Madness & Civilization #1
Hill Farmstead Brewery

Madness & Civilization #1Madness & Civilization #1
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From:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Imperial Stout
ABV:
9%
Score:
98
Avg:
4.44 | pDev: 6.98%
Reviews:
46
Ratings:
340
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Apr 12, 2023
Added:
May 02, 2013
Wants:
  132
Gots:
  53
Madness & Civilization is a panorama of our barrel aging program—oak-aged beers that emerge from their individual silences to find structure and voice as a unified composition. This is the result of an unpredictable state of permanent happenstance—a dialogue with our evolving approach to blending that challenges convention and circumstance. Each release will include multiple threads and is likely to approximate the style of an imperial stout.

Release #1 A blend of multiple barrels: Buckwheat Rye Porter (aged 24 months in Elijah Craig 12 year barrels), Imperial Stout brewed with Maple Syrup and Wheat (aged in select barrels for 16 months), and Everett aged in Bourbon Barrels with Cacao Nibs and Vanilla Beans. Anticipated ABV: 12+%
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Ratings by oriolesfan4:
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Rated by oriolesfan4 from Maryland

4.34/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

Jul 03, 2017
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by JLK7299 from North Carolina

4.25/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
I am not drinking this at the ideal temperature but enjoying it nonetheless. The mouthfeel is like a buttery caramel and I just can’t get enough of it. Glad to have caught it available on site!
Apr 12, 2023
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Reviewed by jzeilinger from Pennsylvania

4.39/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
After sitting for (8) years I decided it was probably time I better open this bottle. (*grimacing*)

A - Dark brown pour with dense, creamy toffee colored lacing with lots of bubbles. Nice retention on the sides of the glass with legs.

S - Roased malt, some light black licorice, oak, and char.

T - Oak, char, alcohol, Bourbon, roasted cocoa, some dry spiciness, a slight bit of licorice buried far beneath the surface (and shows up at the very end in a delicate way). Light residual licorice, oak, cocoa char, and alcohol.

M - Full bodied and silky with some warming on the way down.

O - This aged incredibly well!
Nov 10, 2021
 
Rated: 4.74 by Gkruszewski from New York

Jul 28, 2021
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Rated by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

4.15/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
With Mark Rhoda and Jack
Jul 22, 2018
 
Rated: 4.39 by johnlatona from New Jersey

May 24, 2018
 
Rated: 4.53 by mltobin from Connecticut

Oct 07, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by seangibbs60 from Minnesota

Jul 19, 2017
 
Rated: 4.48 by Samact from Vermont

Jun 27, 2017
 
Rated: 4.51 by whitenads from Michigan

Mar 17, 2017
 
Rated: 4.2 by MakeBeerGreatAgain from North Carolina

Mar 10, 2017
 
Rated: 4.43 by rodmanfor3 from Vermont

Mar 08, 2017
 
Rated: 4.5 by PA-Michigander from Pennsylvania

Jan 22, 2017
 
Rated: 4.42 by Trio2shine from California

Nov 20, 2016
 
Rated: 4.25 by oline73 from Maryland

Oct 30, 2016
 
Rated: 4.7 by AMCimpi from New York

Sep 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.75 by bkwhoppa66 from New Jersey

Sep 05, 2016
 
Rated: 4.28 by billab914 from Virginia

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.93 by siege06nd from Virginia

Sep 03, 2016
 
Rated: 4.49 by dbthom123 from Connecticut

Aug 28, 2016
Madness & Civilization #1 from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating: 98 out of 100 with 340 ratings