Susan
Hill Farmstead Brewery

Pours a lovely hazy gold, with a decent sized head. The aroma is restrained and is more malty than hoppy. However the flavor is all about citrus and stone fruit with a pleasant bitterness that lasts a long time. Medium body.

 

 

 

Draught. Bitter and black pepper. Meh.

 

 

 

 

#159, yummy!

 

Golden amber with a modest and enduring off-white head, a full clear pint glass full just spilled out of a tap head. As with many hazies, this doesn't punch the nose, but it is pleasant. There's a pleasant starchy backing for resinous hops, which aren't at all that bitter to smell. There's a near perfect softness to the mouthfeel, just like a hazy styled AIPA should provide. Unlike too many others, it's neither too thin, nor too sticky. The same goes for the hopping. It, too, is close to perfect for the style. It's vaguely resinous, with a hint of a spice like lemongrass, coriander or pepper. With some nice glass lacing, this also looks close to perfect. Overall, this is one incredibly good beer. Outside of New England, this is a rare find. When it shows, beer geeks are on their phones to their buddies and it doesn't last long.

 

 

 

 

One month old. Can to wine glass.

L: Pours an opaque golden brownish orange with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. No floaters.

S: Hoppy and slightly malty with notes of ripe orange, honey, pines and stone fruits. Herbal and grassy.

T: Malty with caramelly and bready notes on the one side, hoppy with a fruity sweetness on the other side. Honey, peach and a bit of pineapple.

F: Crisp and crushable with a medium carbonation. Soft and smooth.

O: I think I've never had a beer with less than 8% ABV that was as complex and flavorful as this one. Even though it drinks almost as crisp as a lager, all kinds of malty and hoppy notes keep popping up. Absolutely outstanding.

Canned 12/13/22

Alright, it’s time. The highest rated American IPA on BA!! I’ve been wanting to try this one for quite some time, and I’m thrilled to finally get the opportunity to. I’ve been seeing more Hill Farmstead beers near me as time goes on, and I’m excited by all of it. Let’s see if it can truly live up to the hype

Pours a lightly cloudy orange gold with 2 fingers of creamy off white head that slowly fades to a thin cap and leaves nice lacing

The nose is somewhat delicate, for lack of a better word, but still shows an excellent balance of all of its elements that ends up turning out really nice. I'm picking up on aromas of orange zest, pine sap, bready malt, grassy hops, honey, pineapple juice, white pepper, grapefruit zest, and light orange marmalade

In taste it falls a little bit flat of the complexity on display in the aroma, not exactly one-dimensional but more focused on bitterness. On the front end of the sip I'm tasting grapefruit zest, piney hops, bready malt, weed, white pepper, honey, light passionfruit, and pineapple. The swallow brings notes of crackery malt, white pepper, piney hops, fresh cut grass, honey, grapefruit zest, passionfruit, and light orange

A medium body pairs with gentle carbonation, resulting in a slick and sharp beer. Finishes mostly dry with a firm bitterness

While I think this is quite good, it's nothing mind blowing. There's better examples of the style out there, but I'd also like to try this fresher one day, as I've heard HF can be really particular about the best by dates on their IPAs