{"id":3145,"date":"2015-12-04T11:39:49","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T15:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adamchandler.beer\/?p=3145"},"modified":"2015-12-04T11:39:49","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T15:39:49","slug":"hill-farmstead-le-sarrasin-2-5-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adamchandler.me\/blog\/2015\/12\/04\/hill-farmstead-le-sarrasin-2-5-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2605 Hill Farmstead Le Sarrasin, 2.5 years later"},"content":{"rendered":"

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via HillFarmstead.com in May of 2014:<\/a><\/p>\n

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Borne of our abiding friendship with Belgium\u2019s La Brasserie de Blaugies, Pierre-Alex and Kevin Carlier brewed with us here in June of 2013. The resulting beer\u2014brewed with hops from Mons, Belgium, and 30% raw organic buckwheat; fermented in both oak barrels and stainless steel; and aged for many months in those same barrels\u2014is among the finest farmstead\u2122 ales we\u2019ve ever produced.<\/em><\/p>\n

Vibrant, lively and sophisticated, its bracing tartness belies its elegant wine-like profile. We were honored to have brewed with Pierre-Alex and Kevin; we are delighted to share it with you.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I\u2019m always amazed at how cellaring has a positive or negative impact on a beer. When i bought 4 bottles of Le Sarrasin in May of 2014, I opened a couple nearly immediately. Then Hill Farmstead re-released this a year ago and I bought some more and traded for more. Looking at Untappd, I have had Sarrasin 6 times with 4 bottles left in the cellar and not a single one will be traded away to Internet strangers which is mostly how I approach all of the special beers from Shaun & Co.<\/p>\n

When i first tried this beer, I was pretty blown away by how remarkable it is. Soft, delicate, full of bright citrus juice, a floral yet bitter raw finish with wine barrel notes throughout. It\u2019s dense with a thick palate kind of like this is a 10% beer and I assume the buckwheat has something to do with that. This beer is far from thin, it\u2019s far from being overly acidic and very far from being a sour-bomb. I think it\u2019s the best beer from Hill Farmstead since the 2012 batch of Art or Blend 5 of Flora. I\u2019d rate it higher than most of the beers Shaun has ever made\u2026easily a top 5.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I hope this beer is made again but I am afraid a second batch of this will be nothing like the first.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Opening one of these this week has further proven that this beer may be ageless. The taste hasn\u2019t changed much since it was fresh. I should just open one a year for the next 4 years. it\u2019s a special brew. I hope to enjoy it many more times\u2026it\u2019s one of those beers that gets me to wear my seatbelt when I go out for a drive. Dying before having this again is a depressing thought. It\u2019s that good.<\/p>\n

My review from a year ago where I gave it a 4.5 pretty much stands true today.<\/a><\/p>\n