Edward
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
Ranked #2 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 98
Ranked #355 - Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 7.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 437
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 19, 2026
- Added:
- Apr 27, 2010
- Wants:
- 688
- Gots:
- 484
SCORE
98
World-Class
98
World-Class
Edward (1917-2002) is our grandfather; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to him and his five children. In his honor, this American Pale Ale is dutifully crafted from American malted barley, a plethora of American hops, our ale yeast and water from Edward’s well. It is unfiltered, naturally carbonated, and dry hopped. Aromatic and flowery, with impressions of citrus and pine, this is the ale that I dream to have shared with Edward.
85 IBU
Pale and Caramel malt; Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior hops; House Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.
85 IBU
Pale and Caramel malt; Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior hops; House Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.
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Ratings by Alieniloquium:
Reviewed by Alieniloquium from Florida
4.53/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.53/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
2L growler poured into a wine glass.
Appearance - Deep hazy copper. Big white head. Excellent lacing. Excelleng retention.
Smell - Simple but clean hop aroma. Variety of citrus and pine. Nothing necessarily distinct or strong, but a nice hop nose. Biscuit malt rounds it out.
Taste - Perfect balance of hop and malt. Never overpowering. Citrus, slight sweetness to the malt, then pine hops. Biscuit malt in the back and just a slight bitterness.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Drinkable in its balance. Medium carbonation.
Overall - It took me two glasses to really appreciate the majesty of this beer. It's everything I want in a pale ale and just about perfect.
May 26, 2013Appearance - Deep hazy copper. Big white head. Excellent lacing. Excelleng retention.
Smell - Simple but clean hop aroma. Variety of citrus and pine. Nothing necessarily distinct or strong, but a nice hop nose. Biscuit malt rounds it out.
Taste - Perfect balance of hop and malt. Never overpowering. Citrus, slight sweetness to the malt, then pine hops. Biscuit malt in the back and just a slight bitterness.
Mouthfeel - Medium bodied. Drinkable in its balance. Medium carbonation.
Overall - It took me two glasses to really appreciate the majesty of this beer. It's everything I want in a pale ale and just about perfect.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by doomXsaloon from New York
4.24/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Reservoir in Waterbury VT.
Very thin brief head.
Not much on aroma.
Taste is refined and exquisite. Mouthfeel exceptional. So soft and balanced. So very drinkable.
An expertly-crafted pale ale in a time of very few pale ales!
Apr 19, 2026Very thin brief head.
Not much on aroma.
Taste is refined and exquisite. Mouthfeel exceptional. So soft and balanced. So very drinkable.
An expertly-crafted pale ale in a time of very few pale ales!
Reviewed by MutuelsMark from Kentucky
4.36/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.36/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark shade of gold with a medium thick head. Superb lacing. Nose is just citrus, sweet and soft. Taste is very good, nice cintrus and malt balance with good bitterness.
Mar 17, 2026
Rated by Jaccident from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Very nice pale ale. On draft at Moan n Dove Amherst Ma.
Mar 08, 2026
Rated by Pablo35 from Pennsylvania
4.4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.4/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Really liked this one!
Enjoying it on tap at Whole Foods on a snowy afternoon in Pennsylvania. A terrific pale ale.
Jan 18, 2026Enjoying it on tap at Whole Foods on a snowy afternoon in Pennsylvania. A terrific pale ale.
Reviewed by Chickenhawk9932 from Pennsylvania
4.29/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.29/5 rDev -3.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Pours a beautiful bright amber leaning towards orange with a frothy cream colored head that hangs around and leaves trails of lace.
Slightly herbal, slightly floral, and slightly tropical fruit notes in the nose.
Taste follows nose with nice balance and complexity.
Dec 20, 2025Slightly herbal, slightly floral, and slightly tropical fruit notes in the nose.
Taste follows nose with nice balance and complexity.
Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Appearance: Arrives a cloudy goldenstraw with a two finger head; good retention with clumpy lacing
Smell: Apricot and peach, complemented by citrus tones of lemon and orange
Taste: Apricot and peach flavors forward with the citrus building; somewhat resinous and a touch grassy through the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Hard to know what is a APA these days but if that's what they want to call it, I am on board
Dec 09, 2025Smell: Apricot and peach, complemented by citrus tones of lemon and orange
Taste: Apricot and peach flavors forward with the citrus building; somewhat resinous and a touch grassy through the finish
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with moderate carbonation
Overall: Hard to know what is a APA these days but if that's what they want to call it, I am on board
Rated by Mctr234 from Rhode Island
4.41/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.41/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
As good as any pale ale , likely better, maybe the best.
Dec 08, 2025
Rated by tomlem54 from Wisconsin
5/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +12.9%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best pale ale I ever had!
Oct 21, 2025
Rated by kflorence from California
4.78/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Three ounce sample at Vermont Brewers festival. Excellent pale, worth the hype.
Jul 19, 2025
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