Hill Farmstead Vera Mae

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

Serve in Tulip

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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!

Bottle 750ml.

Clear medium yellow colour with a large to huge, frothy, good lacing, fully lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, grain, moderate hoppy, herbs - dandelions, moderate yeasty, light leather, white pepper and honey notes. Flavour is moderate to heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120128]

bottle pours milky yellow with a huge frothy soapy head, Aroma: Very floral, grassy, peppery, dusty, dandelions (didn’t know it had it while tasting) but funny that you actually get that in the aroma, fresh cut grass, light soapy, citrussy, some brett, yeast, wheat, cloves, banana, fruity sweetness, pineapple, straw, hay, Taste: Hard carbonation, dry, banana, yeast, cloves, citrussy, sweetness, brett, grasy, wheat, fruity sweetness, pineapple, peach, passionfruit, light soap, floral notesm dusty, straw, so refreshing!

750ml bottle..
Appearance : Sightly cloudy with big white foamy head. Long head retention. Light lacing.
Aroma : Lots of herbal hops, lots of fruits. Nice yeast. Quite floral.
Taste : Very dry with lots of herbal and floral hops. Sharp finish with light astringency.
Overall : Nice and elegant as always. Sharp and complex. Refreshing. Maybe a bit too astringent on the finish. Nice look. Great herbal and floral notes.

Pours cloudy lemon unclear with a huge bubbly white head. The aroma is lighter, refreshing spring saison yeast and light sweet and herby notes. The flavor starts as saison yeast and nice light funk, than bitter flavor of the dandelions come in prevalently on a super bubbly body than can be swirled out nicely.

Bottle from the release. Pours with a massive head, lightly cloudy, golden color, a slightly different/darker shade than normal likely due to the honey. Nose is herbal and loaded with fresh cut grass. White pepper puncuates kumquats and a warm sea breeze. Extremely drying in the mouth, what is left of the honey is merely the suggestion of farm fresh product. The dandelions show up in the form of a mild astringency that I find they bring to most beers. An interesting but challenging beer, with the dry astringency being almost overwhelming on larger sips.

Bottle, bought @ Ølbutikken, Cph.
Light hazy yellow with a slight green hue. Big, staying, frothy, white head. Aroma has lovely sweet green pepper spiciness, crisp malts, oranges, lychee, light heather honey sweetness. High carbonation, dry and light oily mouthfeel. Flavour has good dryness, crisp malts, soft sweet honey, a good spicy balance with some lovely herbal and light sweet notes. Lingering bitter finish with some light pine and oranges bitterness. The high carbonation is a bit of a let-down, but still wonderful.

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 courtesy of SFLpunk. Thanks! Served in a Hill Farmstead long-stem tulip. Pours a bright, clear golden-yellow color with a towering head and loads of retention. Foamy head is one of the better ones I’ve seen in quite some time. The nose brings some nice dandelion character along with light spice and faint wheat. Flavor has plenty of floral and grain characteristics plus a bit of white pepper and spice. Light body with crisp carbonation and a dry finish. Not quite as enjoyable as some of the other HF saisons, but still quite excellent.

Bottle 75 cl. Pours a cloudy golden with an extremely lively, tall, white head. Lightly spicy aroma with a whiff of yeast and minerals. Medium-bodied, first a light sweetness and I imagine I can feel a touch of honey. Flowery, spicy, herbal with a dry and lightly bitter finish - perhaps a late twist of licorice? A very pleasant and easy to drink Saison that comes close to the Belgian originals. And in spite of the almost violent head it doesn’t really apper overcarbonated. 310112