Civil Disobedience #2 - Hill Farmstead Brewery

JAXSON

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -15.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3

Pours clear gold with a large rocky head. A shade darker than CD 3. Nose is a bit bready with some apple, pear, not as citrus forward as CD 3, and a bit of weird plastic/medicine. Mouth is pretty bitter throughout, kind of medicinal up front and even into the finish. Minerally and a bit phenolic. This one is only 4.5%, there isn't much to cover up that off flavor. I'm not sure if this is an off bottle but it's not close to the beer that CD 3 is. Still some enjoyable fruit and hops going on but I don't think it's something to really seek out.

Serving type: bottle

12-23-2011 01:55:31 | More by JAXSON

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-20-2013 12:46:25 | More by InspectorBob

ScottO

California

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

05-14-2013 14:27:02 | More by ScottO

joel66

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

04-15-2013 03:12:41 | More by joel66

jbuddle

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

01-22-2013 21:27:54 | More by jbuddle

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -2.6%

01-13-2013 21:47:33 | More by spycow

bauermj

Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.1%

12-30-2012 12:03:29 | More by bauermj

CypherEnigma

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +3.9%

12-12-2012 01:03:28 | More by CypherEnigma

imperialking

Illinois

4/5  rDev +3.9%

07-03-2012 19:06:50 | More by imperialking

Huhzubendah

District of Columbia

4/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Bottle shared by yourefragile. Thanks Michael. Civil Disobedience 1-3 side by side.

The beer is hazy and pale yellow hued with a towering, white, frothy head. The aroma offers citrus, lemon, grass. The flavor brings forth a nice citrus character, with additional notes of earth, wheat, light funk. Light in body and easy drinking. A delicate hop bitterness in the finish with a bit of sour funk. Overall, I enjoyed this brew. Well done.

Serving type: bottle

07-02-2012 23:28:31 | More by Huhzubendah

Mebuzzard

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

05-28-2012 01:49:41 | More by Mebuzzard

Fux

France

3/5  rDev -22.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Hazy golden yellow with quite a fuzzy head

S: A bit sour with lots of citruses (lemon, lime, etc.), fruity. Interesting nose.

T: Way too much lemon inside this brew. Very overpowering. Some floral aromas help balancing a little bit, bu overall not very enjoyable.

M: Not very long on the palate. Quite refreshing but the finish is a bit watery and fuzzy.

O: Interesting nose but very disappointing after that. I almost felt drinking washing-up liquid. I will probably not have this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-14-2012 21:17:25 | More by Fux

CummingsK21

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -9.1%

04-30-2012 03:30:14 | More by CummingsK21

kels

Virginia

4.7/5  rDev +22.1%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to my awesome fiance for picking this up for me on his last trip to Vermont. Nice to try something special that I don't get to see everyday.

Pours a hazy golden yellow with tinges of warm orange. Completely opaque with a decent bit of sediment floating low in the glass. The most notable feature, however, is the huge, airy, rocky, porous head - it's at least 4 fingers tall and started in the bottle when it was opened, flowing over the sides. It's practically sculptural and stays around for at least a few minutes before collapsing on itself. Tons of thick foamy lace sticks to the walls throughout the whole drink.

Nose is full of tangy, fruity yeast. Soft notes of lemongrass are cut with the notable presence of a slightly sour funk of wet hay.

So complex but still soft and balanced somehow. The effervescence is out of this world and perfect with the flavors on the beer. It's so light and full. It's very herbal, like lemongrass and chamomile and parsley. The yeast is fruity and pungent, and the slightest bit of funk only serves to fill out the body rather than dampen the flavor. Exceptionally tasty for such a light body. The finish is pleasingly drying and clean.

Could definitely drink this all day. It's refreshing and tasty and fragrant with such a nice contradictory simple complexity. Would love to have another opportunity to enjoy this one. It's so drinkable that it's hard to savor.

Serving type: bottle

04-08-2012 01:38:59 | More by kels

Khazadum

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -35.1%

03-31-2012 21:27:32 | More by Khazadum

ygtbsm94

Virginia

4/5  rDev +3.9%

03-13-2012 06:52:58 | More by ygtbsm94

nmann08

Maryland

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

03-12-2012 01:27:26 | More by nmann08

Sean9689

Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +1.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Thanks, Alex. Poured into tulip.

A - Pours a mirky orange/yellow color, white head, spotty lace.

