from Vermont
4.38/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.38/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
L: Hazy yellow with an orange tint to it. Nice fluffy head and good lacing.
S: Tropical fruits, pine resin, peach, candied malt.
T: Moderate bitterness upfront, big juicy fruit character follows. Mango, papaya, peach and a resinous pine character. The malt adds some sweetness enhancing the juiciness of the beer.
F: Full bodied, but drying on the finish.
Overall: A superb DIPA, just your average Hill Farmstead hoppy brew. You really can't go wrong with these guys.
Sep 12, 2020S: Tropical fruits, pine resin, peach, candied malt.
T: Moderate bitterness upfront, big juicy fruit character follows. Mango, papaya, peach and a resinous pine character. The malt adds some sweetness enhancing the juiciness of the beer.
F: Full bodied, but drying on the finish.
Overall: A superb DIPA, just your average Hill Farmstead hoppy brew. You really can't go wrong with these guys.
Reviewed by 5toutman75 from Illinois
4.56/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +0.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Canned 7/14/20
Consumed 7/31/20
It’s very pretty for a beer. The perfect Instagram shot can be has for anyone with this given it’s bright colors. There’s a little lacing that stays around. I don’t get as much on the nose as I’d like from the absolute favorite IPAs I’ve had. It smells grapefruit zesty and you get that on the tongue. The beer shines through in its bitter balance with sweetness. Alcohol is very well hidden. Why do they make these in only 12oz cans!! My favorite Hop Butcher IPAs often have a softer mouthfeel than this guy, but this is still wonderful. Wow, a great IPA and so glad to be able to have some. Would never pass on it.
Aug 01, 2020Consumed 7/31/20
It’s very pretty for a beer. The perfect Instagram shot can be has for anyone with this given it’s bright colors. There’s a little lacing that stays around. I don’t get as much on the nose as I’d like from the absolute favorite IPAs I’ve had. It smells grapefruit zesty and you get that on the tongue. The beer shines through in its bitter balance with sweetness. Alcohol is very well hidden. Why do they make these in only 12oz cans!! My favorite Hop Butcher IPAs often have a softer mouthfeel than this guy, but this is still wonderful. Wow, a great IPA and so glad to be able to have some. Would never pass on it.
Society & Solitude #5 from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
1645 ratings
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