Flora - Hill Farmstead Brewery

alysmith4

District of Columbia

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

03-12-2013 23:31:31 | More by alysmith4

HopsHopenstein

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-25-2013 22:43:07 | More by HopsHopenstein

Photekut

Azerbaijan

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

05-18-2013 21:57:04 | More by Photekut

BAstoutsNsours

Florida

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-14-2013 03:54:54 | More by BAstoutsNsours

JaymeAyotte1

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

05-08-2013 00:44:52 | More by JaymeAyotte1

cadaugherty

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +12%

05-07-2013 23:25:51 | More by cadaugherty

Skrip

South Carolina

4.46/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

750ml bottle poured into a Hill Farmstead oversized wine glass. batch 4

A~ crazy multiple hues of glowing orange. nice fluffy white head and a tad bit of lacing.

S~ lots of lemony tartness up front followed by some nice peppercorns. then of course the bready saison yeast on the finish.

T~ pretty much follows the nose with way more wine funk. heavy citrus and lots of pepper. just an all around great saison! mmmm....! the tartness!

M~ i love how wine barrels seem to give a thicker, slight oily feel. other than that, nice carbonation all around and a slightly dry finish.

O~ oh how i love HF saisons! i would drink any of them every day if i could! this one is aged in wine barrels so of course its a little superior =] overall i'd say... DELICIOUS!

Serving type: bottle

04-30-2013 01:21:20 | More by Skrip

MinorThreat

Colorado

4.75/5  rDev +12%

03-31-2013 13:00:41 | More by MinorThreat

celticfutblclub

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +12%

03-31-2013 00:03:01 | More by celticfutblclub

sirsteve42

New York

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

03-28-2013 21:17:18 | More by sirsteve42

GreatBloomer

Texas

4/5  rDev -5.7%

03-15-2013 15:33:28 | More by GreatBloomer

dctriman

Virginia

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

03-11-2013 15:56:18 | More by dctriman

mendvicdog

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

03-10-2013 17:04:28 | More by mendvicdog

jacewg

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev -5.7%

03-10-2013 05:09:19 | More by jacewg

duceswild

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

03-09-2013 20:48:58 | More by duceswild

Beerontwowheels

Maryland

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

03-09-2013 15:06:35 | More by Beerontwowheels

Takeanotherswing

New York

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

03-06-2013 03:12:00 | More by Takeanotherswing

Kelp

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

03-03-2013 07:33:18 | More by Kelp

SpeedwayJim

New York

4.9/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5

Batch 4. 750ml capped bottle into a Cantillon tulip. Shared with schen9303.

A slow gusher. Pours a .5 finger foamy white head with as always, great retention. Beer is a crystal clear goldenrod that reveals ample carbonation. Lacing is thick, layered and web-like with excellent cling. Perfect.

Nose is white grape must tartness, some cobweb, wood, and floral/citrus/spice notes like coriander, orange peel, and a dash of peppercorn. Pretty mellow but very appetizing.

Opens citrus, froth, wood, and funk. Grape skins, coriander, and some Brett funkiness towards the middle. More spiciness at the back with a citrus and grape finish. A light, spritzy champagne-yeast tartness in the aftertaste. Delicious. Probably the best HF Saison I've had to date.

Light bodied with ample carbonation. Prickly and lively in the mouth and goes down quenching, smooth and aggressive. Messy finish with a dry, lingering aftertaste. So incredibly drinkable and quenching at the same time. I could easily take down gallons of this and enjoy every sip.

This beer is almost perfect in every way. Possibly one of the best beers I've had from Hill Farmstead... which is saying a lot considering all of their world class offerings. Flora is magnificent from start to finish. It looks incredible, smells incredible, the flavor is complex, yet light and quaffable and the body and ABV are such that I could drink this all day, every day. Flora is a masterpiece. Do yourself a favor and seek it out!

Serving type: bottle

03-03-2013 01:33:40 | More by SpeedwayJim

thewimperoo

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

02-26-2013 15:21:38 | More by thewimperoo

emerge077

Illinois

4.46/5  rDev +5.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Mark for sharing this one with us! Quick review from written notes.

Hazy gold color, with some visible micro sediment, topped with a thin layer of white foam that showed some lasting retention.

Light fruity sweetness in the aroma, along with some white wine minerality.

Tart and juicy grapefruit taste, puckering dry tartness in the finish. Effervescent, clean, crisp feel. Fresh and fruity. A very quenching Saison that hits all the right notes for me. Probably the closest to Fantome that's brewed stateside in my opinion. Highly recommended. Thanks again Mark!

Serving type: bottle

02-26-2013 02:19:38 | More by emerge077

AlexFields

Tennessee

4.13/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks to TurdFurgison for this bottle. It's a batch 1, opened 2/16/2013.

Pours a hazy bright yellow with a thin head. Very pretty.

Smells of wine, bread, flowers, not very bold aromas but nice.

Taste is more sour than the nose, but the tartness is still very mild, this is a subtle beer and not in your face. I get bread and flower character again, plenty of wine barrel with grape skins, maybe some apple.

This is a really nice beer but not necessarily a stand out in the HF lineup we had. Most of the easier to get saisons were just as good.

8.2/10

Serving type: bottle

02-17-2013 15:35:27 | More by AlexFields

TheRuss9585

Vermont

4.25/5  rDev +0.2%

02-03-2013 22:09:29 | More by TheRuss9585

billab914

Virginia

4/5  rDev -5.7%

01-28-2013 12:56:12 | More by billab914

vtbeerandbud

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +6.1%

01-24-2013 19:34:57 | More by vtbeerandbud