S - Pretty funk & yeast-foward, big bretty saison, nice herbal and bread notes, some citrus in there too. This is a funky brett bomb with some of the other notes really secondary to the yeasty funk.

T - Light bitterness that's pretty much gone now, lots of funk, hay, grass, citrus lemon/orange peel. The herbal and floral notes are a little more prevalent on the palate when compared to the nose, which is nice. The finish is slight lemon peel/citrus and herbal notes that balance out nicely.

M - Light body, high carbonation, clean/dry finish.

O - This is a nice blend, but not quite as good as I was hoping for. The carbonation is a little too much right now, but I imagine that's the bugs doing their work. Looking forward to see how this continues to evolve over time. Good stuff.

Serving type: bottle

02-09-2012 19:58:03 | More by Sean9689

MasterSki

Illinois

3.53/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

Another AshleyMiller joint. Served in a Hill Farmstead glass.

A - Looks pretty similar to CD#1. This one was a slow gusher, and there's a tad bit more foam. The roused yeast results in a slightly murkier body, and it's a shade lighter as well.

S - Smells like lemons - I'm guessing as a result of the hops and brettanomyces-laden Jolly Pumpkin dregs. Unfortunately it's a slightly artificial and chemical lemon flavor that I associate with Pledge. There's some residual herbal hop flavors, suntan lotion, as well as a earthy, dirty funk - perhaps a hint of soiled diaper.

T - The taste thankfully loses some of the chemical lemon character and replaces it with grainy pale malt flavor - guessing that is from the Clara? The flavors seem to coalesce better here, with a decent combination of wheat, dusty brett, lemon, and herbs. Somewhat understated, although relatively flavorful for such a low ABV beer.

M - Nice medium body heft considering the ABV. Super dry, with pleasant, soft carbonation. Even though the flavor profile is a bit of a miss this is still quite nice on the palate.

D - Not a bad beer, by any stretch, but a disappointment considering its pedigree. The worst of the series, and probably the only Hill Farmstead beer I've had that actually had off-putting elements in play. I'd rather have Clara, Edward, or Jolly Pumpkin beers on their own.

Serving type: bottle

02-06-2012 21:03:41 | More by MasterSki

AgentZero

Illinois

3/5  rDev -22.1%

02-05-2012 23:55:21 | More by AgentZero

phingdong

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +3.9%

01-31-2012 16:16:44 | More by phingdong

starrdogg

District of Columbia

3.95/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Thanks to Michael for sharing this one.

Pours a hazy light orange/yellow with a pretty big white head. Smell is heavy on the brett with some muted hops and lemon in there in the background, though there's something a bit plastic-y about it. Flavor definitely is a step up from the nose, same combination of hoppiness (though faded from where it used to be according to my fellow drinkers) and brett, but the flavors combine a bit better than they do in the smell. Mouthfeel is very light, carbonated and excellent. Overall, this is another really nice saison from HF, it's very interesting, though I wish I'd had it when it was a little hoppier, as I think it might've been excellent then. Instead, it's still good, but probably on its way downhill.

Serving type: bottle

01-26-2012 00:15:00 | More by starrdogg

rtepiak

Poland

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

deemed as one of my desert island styles... the table saison. this one comes in at 4.5 abv and has an outrageous amount of complexity to something so small. a wonderfully fashion yeast with a very nice and complex floral grassy aromatic note. looks like a saison with a bit of murk. the drugs are add to it much like the clara. pour is brett lemon balm, and grass with hints of floral that can actually separate and have distinct flower notes as it warms. i got predominately lavender. palate is a bit pickled lotus root funky, floral perfume and cilantro. there is a fruit not of a under ripened peach. a great beer for a summer day and so so delicate on the palate you have to slow yourself down because there is not enough.

Serving type: bottle

01-14-2012 19:14:37 | More by rtepiak

WeisGuy

New York

4.5/5  rDev +16.9%

01-14-2012 16:18:24 | More by WeisGuy

kingcrowing

Vermont

2.48/5  rDev -35.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

750ml bottle poured into a HF tulip.

Pours a hazy straw color with a small white head with some thin white lacing. Nose is funky and tart a bit of grassy early flavors.

Taste is soap, lavender, and Brett all day. Super dry and bretty on he finish. Its just not quite there since it was fresh. Has nothing on the first one.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2012 00:42:30 | More by kingcrowing