Hill Farmstead thread

[GuzzleMcBrew]

I was told today,correct me I'm wrong please, it comes in at 11 percent alcohol. talk beer not mules.

When Kerrie told us it was 10-11% I was really suprised and asked if they had an idea why such high ABV, like perhaps if mango sugar had gotten refermented or the bacteria went nuts or something. She said she knew at least one of the threads in the beer was Mimosa, which might have something to do with it.

You'd never know it was that high of abv. Mango integration is really nice.

 

[skrip]

When Kerrie told us it was 10-11% I was really suprised and asked if they had an idea why such high ABV, like perhaps if mango sugar had gotten refermented or the bacteria went nuts or something. She said she knew at least one of the threads in the beer was Mimosa, which might have something to do with it.

You'd never know it was that high of abv. Mango integration is really nice.

you shouldn't have said that! hahahaha

 

[thrashD]

When Kerrie told us it was 10-11% I was really suprised and asked if they had an idea why such high ABV, like perhaps if mango sugar had gotten refermented or the bacteria went nuts or something. She said she knew at least one of the threads in the beer was Mimosa, which might have something to do with it.

You'd never know it was that high of abv. Mango integration is really nice.

you shouldn't have said that! hahahaha

 

[Beer4B]

I love softballs....

Hi Vic!

 

[JulianB1]

With all this speculation over the ABV, I'll ask an obvious question: is it not printed on the label?

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

With all this speculation over the ABV, I'll ask an obvious question: is it not printed on the label?

A. It is not speculation. They give you a 'warning' about the abv when they pour it for you, assumingly so no light weights splitting a bottle get rek'd. I would guess the range is just to account for bottle variation due to the blending/barrels not all having the exact same abv.
B. I have not seen an abv listing on any Civil Disobedience bottle since CD5, perhaps for the reason I mentioned above.

 

[Os]

A. It is not speculation. They give you a 'warning' about the abv when they pour it for you, assumingly so no light weights splitting a bottle get rek'd. I would guess the range is just to account for bottle variation due to the blending/barrels not all having the exact same abv.
B. I have not seen an abv listing on any Civil Disobedience bottle since CD5, perhaps for the reason I mentioned above.

C. JulianB, please!

 

[JulianB1]

A. It is not speculation. They give you a 'warning' about the abv when they pour it for you, assumingly so no light weights splitting a bottle get rek'd. I would guess the range is just to account for bottle variation due to the blending/barrels not all having the exact same abv.
B. I have not seen an abv listing on any Civil Disobedience bottle since CD5, perhaps for the reason I mentioned above.

I meant speculation by poster in here, not by the staff. Sorry that wasn't clear. Thanks for the answer on B, that makes sense. I guess Vermont isn't a state that requires ABV listing?

 

[houdinikegstand]

Has anybody had issues with their hoppy growler taps recently? Friend and I regrettably poured out the Susan and Abner 750s he retrieved last week. Both were a malty mess, nothing resembling the hundreds of pours we've had of each over the years. Weird.

 

[sparged]

The 750s of Susan and Abner I grabbed last month tasted a little off. Malty, a little rough around the edges.

 

[thechrislife]

Has anybody had issues with their hoppy growler taps recently? Friend and I regrettably poured out the Susan and Abner 750s he retrieved last week. Both were a malty mess, nothing resembling the hundreds of pours we've had of each over the years. Weird.

I was up a few weeks ago, and got 4 growler fills of hoppy beers (including both Susan and Abner), and all of them were excellent as usual.

 

[Os]

growlers from 3 weeks ago were fine for me... I actually forgot a 2L of Citra until last week (2 weeks old) and it was still tasty

 

[bdogg1]

growlers from 3 weeks ago were fine for me... I actually forgot a 2L of Citra until last week (2 weeks old) and it was still tasty

 

[Os]

quick clarification on the ABV... there must have been some confusion
the ABV of CD15 is 8%-9%

 

[Abitker]

It's definitely between 8-9 pct, and given the components of the beer it wouldn't make any sense of it was actually 11pct abv. The only reason it's 8-9 instead of the usual 5-6 is because of the mimosa used in the blend I would assume.

 

[GuzzleMcBrew]

quick clarification on the ABV... there must have been some confusion
the ABV of CD15 is 8%-9%

This makes a lot of sense. When Kerrie explained the beer was part Mimosa, the abv was still confusing to me because it would be a bit weird for a beer to have a half/whole abv point higher than the likely highest abv contributor in the blend. Unless they put Ephraim in barrels or something, I don't know of any other HF saison/sour beers as high as 10 of so percent.

Even if the beer was 100% Mimosa it would be surprising to me that it re-fermented enough to add any significant abv beyond final gravity. Let alone a blend with beers that have a lower abv.

Then again, who knows about the Mimosa component given that the quoted abv was off. Perhaps there has not been a lot of internal communication about that beer.

 

[acurtis]

She said she knew at least one of the threads in the beer was Mimosa, which might have something to do with it. .

I heard the same thing yesterday, that Mimosa was a significant piece of the blend and that Mimosa will not be released by itself. Just as part of blends. This is all hearsay.

 

[ASUBeer]

I think it probably mak sense to have 3 different posters each send me a growler of Susan. I will test each growler without bias and report the results. We must get to the bottom of this.

 

[tehzachatak]

Mimosa

 

[wethorseblanket]

I meant speculation by poster in here, not by the staff. Sorry that wasn't clear. Thanks for the answer on B, that makes sense. I guess Vermont isn't a state that requires ABV listing?

HF bottles seem to go about 50/50 with ABV labeling. As in, about half have it, half don't. Based on the bottles I've had over the years.

 

[HopStunna]

F the CD15 Mango Mimosa & 13 onsite. What about dat cheese plate doe...

 

[Resuin]

I did the cd13 and cheese plate combo a week or two ago. They compliment each other so well. Such a great experience.

 

[grandmeaulnes]

I did the cd13 and cheese plate combo a week or two ago. They compliment each other so well. Such a great experience.

same. totally ruled.

 

[Os]

F the CD15 Mango Mimosa & 13 onsite. What about dat cheese plate doe...

what cheeses they got now? had it 3 weeks ago w/ CD13 and LoG (apple water). Was great

 

[AutumnBeerLove]

F the CD15 Mango Mimosa & 13 onsite. What about dat cheese plate doe...[/QUOTE]

Finally, a cheese plate call out!

 

[Os]

Finally, a cheese plate call out!

damn, I guess I only put it on IG/Twitter....

 

[Os]

Going into the coolship with our @cigarcitybrewing collab momentarily!

 

[wuntrikpony]

Now age that **** on guavas, ancho chiles and cedar!

 

[caaam]

Now age that **** on guavas, ancho chiles and cedar!

White oak being and time

 

[Kpaxprime]

Don't forget we are talking about HF here. Those sort of transactions make you take pause and reconsider the boundaries of beer business transactions.

Lol, that's hilarious.