What Is Enlightenment?
Hill Farmstead Brewery

What Is Enlightenment?What Is Enlightenment?
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From:
Hill Farmstead Brewery
 
Vermont, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
Ranked #14
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
97
Ranked #679
Avg:
4.37 | pDev: 7.09%
Reviews:
121
Ratings:
952
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 10, 2023
Added:
Apr 26, 2012
Wants:
  271
Gots:
  59
American Pale Ale brewed in honor of our Second Anniversary. Simcoe and Amarillo hops.
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Ratings by jbaker67:
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Reviewed by jbaker67 from Pennsylvania

4.44/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Pours unclear golden with an orange hue, thicker for the style which is nice. Aroma is the only thing that is not balanced here because it is so light. What you do get in the nose is so juicy and delicious, some citrus sweet hops. The body and flavor are perfectly balanced, as usual for HF. It brings juicy hops with just the right tang, and citrus, soft without any hop bite at all. Each sip gets better, refreshing the palate on a warm spring day just like an APA should do. Lingers on the tongue just long enough until you are going back for more.
Jun 07, 2014
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.5 by bigred89 from Maryland

Aug 10, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by rare_bird from Michigan

Jun 22, 2023
 
Rated: 4.5 by dtm426 from Michigan

Jun 17, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by Jdells09 from New Jersey

Jun 02, 2023
 
Rated: 4.19 by swierczt from Connecticut

Jul 05, 2022
 
Rated: 4.46 by Bhubbard34 from Pennsylvania

Jul 05, 2022
 
Rated: 4.34 by emptyglassagain from Massachusetts

Jul 02, 2022
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Rated by npolachek from New York

4.35/5  rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Good APA. High rated amongst this class
Jun 29, 2022
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Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota

4.5/5  rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
On tap. White head with lace. Cloudy golden sunset.

Mango, melon, papaya. Very tropical. Earthy, floral hops show nicely. Honeydew. Spicy/zesty hops. Nice blend of bitterness and softness.

Crazy amount of flavor for only 5%
Jun 24, 2022
 
Rated: 4.48 by cd34 from Illinois

Jun 24, 2021
 
Rated: 4.52 by NolaHopHead from Louisiana

Jun 16, 2021
 
Rated: 4.79 by jdow117 from Ohio

May 31, 2021
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Reviewed by Rub_This_BBQ from Massachusetts

4.12/5  rDev -5.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
16oz can poured into hf mug.
L: glowing orange, medium haze big fluffy white 3 fingers

S: no malt, grapefruit and citrus lead the way,

T: nice firm bitternss and man taste is grapefruit.

F: touch slick thin lacks body for level of bitterness

O: a great pale ale but seems mix of old / new
May 29, 2021
 
Rated: 4.52 by Yungcoolship from Wisconsin

Feb 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.42 by Duffman79 from Connecticut

Sep 15, 2020
 
Rated: 4.32 by paresis from Massachusetts

Aug 08, 2020
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Reviewed by papposilenus from New Hampshire

4.36/5  rDev -0.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
From a 12oz can, dated 07/07/20. Served in a cervoise.

Pours a heavily hazed mango-gold with two fingers of lush, creamy head. Retention is excellent, leaving a thick bubbly cap and a heavy tattered curtain of lacing.

Nose is earthy-sharp, orange rind and spice cake.

First taste impression is of grapefruit juice, clean, sharp juicy bitterness. A flowery spiciness follows, finishing with oily orange peel bitterness clinging to the tongue.

Feel is smooth and slick, medium bodied with bright, zesty carbonation.

A very enjoyable small pale ale with vanishingly low sweetness contrasted with moderately-high bitterness of the citric sort.
Jul 21, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by pepesylvia from Pennsylvania

May 01, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by smartassboiler from Illinois

Dec 26, 2019
What Is Enlightenment? from Hill Farmstead Brewery
Beer rating: 97 out of 100 with 952 ratings