Hill Farmstead Vera Mae

Brewed by Hill Farmstead Brewery
Style: Saison
Greensboro, Vermont USA

Serve in Tulip

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Bottle from Ølbutikken, Copenhagen. Pours a light hazy straw yellow body with a huge cloudy off-white head. Very impressive looks on this one. Nose is strong peppery dandelion tones, herbs, mild saison yeasty notes, blue cheese and hints of straw and sugar. Absolutely delicious; well pronounced while subtle enough at the same time - so much going on. Taste is even better: mild saison yeast, honey, straw, earth and dandelion mash in with hints of pepper, grass and flowers. My God; it’s like my mouth is wading through a flowery meadow in the Land of Beer! :-) The fluffy, perfectly carbonated body makes the beer fresh and the drinking really easy. Refreshing, mild, complex and drinkable, all at once: definitely the best Saison I’ve ever had! And I don’t even care that much for the style! :-D

Bottle @ Scott’s Summer Saison tasting. Thanks so much Scott! Milky yellow appearance with a huge carbonated, off-white head. Fairly floral, somewhat citrusy, somewhat grassy aroma. Somewhat tangy, floral, fairly dry, a bit spicy yeasty, wild, tart flavor.

Bottle @ Mikkeller, thanks Bonke. Pale golden with lots of white foam. Herbal, citrus, spicy aroma with a fresh earth base. Honey, grass. Medium-thin body with high carbonation.

Pours like all hill farmstead saisons, a cloudy straw color with billowing white head. Aroma is earth, lemon, herbal floral notes, and biscuit. Taste is Anna with that nice floral note. The one negative I had on this particular bottle was an overwhelming carbonation that made it difficult to take even an averaged size sip without having foam shoot out your nose.

Anna with dandelions. You get the dryness of Arthur with the sweet touch of honey and saison. I can’t describe a honey and flower saison without sounding like a huge faggot.

Bottle at a recent BA/RB tasting... Poured golden, pale amber with a a big forming, eggy head. The dandelions created a nice refreshing, botanical, earthy character. While the honey worked with the malt to create a sweet balance. The some yeast esters and spice. Esters lent towards citrus.

Cloudy yellow, big white head. Great spice, green peppercorn, orange peel, honey, dusty aromas. Flavor is nice and spice, clove, light bitterness, floral notes. Another winner from HFS.

Bottle, 75 cl. Cloudy golden with a very lively, frothy and tall, white head. Spicy aroma with citrusy, herbal and flowery notes and hints of yeast and honey. A whiff of tartness. Starts of light sweet in the mouth with some honey, light to medium bitterness, finish is spicy/herbal with a dry and lightly bitter and slightly peppery finish. Medium bodied, light creamy mouthfeel. Very enjoyable

Bottle. Pours a hazy yellow color with a longlasting white head. Has a fruity yeasty spicy weak citrus aroma. Fruity malty yeasty flavor with weak spicy citrus hints. Has a fruity malty spicy yeasty finish with hints of citrus.

750 ml bottle; slight haze, straw gold with thick egg white head; white wheat, lemon, fresh cut grass, dry wildflowers; heavy carbonation and first sip is a little tough and spritzy; crisp and fruity with some dried fruit and flowers; not as complex and full as some of the other HF farmhouse beers, but I dig the dryness here; carbonation is a little heavy to me; get a big dose of sulfur and soap too; decent but doesn’t really come together this time

Pours hazy golden with a big soapy white head. Aroma is pear, lime, brett, melon, straw, mandarin, tangerine, weak banana, wheat, basement,cloves and a dry and funky saisonish touch. Taste is also pretty funky along with grass, straw, hay, funk, sweet citrus, lime, sweet pear, pine, lemon peel and weak elderflower. Very fresh and a very easy go-to saison!