Abner - Hill Farmstead Brewery

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rAvg: 4.61
pDev: 7.59%
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Brewed by:
Hill Farmstead Brewery visit their website
Vermont, United States

Style | ABV
American Double / Imperial IPA |  8.20% ABV

Availability: Rotating. growler (141), on-tap (59), bottle (7)

Notes:
Abner (1867-1953) is our great grandfather; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to him and his fourteen children. In his honor, this Double IPA is dutifully crafted from American malted barley, a plethora of American hops, our ale yeast and water from Abner’s well. It is unfiltered, naturally carbonated, and double dry hopped. Aromatic and flowery, bursting with notes of citrus and pine, this is the ale that I dream to have shared with Abner.

170 Theoretical IBU

Pale and Caramel Malt; Dextrose; Centennial, Chinook, Columbus, Simcoe, and Warrior hops; Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.
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stmgl01

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +3%

09-17-2012 02:54:46 | More by stmgl01
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JasonFromLA

California

5/5  rDev +8.5%

06-19-2013 06:43:23 | More by JasonFromLA
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heavenlyStash

California

4.5/5  rDev -2.4%

06-19-2013 04:58:47 | More by heavenlyStash
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taylor714914

Pennsylvania

4.5/5  rDev -2.4%

06-18-2013 23:05:12 | More by taylor714914
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TobiasG

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4.75/5  rDev +3%

06-18-2013 18:43:10 | More by TobiasG
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pmarlowe

California

4.31/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Teku glass.

A: Pours orange-tinted pale colored with two fingers of dense, fluffy off white head which slowly deflates. Very good retention, leaving a thick ring and some surface head for much of the duration, and generous swaths of lacing.

S: Pretty long-reaching aroma, I can initially smell it from a foot away. Candied tangerine, hint of a tropical note, peach, pink grapefruit, an undertone of breadiness/cracker.

T: Floral and light pine notes, pink grapefruit rind, pale crackery malt, finishing with a mild, lingering bitterness and noticeable sugar. Alcohol is almost completely hidden.

M: Kind of a yin-yang, with soft, milky medium-full body and sharp, medium carbonation. Leaves your mouth completely dry.

O: Very good, well constructed beer. Quite drinkable. That being said, it wasn't quite blow-my-mind good, and it seems that there are much easier to get options out here in SoCal (e.g., most IPAs from Alpine would be better than this). But I was very glad for the opportunity to try this.

Serving type: growler

06-18-2013 03:37:29 | More by pmarlowe
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dwoolley1

New York

4.5/5  rDev -2.4%

06-17-2013 17:08:10 | More by dwoolley1
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4.5/5  rDev -2.4%

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4/5  rDev -13.2%

06-16-2013 21:27:50 | More by No1Smitty
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4.75/5  rDev +3%

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Oklahoma

4.5/5  rDev -2.4%

06-15-2013 03:58:40 | More by BradleyR
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StevenSpringer

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Yummmmiller

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev -7.8%

06-13-2013 20:54:46 | More by Yummmmiller
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doremite

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev -2.4%

06-13-2013 20:11:53 | More by doremite
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Johnnyramirez

California

5/5  rDev +8.5%

06-13-2013 13:09:49 | More by Johnnyramirez
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SBXLII

New York

5/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

There's only so many words that can capture beers as good as this, let alone with the likes of What Is Enlightenment, Legitimacy and Heady Topper. Blasts of unfathomable citrus, the taste goes on and on and on. These here Hill offerings are the best of the best, hands down - the end of the line.

Serving type: growler

06-13-2013 01:10:00 | More by SBXLII
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OUJayhawk1799

Oklahoma

4.75/5  rDev +3%

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harrymel

Washington

3.45/5  rDev -25.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

750ml growler to the face.

Pours a hazy peach honey with some soapy top suds. Smells of peaches, mangoes, some resin and some biscuit malts. Not that impressed on the nose. Flavor is malt, more peach, some pear, grapefruit, lemon, resin and more crackery malts. A little sweet, but some bitterness in there too. Medium bodied with moderate carb and an off dry finish. Although decent, not overly impressed with this one either. Of the imperial IPAs I've had from Shaun, I've yet to really feel like he has done much for me, a little too sweet in 2 out of three (best so far was S&S4). The pale ales have been tits though.

Serving type: growler

06-12-2013 06:23:04 | More by harrymel
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freebirdbm14

New York

4.75/5  rDev +3%

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Crafty99

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +3%

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IndyDad

New York

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TychoNDC

New York

5/5  rDev +8.5%

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writerLJBerg

Oregon

4.41/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5

750mL courtesy of Jim. Awesome.

A: Beautiful golden color with a thin ring of head. Some legs on the glass. Nice.

N: Surprisingly light nose. Tends toward the earthy with a hint of grapefruit. Plenty of crystallized sugar. Mandarin oranges in syrup. Pineapple starts to show through as this warms. Some onion and garlic.

T: Quite bitter with just enough malt to balance. Hops are well showcased and earthy. Light touch here leads to a cavalcade of flavors. Some minerality, artesian water in here.

M: Very dry to the point it almost feels like the body disappears.

O: As good as advertised. Definitely a beer that showcases the best of the style. More kudos for Shaun Hill, I suppose.

Serving type: bottle

06-10-2013 16:14:55 | More by writerLJBerg
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Abner from Hill Farmstead Brewery
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