Top of the Hill Singleton Ale

On tap at the brewpub. Pours a light, clear amber with zero head and no retention. No lacing. Aroma is very vinegary with some spicy alcohol. Taste is similar: very boozy with a hint of citrus. Not much malt or hops. Vinegary aftertaste. Disappointment. Pretty much an 8.5% abv pale lager (stats on this need to be updated).

From a growler shared by durhambeer. Pretty standard offering here from Top of the Hill, but it surprisingly has a little more flavor and character than the average TopO beer. Spicy hops amidst belgian candy sugars and malt. Pretty okay.

Growler. Say, this ain’t all bad. Medium golden, slightly orange clear pour with thin white head. Doesn’t look as "high gravity" as described. This is single malt, single hop according to the brewery. Nose shows some mild fruit (slight peach/apricot/plum) and odd yeast, as well as a good deal of mild, sort of British or continental hops. Quite sweet taste. Really not bad at all. Pretty unique, and one of the better Top of the Hill beers I’ve had (which isn’t saying much).

A dark to medium gold pour with a creamy off white head and lace. Almost a Belgian yeast aroma with a light hint of abv. Abv, sweet thickness with a good bitter. Much more full bodied than I expected. A very unique beer that I really enjoyed.

on tap-pours an off white head and gold color. Aroma is medium alt, fruit, spicy-noble hops. Taste is bitter/spicy-noble hops, syrupy/sweet medium malt-some alcohol. Towards a mild ESL. The highlight of our stop here was getting to share some time with emacgee! Nice meeting you Ethan and good trades too.

Had this on tap at Top of the Hill with jcwatts rugger and decaturestevo. Pours a light translucent yellow amber with a frothy offwhite head. The nose is resinous, sweet, sharp, some alcohol, some citrus, spicy noble hop aroma. The flavor is sweet, resinous, thick on the mouth, pretty prominent bitter waxy bite, noble hop flavor. Mouthfeel is really thick. Brewer said it was 8.3%. Single malt, single hop.

Golden pour with no head and bubbly. Smells of malts and slight bit of citrus. Sweet and alcoholic, tastes stronger than it is. Moderately smooth finish, but overall I was disappointed, considering the high price.

Bright copper color with big air bubbles and totally clear. Nose is sharp malts and booze. Taste is malty up-front with a more hop-oriented finish. Very sticky and a fair amount of burn made this taste like a much stronger beer than it is. Came across as a thinner version of a barleywine. I wouldn’t mind getting it again next time I’m there, but it certainly wouldn’t be the reason I go back.