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Society & Solitude #6
Hill Farmstead Brewery
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- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- New England IPA
Ranked #40 - ABV:
- 8.1%
- Score:
- 100
Ranked #158 - Avg:
- 4.51 | pDev: 5.76%
- Reviews:
- 125
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 12, 2023
- Added:
- Feb 28, 2013
- Wants:
- 232
- Gots:
- 82
SCORE
100
World-Class
100
World-Class
Notes:
Imperial Pale Ale brewed almost exclusively with Mosaic hops from the Pacific Northwest.
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Rated by jb_4226 from Texas
4.9/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.9/5 rDev +8.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
#156, good stuff!
Mar 12, 2023
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had a single draft at the Mule Bar in Winooski for eight dollars. My eighth brew reviewed from these guys. Very good, but not one of their best beers.
Aug 29, 2022Reviewed by jngls from Germany
4.49/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.49/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3 months old. Can to wine glass.
L: Pours an opaque orangeish yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. No floaters.
S: Ripe orange and grapefruit with some piney, woody hints. A bit of mango as well.
T: Orange, mango and peach. A bit piney, grassy and herbal. Both hoppy and malty. Not as sweet as its smell. Minimally zesty and a bitter finish.
F: Full and creamy. Low carbonation.
O: Nice East Coast/ West Coast hybrid IPA uniting fruity citrus notes with piney and grassy hints. As always, great craftsmanship from HF.
Aug 01, 2022L: Pours an opaque orangeish yellow with a fluffy white head that leaves a good amount of lacing. No floaters.
S: Ripe orange and grapefruit with some piney, woody hints. A bit of mango as well.
T: Orange, mango and peach. A bit piney, grassy and herbal. Both hoppy and malty. Not as sweet as its smell. Minimally zesty and a bitter finish.
F: Full and creamy. Low carbonation.
O: Nice East Coast/ West Coast hybrid IPA uniting fruity citrus notes with piney and grassy hints. As always, great craftsmanship from HF.
Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
4.31/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.31/5 rDev -4.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Armsby Abbey.
L -- Hazy golden orange in the glass with the usual fluffy HF head that lasts and retains wonderfully
S -- Mango sorbet, orange juice, yellow grapefruit zest, lightly creamy oat malt, and a light berry note
T -- Wave of pithy yet creamy citrus pith, citrus flesh, and dried blueberry, followed by a moderate earthy bitterness that is pronounced but rounded. Light malty sweetness makes for a nice tapering finish that continues to be lightly bitter
F -- Soft, fluffy, drinkable
O -- A hair more bitter than my favorite S&S variants. Still fantastic, as expected
87/100
Apr 27, 2022L -- Hazy golden orange in the glass with the usual fluffy HF head that lasts and retains wonderfully
S -- Mango sorbet, orange juice, yellow grapefruit zest, lightly creamy oat malt, and a light berry note
T -- Wave of pithy yet creamy citrus pith, citrus flesh, and dried blueberry, followed by a moderate earthy bitterness that is pronounced but rounded. Light malty sweetness makes for a nice tapering finish that continues to be lightly bitter
F -- Soft, fluffy, drinkable
O -- A hair more bitter than my favorite S&S variants. Still fantastic, as expected
87/100
Rated by bret27 from California
4.39/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.39/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Super fresh can from M-Fox24
Apr 16, 2022
Reviewed by Beers-es from Virginia
4.71/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
From a can purchased at Hill Farmstead. Beer was canned on Tuesday, consumed on Thursday. Beer pours a moderately hazy yellow-gold, big white head of foam, scant lacing. The smell of Mosaic hits upon pouring, with big notes of sweet berry, along with citrus, tropical fruits and a touch of pine. Taste follows. Another immaculate construction. Hill beer is magical.
Apr 08, 2022
Reviewed by tekstr1der from New Hampshire
4.25/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
This was really well done, but perhaps single-hop mosaic is not really my fave. Quite sure it was fresh, but smelled and tasted too much dank for me and slightly cloying. Maybe a bad can? Will retry any 100 if given the chance.
Mar 07, 2022
Reviewed by WickedBeer from Alabama
4.56/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.56/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Absolute Mosaic crusher. Mango, pine, and grapefruit on the nose, with a beautiful contrast on the palate of fresh herbs, underripe peach, and bitter citrus. Big and bold, but drinks so easily and finishes with the perfect amount of bitterness.
Dec 03, 2021
Rated by RRB328 from Massachusetts
4.44/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.44/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Enjoyed from Tim
Nov 15, 2021Rated by Paul9656
4.77/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.77/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Hoppy smell but flavor profile more balanced.
Nov 13, 2021Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
4.47/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.47/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
16oz. can into a Founders snifter.
Hazy color but with a perfect 1 finger rich white head with excellent retention. Nose is pine, grapefruit, starfruit, and pineapple. Fresh, juicy, and grassy all at the same time. Beer opens pineapple, grapefruit, and starfruit. Grassy in the middle with a rounded, juicy body. Soft, pillowy towards the end with more grapefruit and starfruit notes. Bone dry at the finish. Extremely balanced. Body is light with moderate to ample carbonation. Bone dry on the palate and quenching and soft going down with the same, dry finish. Perfectly drinkable.
The flavor is there but the best thing about this beer is the body. Perfection!
Nov 07, 2021Hazy color but with a perfect 1 finger rich white head with excellent retention. Nose is pine, grapefruit, starfruit, and pineapple. Fresh, juicy, and grassy all at the same time. Beer opens pineapple, grapefruit, and starfruit. Grassy in the middle with a rounded, juicy body. Soft, pillowy towards the end with more grapefruit and starfruit notes. Bone dry at the finish. Extremely balanced. Body is light with moderate to ample carbonation. Bone dry on the palate and quenching and soft going down with the same, dry finish. Perfectly drinkable.
The flavor is there but the best thing about this beer is the body. Perfection!
Society & Solitude #6 from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating:
100 out of
100 with
1044 ratings
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