Hill Farmstead Civil Disobedience (Release 3)

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

Serve in Tulip

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Bottle @ Scott’s Summer Saison tasting. Thanks so much Scott! Cloudy, light yellow appearance with a white head. Kind of a tangy, pineapple, spicy, floral, musty, barnyard aroma. Quite funky, lemon/pineapple, somewhat spicy, yeasty flavor. Nice one.

750ml bottle. I’ve come to expect nothing less than excellence from Shaun Hill. This brew is no exception. The pour yields a hazy, glowing, golden amber body with shades of straw. Initially dense and craggy, the off-white head of froth slowly deflates to a thin film, leaving hard, tattered walls of lace on the glass. The nose is dry and vinous, showing a base of wheat and straw, with dried, peppery grasses and dusty, bretty yeast. Hints of lemon pith and dried pineapple are prominent. Oak is buggy and dry, very farm-like. Flavors follow suit – dry, biting, and sharp. Dried grassy bitterness is surprisingly substantial, while citrus pith, dehydrated pineapple, and musty, buggy yeast lend ample complexity. The palate? It’s dry and dusty, almost chalky at times. No, on second thought, it’s downright chalky – maybe a bit too much so. Still great though. What can I say. This guy is just a ridiculous brewer. If I had half his talent, I’d open a brewery tomorrow and be in the top 10% of the talent pool.

750ml capped, thanks ben. Delicate medium golden, lightly hazed as you get deeper into the bottle and the yeast is stirred up with a dense pillowy elegant white head. Lightly floral, bright minerals, touch of moldy basement, dry white grapes. Kind of watery and on the flabby side, let down from other hf beers. The aromas on the nose are all kind of muddled into the taste and isn’t as dry as I would had expected or hoped for.

Floral citrus dust wheat wine light wood fruity honey light sweet. Great clarity wonderful head. Floral citrusy light honey wine wood. Wine barrel finish. Moderate carb in the finish. Smells great flavor and finish dont live up.

Thanks to phreddy for sharing this ! Pours light yellow with a soapy white head. Aroma is sweeter pear, apples, light perfume, alot of floral notes, mouldy, mandarin, plants, brett, funk, some herbs, weak pine, lime eepl and some pineapple. The taste is citrusy, slightly bitter funkyness, straw, pear, plants, dry/dusty, lime peel, pineapple and some brett. A bit so so for me, but still pretty good!

Bottle. Pale, dull golden with white foam. Notes of grass, almost barnyard, hops, citrus, grapes, earth. Interesting experiment.

Bottle. Pours a murky pale yellow with a big white head. Okay lacing. Tart, dry, hops and yeast aroma with perfumy, floral and sweet pear notes. Peculiar. Flavour is dry, dusty, sweetish and bitter with citrus and moldy/earthy notes and a metallic touch. Finish is tart and bitter with earthy, citrus and apple notes. Don’t really know what to make of this... it’s interesting, but more that than particularly good. 30.03.12.

750ml bottle pours a hazy, bright yellow with a frothy, white head. Nose is similar to batch 2, white grapes, honey, flowers, light lemon, hay, grass. Flavor is sweet, flowers, more candy sugar than batch 2, malty, not too much bitterness. Medium bodied, sweet finish. Definitely more of a Belgian base.

Bottle at friday’s tasting from a trade with jedwards. Pours hazy light yellow with a small white head. Lots of fruitiness in the aroma - citrus, canteloupe, pineapple, green apples, lovely symphony of esters going on, a bit of oak and slight funk, and a nice edge of noble hops, too. Very nice aroma, deliciously fruity and saison estery. The taste is bright and clean, though rather bitter. Oranges, citrus, a lot of pineapple, oak barrel, slightly, very slightly funky, but mainly orangy fruity. Very nice, but a tad much bitterness for it to score really highly.

murky gold, wispy white head, considerable lacing and constant wisp. Heavy grass and soap, light white pepper and melon sweetness lingering. Flavor of more melon, citrus, and light rind, biscuit and dry grass bitterness through the controlled, delicate finish. Bit plasticy but otherwise another fantastic HF beer.