Hill Farmstead Clara
Clara (1906-1969) was our grandfather’s sister; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to her and her 13 siblings. In her honor, this Grisette is crafted from American malted barley, Vermont Organic Wheat, European and American hops, our distinctive farmhouse yeast and water from our well. Unfiltered and naturally carbonated, this is the ale that I dream to have shared with Clara.
4% ALC/VOL 9º P Ingredients: Pale Malt, Organic Vermont Wheat, American and European Hops, Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.
4% ALC/VOL 9º P Ingredients: Pale Malt, Organic Vermont Wheat, American and European Hops, Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.
3.8
305 reviews
Greensboro, United States
Community reviews
Bottle from a friend. Golden color, white head. Sour taste with citrus, earthy notes, white currant, ripe fruits and grass. Sour finish with citrus, ripe fruits, white currant, grass and spices. Very nice brew.
Bottle pours clear brilliant golden with a lasting white head. Aroma is crisp hay, sweet bready malt. Flavor is sweet, bread, wet leaves, barnyard. Medium body, crisp. Good
Bottle split at the Osprey 10K tasting, CBC Islington, big thanks to new Ken 21/03/18.
Hazed golden pour with a handsome off white covering.
Nose is orange peel, yeast tones, straw, ripe fruits, hint of white grape must.
Taste comprises mellow citric fruit, orange pith, straw, grains, tangerine, stoned fruits, yeast esters, mellow hops.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close.
Solid offering packed with flavour for the low ABV.
Pours orange golden with no head, aroma of fruits, lemon, brett, flavor is sour, floral tones, slightly bitter, brett, medium bodied
Bottle shared at Daniel Osprey 10K tasting. 21/03/2018. Lovely thanks to Ken. Translucent golden coliured pour with a loose white head . Flavour is composed of tangy, bretty, pineapple, , pithy lemon. Flavour is composed of tangy, apricot, pineplale, tangy, . Palate si gtrainy, moderate carbantipn/ ok. Lovely.
24Mar2018 Bitter citrus fruits, orange rind, bitter grass, a bit of straw. Hazy gold, medium, creamy, white head. More zesty, bitter citrus fruits, orange and lemon peel, bitter straw, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Outstanding, rich and intense. Bottle shared at CBC Islington - thanks to New Ken!
1Mar2019 Sour citrus fruits, barnyard, wet straw, grain malts, funky straw. Hazy, milky gold, small, creamy, white head. Light sour. Bitter, sour grain malts, barnyard, bitter citrus fruits, soft carbonation, medium bodied. Decent. Keg at Cloudwater Friend Family Beer, Session 1, Manchester. 3.8
Light amber, not much head. In the aroma, this has a touch of brett, with a fresh pale malt note. On the palate, there’s a light pale malt character, some berryish fruit notes, moderate bitterness. Has a bright, fresh taste. Interesting beer – deceptively simple, yet all the elements are top-notch and go together well. Pretty good.
Oxford tasting
Hazy blond color. Nice aroma, some funk, light manure, delicate malt. The mouthfeel is not too dry, and not weak; citrus zest, bit of candied fruit, light funk.
Very good.
750ml bottle at Alex's. Bottled on 2017-05-18. Pours a slightly pale hazy with a white head. Aroma is funky with some citric notes. Similar taste. Refreshing and easy to drink. Good one.
Une bière blonde-orangée, avec une fine ligne de carbonatation, et une apparence voilée. Au nez, ca me fait beaucoup penser aux autres saisons de HF, avec des levures sauvages et du miel sucré également. En bouche, les bretts prennent beaucoup le dessus sur le reste, peut-être être un peu trop. Pour une biere supposément complexe, c’est surprenemment simple avec cette brett dans ta face, un peu de sucre, et c’est tout.
750ml bottle pours out straw color topped with a white head. Nose is lemon zest spice grass and funk. Taste is more of the nice farmhouse notes spice floral citrus.
Bottle during HF tick fest; hazy yellow pour with a thin bubbly white head, aroma has lemon, taste has lemon, slight yeast, some banana, some funk.
750mL bottle. Pours hazy pale gold with a small white head. Aroma is funk, earth, peach, grass, and some barnyard. Taste is tart and full of earth with funk, grass, lemon, pepper, and some peach. Dry. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Lightly creamy mouthfeel.
First review - whew! Spicy aroma, bit grassy. Nice bite to it, although it was a bit more tart than I would have hoped.
Hazy gold with a large white head. Grassy, funky aroma. Soft palate, pale malt. Lightly salty. Grassy, funky, light and smooth.
Thanks Kirk for sharing the bottle! Poured into a wineglass showing well filtered golden yellow with white foam lacing.
The nose shows strong farmhouse dry grass and catspee with light bitter notes.
The palate is light bodied and moderately carbonated. Lightly tart with clean Belgian yeast forwardness with a mid-palate of light stone fruit - peach and apricot. Finish shows a light bitterness. Refreshing and well made.
