Hill Farmstead in NYC

Any good Craft beer bars near Grand Central? Heading down tomorrow night...

 

I had no idea that Abner and S&S5 were so...pedestrian.

 

I thought people were questioning whether the beers were the same since the new brewing system went in, not whether those beers are good in and of themselves. This wouldn't be the first thread in which folks have suggested they've noticed some changes/inconsistencies since the expansion. Now, those people could be full of shit, and the beer could be the exact same, but I think that's the question at hand here - not whether Abner or S&S5 are inherently pedestrian.

 

I think beyond changes and inconsistencies, some have brought up a potentially valid theory: that drinking beer at Hill Farmstead results in a more enjoyable beer in the same way that drinking a Corona on the beach or an Imperial in the rainforest does.

 

Refer to Kanger's post:
http://www.beeradvocate.com/communi...bar-store-restaurant-and-brewery-list.200513/

Personally, I highly suggest The Jeffrey

 

ginger man is less than a 10 min walk. rattle n hum 2-3 minutes longer.

 

Well, for what it's worth, throw me in as another voice on the whole "recent inconsistencies" train. I've been a fairly regular drinker of HF beer since they opened, including at various events in Europe where they've sent kegs for special festivals/occasions. But my recent samples of their beers, both in NY bars AND at HF itself, have been inconsistent. Sometimes it's as good as ever, at other times they've tasted murky and dull. I suspect there's simply a bit of a learning curve as part of the scaling up. Most of the beers I've had still are as great as ever, but a not-insignificant portion of them have been off. Wait 6 months, this whole "problem" will likely disappear.

edit - I intentionally noted the European drinking to show that in the past, even sending kegs long distances resulted in awesome beer.

 

Susan on at OMH. Will report back on its mediocrity shortly

 

Shhh don't tell Shaun

 

I'm sure I'll end up drinking like 4 just to make sure it's as bad as I think the first one will be

 

Just to be safe!

 

I'm the idiot that went all the way up to Broadway dive just to find out S&S4 kicked even though it was still on the tap handle...FML

 

Everett at Top Hops tn

 

And Grey Monday at Covenhoven. And Cantillon Vig and HF George at Proletariat. You NYC folk are getting spoiled rotten right now.

 

wow! vig and george at proletariat? my plans just changed.

 

Bondurants just added Abner and Suan

 

Legitimacy on at proletariat too! Damn I can't wait to get out of work

 

Where are you seeing this??

 

Proletariat's Twitter feed.

 

Ah. I'm still yet to figure out how twitter works. I'm still basking in the after glow of figuring out Instagram.