Birth Of Tragedy - Hill Farmstead Brewery

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rAvg: 4.46
pDev: 9.64%
Reviews: 112
Hads: 306

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Brewed by:
Hill Farmstead Brewery

Vermont, United States

Style | ABV
American Porter | 9.00% ABV

Availability: Winter. bottle (95), on-tap (17).

Notes:
Imperial porter brewed with coffee and honey and aged in bourbon barrels.

2011 vintage - 11% ABV

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Reviews by KickInTheChalice:

KickInTheChalice

Illinois

3.9/5 rDev -12.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

From notes. Poured from a 500 mL bottle into a snifter.

Birth of Tragedy pours a mahogany, nearly black color with a small tan mocha cap.

Lots of espresso, somewhat bitter and a bit creamy, dark bitter chocolate, sweet milk chocolate, roasted malt, and a bit of spicy hops in the nose.

The flavor is full of a ton of espresso, a bit of cream, dark, bitter chocolate, deeply roasted malt, and a bit of spice toward the finish. There is a sweetness to some of chocolate notes, but overall it is fairly bitter. There is not very much bourbon character coming through.

The mouthfeel is fairly full, there is a creamy carbonation. It is a bit acrid in its bitterness, with a dryness toward the end. Even without the bourbon flavor coming through, it feels like the dryness from the oak barrel came through fairly strongly.

It was fairly nice, but I really noticed the acrid nature of it, which detracted from the experience.

Serving type: bottle

05-16-2012 03:01:35 | More by KickInTheChalice

More User Reviews:

TobiasG

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +0.9%

06-18-2013 18:45:15 | More by TobiasG

Beerdy

Heard & McDonald Islands

4.5/5 rDev +0.9%

06-16-2013 17:41:00 | More by Beerdy

afallon86

California

4.75/5 rDev +6.5%

06-15-2013 09:20:58 | More by afallon86

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

4.71/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75

Thanks to David for this bottle!
2012 Vintage poured in to HF Stemmed Tulip.

A - Deep black with half a finger of light brown head and good retention.

S - Sweet bourbon, oak and vanilla up front from the barrel, followed by a big hit of espresso, chocolate fudge and molasses. A fantastic nose!

T - Charred oak, sweet bourbon and vanilla flavours give way to chocolate fudge, molasses and dark roasted coffee and a light dark cherry flavour. The finish is somewhat dry with a lingering vanilla sweetness and charred oak flavour.

M - Medium body. Creamy. Light carbonation.

Serving type: bottle

06-14-2013 16:19:01 | More by TheSevenDuffs

doremite

Massachusetts

4.75/5 rDev +6.5%

06-13-2013 20:15:13 | More by doremite

mtchaput

Massachusetts

4.5/5 rDev +0.9%

06-11-2013 23:04:45 | More by mtchaput

sarge27

California

3.75/5 rDev -15.9%

06-11-2013 05:06:41 | More by sarge27

Mscarpen

Tennessee

4.5/5 rDev +0.9%

06-08-2013 12:42:26 | More by Mscarpen

HoppyLuckyGoGo

California

4.5/5 rDev +0.9%

06-06-2013 19:13:16 | More by HoppyLuckyGoGo

POTABLE83

New York

4/5 rDev -10.3%

06-06-2013 12:53:54 | More by POTABLE83

drlovemd87

Colorado

4.75/5 rDev +6.5%

06-04-2013 16:37:00 | More by drlovemd87

Denoas

New York

4.25/5 rDev -4.7%

05-31-2013 20:59:38 | More by Denoas

dkw0063

Texas

5/5 rDev +12.1%

05-30-2013 00:35:56 | More by dkw0063

Mopps

Virginia

4/5 rDev -10.3%

05-29-2013 19:48:23 | More by Mopps

mdaschaf

Washington

4.54/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Thanks to Paul for sharing this one.

A: Pours black with a small mocha colored head on top. A small head forms upon pouring, but quickly reduces to a thin ring on top. Very thin lace randomly forms on the glass.

S: Lots of dark fruit upfront, some cherry and plum. Underneath is plenty of chocolate, a little mocha, oak, and some bourbon. The spices and vanilla are rather faint.

T: Great cherry chocolate flavor upfront, the chocolate is quite rich, almost like brownie/fudge. The bourbon comes through very even and smooth, not overpowering at all, with some vanilla and a little oak.

M: Medium to full bodied with low carbonation.

O: A very good beer, the flavor profile was fantastic - the blend of dark fruit and chocolate was great. The flavors imparted by the barrels blended in very nicely.

Serving type: bottle

05-28-2013 20:22:56 | More by mdaschaf