{"id":2843,"date":"2015-06-22T15:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adam-jackson.net\/beer\/?p=2843"},"modified":"2015-06-22T15:21:58","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T19:21:58","slug":"review-hill-farmstead-flora-cherry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/06\/22\/review-hill-farmstead-flora-cherry\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Review: Hill Farmstead Flora &#8211; Cherry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6703,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18807207708&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20190115153855\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18807207708\\\/&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-04 19:50:30&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-15 14:35:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-18 00:30:34&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-24 22:27:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-29 01:11:20&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-01-25 13:29:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-02-15 17:49:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-03 04:21:12&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-11 01:42:43&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-18 19:25:48&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 05:16:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-23 05:16:18&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6704,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18968634146&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104195205\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18968634146&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-15 14:35:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-18 00:30:35&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-27 03:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-27 03:01:11&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6705,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18994870095&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20251104195321\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/adamjackson\\\/18994870095&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-11-15 14:35:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-18 00:30:40&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-29 01:11:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2025-12-29 01:11:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/18807207708\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/508\/18807207708_9bd9a4dea7_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div title=\"3.8 out of 5.0\"><strong>3.8<\/strong><\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0AROMA\u00a0<\/small><big>8\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a0<\/small><big>4\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0TASTE\u00a0<\/small><big>7\/10<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0PALATE\u00a0<\/small><big>3\/5<\/big>\u00a0\u00a0<small>\u00a0OVERALL\u00a0<\/small><big>16\/20<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>Batch 2 of Cherry Flora, 375ML Bottle although this is technically batch 1 as a commercial release. It\u2019s not fair to compare both batches but I might do it anyway because batch 1 was truly a flawless beer, very kriek-like in many ways. 2015 Flora Cherry was limit 1, released earlier this month. Stored upright @ cellar temp and served at 40F in clean Hill Farmstead Stemware.A &#8211; Intense hiss of CO2 when opening the cap but zero gushing and very little bubbling. Pours a very faint red that looks almost orange in a certain light. Very little carbonation on the pour.<\/p>\n<p>S &#8211; Aroma is distinctly cherry. Really good cherry presence with a bit of wine tannins and oak.<\/p>\n<p>T &#8211; The taste culmination is very much a wine barrel aged saison, funkified with cherries added and, in its simplest form, that\u2019s exactly what this is. You get a grape laste with lemon, oak, red wine, a little bit of peach and wild yeast and the cherry presence starts strong and lingers.<\/p>\n<p>M &#8211; Thin mouthfeel, might carbonate more with time.<\/p>\n<p>O &#8211; First notes when thinking of batch 1 and 2 is that this must have far less cherries or be a larger batch than the 1st. Looking at my photos, for sure not as much cherry. Also, the carbonation is not as thick or filling. This is also a slightly more sour beer than batch 1. I like this a lot. I think the 1st batch ruined me. Still, a fantastic beer. Unfortunately, I\u2019d take standard Flora any day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/18968634146\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/410\/18968634146_67a2718b54_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"View &#039;Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry&#039; on Flickr.com\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/adamjackson\/18994870095\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"  title=\"Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"Hill Farmstead Flora - Cherry\"  width=\"480\"  height=\"640\"  border=\"0\"  class=\" pk-lazyload\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3698\/18994870095_bd7da06a5a_z.jpg\" ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"3.8 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0AROMA\u00a08\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0APPEARANCE\u00a04\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TASTE\u00a07\/10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0PALATE\u00a03\/5\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0OVERALL\u00a016\/20 Batch 2 of Cherry Flora, 375ML Bottle although this is technically batch 1 as a commercial&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"2016-03-17T02:12:00Z","apple_news_api_id":"44c59f34-d6a3-49e3-a04f-8f387cbd7a26","apple_news_api_modified_at":"2016-03-17T02:12:00Z","apple_news_api_revision":"AAAAAAAAAAD\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/w==","apple_news_api_share_url":"https:\/\/apple.news\/ARMWfNNajSeOgT484fL16Jg","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":[],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_custom_appearance":"","csco_disable_excerpt_posts_layout":false,"csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_location_hash":"","csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[160],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2843","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-reviews","7":"cs-entry","8":"cs-video-wrap"},"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb3IC4-JR","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3021,"url":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/review-hill-farmstead-flora-cuvee\/","url_meta":{"origin":2843,"position":0},"title":"\u2605 Review: Hill Farmstead Flora Cuv\u00e9e","author":"Adam Chandler","date":"October 27, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"4.1\/5 Overall AROMA 8\/10 APPEARANCE 5\/5 TASTE 8\/10 PALATE 4\/5 OVERALL 16\/20 AdamChandler (3809) - Enfield, New Hampshire, USA - OCT 17, 2015 750ML Bottle. 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