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12th Can
Hilliard's Beer
- From:
- Hilliard's Beer
- Washington, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.14 | pDev: 16.56%
- Reviews:
- 13
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Mar 07, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 19, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by gandres from Philippines
2.94/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
16 ounce can poured into wine glass
Appearance: Orange light amber , hazy, with medium head, lacing
Aroma: Smell of malt
Taste: Good initial bitter but can improve on the follow through
Mouth feel: Fizzy, a bit creamy
Overall: Good Beer, but can be better
Drank: January 28, 2016
Jan 29, 2016Appearance: Orange light amber , hazy, with medium head, lacing
Aroma: Smell of malt
Taste: Good initial bitter but can improve on the follow through
Mouth feel: Fizzy, a bit creamy
Overall: Good Beer, but can be better
Drank: January 28, 2016
Rated by AcetheBathound from Massachusetts
4/5 rDev +27.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +27.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
One of my favorite Pale Ales.
Nov 06, 2015Reviewed by EdwardAbbey from Washington
3.28/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev +4.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
If your only objective is to pound a local, cheap, and session-able American Pale Ale during Seahawks games, you've come to the right place. But if you want anything more, look elsewhere.
Sep 14, 2015Rated by HopticalDeployment from North Carolina
3.71/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.71/5 rDev +18.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Good craft brew reason to drink TWELVE beers. And not fall apart... Good session piece.
Apr 08, 2015Reviewed by mactrail from Washington
3.4/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Some resiny hops along with the biscuity malt taste. Dark yellow with a decent head. Plenty of carbonation and just slightly aromatic. More of the club soda with an acidic mouthfeel. Thin but not very bitter. A little metallic.
Quite gulpable but mostly of note due to the fairly low alcohol. Makes a nice swallow when you want something wet tickling your throat. From the 16 oz can purchased at 99 Bottles in Federal Way, Wash.
Sep 19, 2014Quite gulpable but mostly of note due to the fairly low alcohol. Makes a nice swallow when you want something wet tickling your throat. From the 16 oz can purchased at 99 Bottles in Federal Way, Wash.
Reviewed by Bookseeb from Washington
3.05/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -2.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Appearance has a nice golden amber color supporting a steady dissipating head leaving nill lace. Smell of the malt and floral hops. Taste seems to have more bittering than aroma hops leaving a lingering bitterness in the aftertaste having a little of the sweetness from the malt. Mouthfeel is medium light with good carbonation. Tried it once and that'll be about it.
Jun 07, 2014Reviewed by woemad from Washington
3.09/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.09/5 rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
16oz can purchased at Huckleberry’s in Spokane. The best by date of “28 March 2014 (shame on Huckleberry’s for carrying old cases of this to pander to Seahawk fans!)” is stamped on the bottom of the can, as is the message “Yeast Mode!.”
Poured a hazy amber color with a thin off-white foam head that dropped fairly quickly.
Initially the nose was of herbal, medicinal smelling hops, but things became more piney as it warmed up. Grassy notes became prominent as well. The bitter, medicinal smell never entirely went away, however, instead just receding into the background.
The hop flavors don’t meld together too well. There’s a mineralish taste that doesn’t meld with anything and hangs over the beer like an ill-matched cloak.
Carbonation is too low. The mouthfeel is a little bit oily, like that of a restrained west coast style pale ale.
As a dyed –in-the-wool ‘hawks fan who’s never wavered in his fandom, I really wanted to like this beer, and am still glad someone made a beer for the fans. I just wish it was a little fresher and, frankly, better. Hilliard beers just don’t impress me, despite my having given them several chances. I’m not sure I’ll be doing any more of that.
Apr 20, 2014Poured a hazy amber color with a thin off-white foam head that dropped fairly quickly.
Initially the nose was of herbal, medicinal smelling hops, but things became more piney as it warmed up. Grassy notes became prominent as well. The bitter, medicinal smell never entirely went away, however, instead just receding into the background.
The hop flavors don’t meld together too well. There’s a mineralish taste that doesn’t meld with anything and hangs over the beer like an ill-matched cloak.
Carbonation is too low. The mouthfeel is a little bit oily, like that of a restrained west coast style pale ale.
As a dyed –in-the-wool ‘hawks fan who’s never wavered in his fandom, I really wanted to like this beer, and am still glad someone made a beer for the fans. I just wish it was a little fresher and, frankly, better. Hilliard beers just don’t impress me, despite my having given them several chances. I’m not sure I’ll be doing any more of that.
Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon
3.31/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.31/5 rDev +5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy gold with a huge off white head and some spotty lacing. Smell is nice malts with a bit of floral hops. Taste is cascade hops with an English type maltiness. Not a bad taste just a bit at odds with what it wants to be. Good flavor profile overall just a bit timid. Kind of an English PA with Northwest hops. Easy drinking low abv. so if aren't fussy about style character give it a try. Mouthfeel was a bit thin and carbonation was good. Finish is fruity lightly bitter and dry.
No particular yeast flavors noted.
Apr 10, 2014No particular yeast flavors noted.
12th Can from Hilliard's Beer
Beer rating:
75 out of
100 with
42 ratings
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