Hill Farmstead thread

[Mikecap]

Oh wait no it was Prolegomena, ma bad

That was a strange one. Also due again soon though.

 

[Stewmeister91]

That was a strange one. Also due again soon though.

Have a Prolegomena kicking around in my cellar. I wonder how it's doing

 

[jammery]

Wouldn’t shock me as a lot of older releases have resurfaced the past couple of years.

Where you at Peleg?

Had it in September thanks to vantuylw. Very tasty, gushed a fair amount. That house microflora is definitely doing it’s thing

 

[iong516]

Oh wait no it was Prolegomena, ma bad

First HF bottle I bought... was so bummed no saisons were available, and the cash only thing and per person growler limit (if I remember correctly) amounted to a much different Hill experience than we enjoy these days.

 

[Resuin]

I remember times I visited when HF had zero bottles for sale, I bet that hasn't happened in a while. Lately it seems they always have 10+ different types of bottles to go, as well as on site stuff. Pretty cool.

 

[nrs207]

My first visit to VT was for Heady Topper. I discovered HF and I will probably die in my youth because of the ensuing alcoholism. But at least it'll be fun while it lasts. Will never forgive myself. They had Art and E. for sale (spring 2012) and I only bought an E. because I was an idiot. Oh how times change.

 

[InfinityonTrial]

My first visit to VT was for Heady Topper. I discovered HF and I will probably die in my youth because of the ensuing alcoholism. But at least it'll be fun while it lasts. Will never forgive myself. They had Art and E. for sale (spring 2012) and I only bought an E. because I was an idiot. Oh how times change.

Hey, at least you didn't buy 2 of those Arts just to trade them away for Dark Lord.

 

[nrs207]

Hey, at least you didn't buy 2 of those Arts just to trade them away for Dark Lord.

lol that is true

 

[RuckIt]

Hey, at least you didn't buy 2 of those Arts just to trade them away for Dark Lord.

Was that back in the great Kikkoman shortage of 2012? If so, I'd say you got a pretty solid return on those Arts.

 

[Number45]

Traded my b1 Ann for a 375 Blabaer about a week after release. And didn’t buy any Art or E. when up for the release mentioned above, instead just got more growler fills with my cash.

 

[tylerk88]

 

[Mikecap]

Because peer pressure, 10/14 Anna.

Per my initial review,

This is my favorite HF shelf beer after Arthur, but it’s splitting hairs, and I love them all. Aged quite well, brett a bit more dominant than when fresh. Honey still there, and more carb than fresh. I’d say this is at or past its peak, don’t foresee it getting better. It’s still awesome though.

At $10 a bottle, Hill Farmstead’s “shelf” saisons remain the best deal in craft beer.

After this, I was told that brettanomyces is not a part of the yeast strain for Anna. Regardless, this beer is still good.

 

[evanw1]

It just occurred to me that this yr will conclude without my annual visit to the Hill — first time in 5 yrs... Stupid West Coast move. PATHETIC!

(P.S., Mikecap, I just discovered I have a bottle of 09/2014 Anna still hangin' out, so I suppose I should give in to peer-pressure too #amirite Might hold off till the holidays tho so I can side-by-side w/ a fresh bottle my buddy has.)

(P.P.S., any of you good people wanna send me some bottles of Arthur? So awesome that it seems to always be available these days.)

 

[Scalzo]

Hey, at least you didn't buy 2 of those Arts just to trade them away for Dark Lord.

Still ISO Dark Lord?

 

[tehzachatak]

After this, I was told that brettanomyces is not a part of the yeast strain for Anna. Regardless, this beer is still good.

Wut

 

[SecretSquirrel]

Hey, at least you didn't buy 2 of those Arts just to trade them away for Dark Lord.

oooooof

 

[SecretSquirrel]

mmmmm plums

 

[Mikecap]

Wut

Idk some dude told me that, I was confused as well.

 

[Debokle]

Because peer pressure, 10/14 Anna.

Per my initial review,

This is my favorite HF shelf beer after Arthur, but it’s splitting hairs, and I love them all. Aged quite well, brett a bit more dominant than when fresh. Honey still there, and more carb than fresh. I’d say this is at or past its peak, don’t foresee it getting better. It’s still awesome though.

At $10 a bottle, Hill Farmstead’s “shelf” saisons remain the best deal in craft beer.

After this, I was told that brettanomyces is not a part of the yeast strain for Anna. Regardless, this beer is still good.

Anna 2014 was one of the best beers at FOFA 2017. That's saying something.

Also Vera Mae 2016, which is a tragically underrated HF beer IMO.

 

[iong516]

Anna 2014 was one of the best beers at FOFA 2017.

Backed. That was a really good keg. Juicy was also better than expected, and that bourbon BA ice cider...

 

[Debokle]

Backed. That was a really good keg. Juicy was also better than expected, and that bourbon BA ice cider...

Kegged juicy tasted different than what I remember the bottle tasting like. I still have a bottle I'll open soon.

 

[bdalik]

Idk some dude told me that, I was confused as well.

Unless that someone was Shaun Hill, I'm not sure I'd believe him.

 

[tylerk88]

Inspired by recent posts, I just opened an older bottle.

I had my first taste of HF in 2013. I thought, at the time, that I’d never make the trek from Boston all the way to Greensboro. In Sept of 2014 I made my first trip and bought some Convivial, Dorothy, and Anna. This is the last bottle I have from the trip.



Fantastic carbonation. Honey sweetness is still very present and is balanced by a lingering peppery note. Slightly tart — girlfriend describes it as “juicy.” I expected it to be very yeasty, and that’s not the case.

 

[trio2shine1]

Available cans are now listed on the retail page.

 

[regularjohn]

Available cans are now listed on the retail page.

Current CANS available at the shop:

• Works of Love: Low alcohol, hoppy blonde ale with Earl Grey tea; dry hopped with Amarillo, Citra and Centennial. 12oz 6-packs. $16. Limit 4 per person.
• Double Citra: Imperial IPA brewed exclusively with Citra hops. 12oz 6-packs. $20. Limit 4 per person.
• Legitimacy: American IPA brewed with Simcoe, Motueka, and Citra. 12oz 6-packs. $16. Limit 4 per person.

 

[iong516]

Droooool

 

[Os]

Current CANS available at the shop:

• Works of Love: Low alcohol, hoppy blonde ale with Earl Grey tea; dry hopped with Amarillo, Citra and Centennial. 12oz 6-packs. $16. Limit 4 per person.
• Double Citra: Imperial IPA brewed exclusively with Citra hops. 12oz 6-packs. $20. Limit 4 per person.
• Legitimacy: American IPA brewed with Simcoe, Motueka, and Citra. 12oz 6-packs. $16. Limit 4 per person.

that is damn near a dream lineup of hops for me

 

[axeman91821]

Cannot wait to crush a Double Citra in the shower.

 

[mvl339]

God Bless the 12oz 6ers

 

[Locker338]

Double Citra....