Society & Solitude #3 - Hill Farmstead Brewery

tewaris

Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

Society and Solitude 3
Very fresh growler sent by my friend in VT.

Quite hazy looking and I am positive that it's the hops. This is a double IPA but it drinks like a pale ale. The hop profile is right up my alley too: grass, pine, weed and ginger. No sweetness and none of the tropical fruit bullshit. I am f'in loving it.

No balance so to speak, just a very dry and fresh tasting IPA. The ginger note is a new one for me but it works very well. Reminds me of Heady Topper and wows me in the same manner Heady did.

4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5, 4.5

Serving type: growler

04-05-2012 19:07:19 | More by tewaris

HuskyinPDX

Washington

4.08/5  rDev -6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750ml swing top opened on 6.16.13

A - Pours a very hazy, cloudy light orange with a huge soapy light tan head with good retention.

S - Citrusy, tropical, and some melon.

T - Tropical fruit, floral, melon, orange, a touch of wheat.

D - Smooth light body with good carbonation.

O - #3, and another good one. It didn't blow me away, but HF may be spoiling me with all these amazing beers.

Serving type: growler

06-20-2013 04:42:12 | More by HuskyinPDX

BarrytheBear

Wisconsin

4.06/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Growler courtesy of Luke. Thank you very much for the opportunity!

Yellow-orange pour into my Tired Hands teku with a big white bubbly dome. HF hops just look good in a glass.

Herbal minty citrus jumps from the growler. There's also a white cake batter underneath.

Juicy orange on the front of the tongue for the briefest of moments. Immediate segue into dry baby aspirin and big catty dankness. Remember when you'd blow bong hits through a toilet paper roll stuffed with fabric softener? Hey the potheads are doing laundry again. Well, this is like exhaling a gnarly sticky nug straight through Mr. Whiskers crap den. Prickly bitterness along the finish with an herbal feline fade.

Next time you decide to fire one up, call your kitty in on the session. My guess is you'll have a lot to talk about.

Serving type: growler

06-19-2013 01:26:06 | More by BarrytheBear

madtowndmb1

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-18-2013 20:41:07 | More by madtowndmb1

TobiasG

Massachusetts

4.75/5  rDev +9.4%

06-18-2013 19:34:06 | More by TobiasG

thegerm87

Connecticut

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-17-2013 02:16:21 | More by thegerm87

vonnegut21

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-16-2013 22:26:47 | More by vonnegut21

judkinst

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-16-2013 13:55:06 | More by judkinst

Dirtinabottle

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-16-2013 08:29:31 | More by Dirtinabottle

Brew33

Ohio

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-16-2013 00:53:54 | More by Brew33

Chisfinest84

Illinois

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-15-2013 21:20:09 | More by Chisfinest84

sailorastro

Connecticut

4/5  rDev -7.8%

06-15-2013 20:26:46 | More by sailorastro

kevanb

Illinois

4.24/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25

750ml bottle poured into a Hill Farmstead wine glass.

The beer pours a hazy orange color, with a nice finger and a half of soapy white head that has very nice retention and leaves behind a massive network of sticky lace. The aroma is fairly tame, lots of bitter pine, light citrus, mostly grapefruit with some light tangerine, a touch of floral character with some rich, sweet malt backbone. The flavors are more impressive, lots of bitter, resinous pine on the tongue, spicy hop character, tangy grapefruit, tangerine with just a touch of pale malt that has some straw-esque after taste that lingers. The body is nice and juicy, coats the mouth well, a bit of a soapy texture that has a great dry kick at the finish.

Verdict: Another delicious IPA from Hill Farmstead. While not quite up to snuff with their best efforts, this beer still hits the spot for any hop head. One of the best showings of the Columbus hop I've had to date.

Serving type: growler

06-15-2013 01:16:02 | More by kevanb

BGsWo22

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-14-2013 22:48:47 | More by BGsWo22

beerasaurusrex

Massachusetts

5/5  rDev +15.2%

06-13-2013 21:27:40 | More by beerasaurusrex

doremite

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-13-2013 20:24:45 | More by doremite

klythjohan

Massachusetts

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-13-2013 20:03:45 | More by klythjohan

MasterCraft

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-13-2013 03:12:02 | More by MasterCraft

whatsgoody

Massachusetts

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-13-2013 01:54:33 | More by whatsgoody

Seanniek91

New Hampshire

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-13-2013 01:03:55 | More by Seanniek91

Keith_R

Georgia

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-12-2013 21:44:01 | More by Keith_R

Skrip

South Carolina

4.1/5  rDev -5.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

750ml growler poured into a Three Floyds Teku.

A~ glowing light orange, with a nice fluffy white head and a lot of lacing.

S~ tons of citrus and pine. mostly lemons and grapefruit, not too much going on here.

T~ pretty follows the nose, very well balanced but nothing more then the citrus, pine and hop bitterness.

M~ thick, but smooth. feels imperial haha! nice carbonation of course and a tad dry.

O~ not a bad DIPA but definitely not my favorite, i tend to like a lot more complexity. still very drinkable and slightly messing me up on this fine summer day!

Serving type: growler

06-12-2013 20:01:54 | More by Skrip

jbeervt

Vermont

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-12-2013 01:41:34 | More by jbeervt

freebirdbm14

New York

4.25/5  rDev -2.1%

06-11-2013 18:20:05 | More by freebirdbm14

stevec32

New York

4.5/5  rDev +3.7%

06-11-2013 13:39:36 | More by stevec32