Hill Farmstead thread

[Dino1]

Kerrie told my buddy that there were 60 people in line before opening yesterday...

 

[Frank1]

About 15 in line for today. Nice and mellow

 

[Adam Jackson]

About 15 in line for today. Nice and mellow

I'll be up tomorrow afternoon around 4. Just gonna grab some bottles and hit Parker. A buddy Nate from boston is gonna ride up with me. Hoping its a chill time. I do need more soigné in my life.

 

[JulianB1]

Who's going to be the first person to Intihar a Soigne magnum?

 

[MikeG1]

Anyone tried the Flora Blueberry yet? There's a few 5/5 ratings on BA (of course) but no full reviews. Thoughts?

 

[Frank1]

Anyone tried the Flora Blueberry yet? There's a few 5/5 ratings on BA (of course) but no full reviews. Thoughts?

I'll get back to you on that tonight after work. Bottle is going straight in the fridge

 

[parkingphi]

The problem is lugging all that beer back to Brooklyn haha

Just do what I did when I went to PDX:

Ask johnnyramirez or CharlieMurphy. It was crucial!

 

[Rootz121]

$30 for that? What an investment.

 

[bearsonacid1]

I like how Harlan is the red-headed stepchild of HF's IPA lineup whereas for most breweries in the country that would be their best/flagship beer.

It really is and I don't know why. It feels offset from most hoppy stuff by HF - more old-school west coast. But for a long time, the IPA style itself was the red headed step child at HF. Harlan was the only one they made until Susan came out and then Legitimacy. I think the only other IPA was that blood orange collab with their friend from dieu de ciel, maybe some other one-off, and James is technically an IPA. Mean while there's an extensive APA and DIPA series.

 

[atomicskis5]

Got lucky yesterday strolled in at 330 to find two mags of soigne on the shelf! Me and my buddy grabbed them. This after me saying on the ride up I will never have a magnum of hf... some times you just gotta get lucky I guess!

 

[Frank1]

I'll get back to you on that tonight after work. Bottle is going straight in the fridge

Thoughts on Blueberry Flora:

The color is unreal. The fruit actually comes across as blueberry, which is pretty impressive. Yeast and oak are present but take a backseat to the fruit. Really easy drinking. It's far from sweet, but it's definitely not super dry either. Great beer, which I'd love to drink again, but I still prefer Flora.

 

[MikeG1]

Thoughts on Blueberry Flora:

The color is unreal. The fruit actually comes across as blueberry, which is pretty impressive. Yeast and oak are present but take a backseat to the fruit. Really easy drinking. It's far from sweet, but it's definitely not super dry either. Great beer, which I'd love to drink again, but I still prefer Flora.

Good to know. I was a huge fan of Satsuma - we drank one side by side with Flora B5 and the way it changed/enhanced the base beer was unreal. Can only imagine what the Cherry Flora is like

 

[BGsWo22]

Anyone looking to share the Blueberry love?

 

[Adam Jackson]

Not going to open Blueberry for a while but I find it hard to believe a HFS beer tasting better than Flora but I have really high expectations for Art whenever that comes out. Among the saisons, Flora wins out every time.

Hoping blueberry is still on when I go up today w/ natejohnson I'll probably still go back next week just for Double Citra assuming nothing else goes up. Also, ISO 1.5 liter bottles of any of the saisons. Sucks I've missed those.

The fact that I've been there so much in the last 2 months is a bit depressing yet, it's even more surprising that I haven't seen a large format bottle every time I go up.

Thanks Frank for the tasting notes. Yesterday, I uploaded label artwork for Blueberry Flora & Sarrasin. Still waiting on reviews with notes just so I can see what others are saying.

BTW, this was Frank last night

#ZeroFux

 

[Frank1]

Good to know. I was a huge fan of Satsuma - we drank one side by side with Flora B5 and the way it changed/enhanced the base beer was unreal. Can only imagine what the Cherry Flora is like

FWIW I felt the same way about Satsuma that I do about Blueberry. A nice twist, but overall a different beer.

 

[MikeG1]

FWIW I felt the same way about Satsuma that I do about Blueberry. A nice twist, but overall a different beer.

Wondering if the 500ml Flora bottles are the new standard for Flora releases.

 

[OnryAndMean]

Alright fellas, thoughts on Blueberry Flora 1:1 for Flora B5? Seems fair to me, but maybe I'm off on the demand for B5

 

[MikeG1]

Alright fellas, thoughts on Blueberry Flora 1:1 for Flora B5? Seems fair to me, but maybe I'm off on the demand for B5

I wouldn't trade my B5 Flora for it. I would do Satsuma 1:1 though.

 

[bahnfire]

Alright fellas, thoughts on Blueberry Flora 1:1 for Flora B5? Seems fair to me, but maybe I'm off on the demand for B5

I'm thinking if you're the one trading Blueberry and looking for B5, it would get done pretty quickly, given the current ISOs for Blueberry. If you're trying to trade the B5, while I technically think its fair, it would take longer to get done.

 

[Frank1]

I'm thinking if you're the one trading Blueberry and looking for B5, it would get done pretty quickly, given the current ISOs for Blueberry. If you're trying to trade the B5, while I technically think its fair, it would take longer to get done.

Two things I hope:

I hope this is true
I hope Blueberry Flora lasts until next week

 

[BDK82]

What about a kbbs? I would think the + would be on the BB flora side, no?

 

[Frank1]

What about a kbbs? I would think the + would be on the BB flora side, no?

I would think so

 

[Ataraxia1]

What about a kbbs? I would think the + would be on the BB flora side, no?

Until they announce KBBS b2

Realspeak, do people think these Flora variants are going to be one-offs like Satsuma?

 

[Frank1]

Until they announce KBBS b2

Realspeak, do people think these Flora variants are going to be one-offs like Satsuma?

If not oneoffs, then sporadically released.

 

[BDK82]

I would think so

Good to know

 

[OnryAndMean]

I have 1 bottle of blueberry, but was lucky enough to share a bottle with a buddy, so since I've yet to try Flora B5, I'm tempted to offer it up.

But, I'm sure B6 will come out within a couple months, so maybe I'll just drink the blueberry

 

[user 307594]

I can't hear anything over my raging beerection from my newly purchased magnum of Brother Soigne.

 

[Adam Jackson]

I can't hear anything over my raging beerection from my newly purchased magnum of Brother Soigne.

You too, huh?

 

[user 307594]

You too, huh?

How else can I be a baller, shot-caller?

 

[Frank1]

It's like I'm the only one left out of the HFS magnum club

**** it, blewb flora hoarding mode engaged!!! (Please don't sell out tomorrow...)