Brown bottle, 750 ml, bottled on 2015 08 27, savoured on December 9 2016; eye: yellowish with a whitish hue, minuscule ring of off-white head, no lacing; nose: floral hops, slight malt, wheat, fresh; mouth: floral hops, slight malt, wheat, fresh, acidity, semi-dry finale in floral hops with light presence of soap gum, light body, good carbonation, lightly bitter; overall: fine
FRAN�AIS
Bouteille brune, 750 ml, embouteill�e le 2015 08 27, savour�e le 9 d�cembre 2016; �il : jaun�tre avec une teinte blanch�tre, minuscule anneau de mousse blanc cass�, pas de dentelle; nez : houblon floral, tr�s l�ger malt, bl�, frais; bouche : houblon floral, tr�s l�ger malt, bl�, frais, acidit�, finale semi-s�che en houblon floral avec l�g�re pr�sence de gomme-savon, corps l�ger, bonne carbonatation, l�g�rement am�re; en r�sum� : bien
*1/6/2013
750ml bottle poured into a dogfish snifter
A~ hazy golden amber, with a thick white creamy head
S~ like any old saison, yeasty and peppery.
T~ heres where this really opens up, unlike the smell the first thing you get is tart, citrus goodness. then comes the wheat and of course pepper.
M~ mmm! creamy and tart. very sessionable
O~ well... HF does it again, this is my second HF following Arthur. i said Arthur was one of my favorite saison of all time. now i’m a little torn, this is just as good if not better. i can’t wait to try more of their brews. i have a feeling they’re gonna shape up to be one of my favorite breweries!
From the 750 ml. bottle dated 05-15-17. Like so many other HF brews, this one pours an unfiltered slightly cloudy pale yellow with a big foamy head that diminishes some. While I get some wheat malt aromas in the nose I mostly get a a unique, citrus zing and some mellowed wild yeast. The body feels medium to full. The taste is quite nice with a good white bread sweetness, a juicy zestiness, grass, hay, and a mild to moderate finish.
At home with a bottle kindly shared by Maakun, thanks! Hazy golden with white head. Grassy and fruity notes up front. Elderflower, cow parsley, lime, lemon, white grapes, grapefruit, apricot, berries, flower hearts. Moderate sweet and bitter, tart fruity department. Medium body, dry and full of nectar, very juicy, and dense, nice solid stuff. Living stereo picnic porn beer.
Bottle shared. Hazy yellow golden with fizzy white head. Lemon, light fruit blossoms, pineapple, light funk, soft bread, hay, soft bitter herbs, a bit of cheese. Quite fruity with light funk, not very malty but there’s some bread and a hint of oats. Light sour and bitter with very light sweetness. Under medium bodied with soft carbonation. Really my kind of beer. Lovely.
Po otwarciu butelki uderzenie Brettowe - zagroda, końska derka, całkiem miłe zaskoczenie. Po ogrzaniu wychodzi lakto - a powinno być chyba odwrotnie. Generalnie po ogrzaniu wiele traci, więc należy pic mega schłodzone. Piwo lekkie, pijalne, niezwykle gładkie. Za ciało daje 5 - jak na piwo z takim plato i w ogóle jest ponad wzorcowe. Generalnie lekkie, przyjemne, orzeźwiające w słonecznie i ciepłe dni.
Lots of lemon and some farm type hay aroma. Hazy orange pour with good head and lacing. Sour finish like your wife dumped you and stole your beer stash. Tap at Sovereign.
On tap @Ma che siete venuti a fà (Rome). Bevuta a Birre Sotto l’Albero 2016. Oro acida, appena torbida, schiuma bianca leggera. Al naso è molto rustica, bretta, note agrumate, limone, formaggio. In bocca è un po’ spigolosa e leggera di corpo, mediamente acida. Carbonazione fine. Delude un po’ le attese.
Tap at Ma Che Siete Venuti a Fà in Rome-Italy with Mortlach. quite cloudy orange pour with a white foamy head. Nose: sweet notes of grapefruit, lime, soft herbal notes. Mouth: more grapefruit, bitter/tart soft taste, clean finish.
Bottle Xmas 2016 gathering, thanks Mike! Pours hazy straw lots of head and lacing. Notes of lemon, soap, cereal, some yeast and light grassy. Taste medium/light tart, light sweet. Full creamy body light carbonation.
A hazed golden ipa with a thin white head. In aroma, beautiful sweet fruity malt with loads of catty citrusy floral hops, light fruity esters, light Brett, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light fruity esters, citrusy goodness, light creamy notes, nice. Bottle at Ottawa Xmas gathering 2016.
Cloudy orange of color with a white head. An aroma of citrus, spice and sour. A flavor lemon, citrus, sour and dry.
750 ml bottle. Pours a cloudy orange color with small white head. A big citrus soft woody nose. The flavor is lemons, sour sawdust big funky tropical brett. Bready biscuit malt base. Pretty light and smooth. Quite drinkable.
750 mL bottle from the brewery, 3/24/16. Hazy orange, large foamy off-white head, good retention. Aroma of yeast, wheat, oats, orange, pineapple, guava. The taste is yeast, apple, oats, wheat, spice, lime, lemon. Mediumbodied, bright, refreshing, lingering tartness, bordering on funkiness.