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Charlton, MA. Pete - Finally made my first trip to the brewery on Saturday, 10/20/18. This place is unreal. Massive lines form for their beers, as it's arguably the most popular brewery in the world right now, but their operation is incredibly efficient. I went right at 11am for opening, and there were 150 or so people in line in front of me, and it took ~25 minutes. As of when I went, they only release beers during the week, and I can't comment on how crowded it gets then. It's a great place. You can get your cans and up to 2 drafts on Saturdays. The lines only really form for the cans, so if for some reason you don't want to take cans home, you can just walk right in. The drafts can be split into 2 8 oz. pours each if you prefer for most of their options, which I obviously did. They have food trucks and you can take your beers all around the property. I definitely suggest showing up at 11, getting as many cans as you can, putting them in your trunk, and enjoying 4 8 ounce pours, or even better, splitting 8 8 ounce pours with someone. Mix in some food from the trucks to sober up before you drive home. Take full advantage of this place. Their twitter is extremely informative, so if you're planning on going there, follow all their tweets for the few days beforehand.
Tree House Alter Ego
IPA - 6.8% ABV Pete Great IPA that should be had on its own (without food). It's very dry with some citrus undertones, incredibly smooth and easy to drink. The flavor is easily overpowered by food though, so I suggest this all by itself in order to fully enjoy it. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Bear
Brown Ale - 6.4% ABV Pete Very delicious very toasty brown with rich caramel sweetness and a really nice head. Darker in color than most browns, and that combined with the rich flavors you get border on a porter, but it isn't rich in texture, making it still quite easy to drink. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Bright w/Galaxy
Imperial IPA - 7.8% ABV Pete Another incredible IPA from Tree House. Smells super orange. The flavor is a bit of tart, dry lemon up front then creamy orange as it goes down. Aptly named, super bright flavors. Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Catharsis
Porter - 7.4% ABV Pete Immediately became my favorite porter of all time after 1 sip (as of 10/20/18). Super roasted flavors give it a nice subtle smokiness to go along with dark chocolate and caramel flavors. A bitter dark chocolate finish really caps the experience on this fairly high alcohol porter. Ratings: Pete - 7 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Doppelgänger
Imperial IPA - 8.2% ABV Pete Smells and looks like OJ (the drink, not the football star/actor/murderer). Super citrusy with a bitter backbone. It's the imperial version of Alter Ego (above), and it's basically just an amped up version of that. Great beer. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Tree House East Hill
Pale Ale - 5.2% ABV Pete The combination of the flavor and the creamy texture make it seem like you're eating melon, not drinking a beer. Bonus: there's alcohol in it. If you don't like melon (specifically honeydew), you probably won't love this, but I do, so I could drink this all day. Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Eureka w/ Nelson
Blonde - 4.1% ABV Pete A little bit of citrus, but I get a lot of pine and peppery-ness, which dominate the flavor. Way more flavorful than most blondes. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Green
IPA - 7.5% ABV Pete Amazing beer. Subtle tropical fruit flavor underneath a somewhat dry piney beer. There's a touch of bitterness to it, but nowhere near what the 90 IBU's might suggest. Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Haze
Imperial IPA - 8.2% ABV Pete Glorious beer. My first foray into the cult following of Tree House, and man was I not disappointed. It's described as a 'juice bomb', and it sure lives up to the hype. Definitely a ton of citrus, some tropical aromas/flavors in there too. It has a bit more carbonation than most, which leads to the flavor not lasting quite as long as your typical imperial IPA, but it's still there when you put it down. If you can get your hands on this, do it. Ratings: Pete - 7 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Lights Out
Pale Ale - 5.4% ABV Pete Incredible pale ale. Smells resinous. Creamy texture with a good amount of mango flavor. Finishes with a touch of resin on top of all the citrus. I should note that I had this before noon, and it was still that good. Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Nervous Energy
Imperial Milk Stout - 8.1% ABV Pete Amazing. One of the darkest pours you'll see, just jet black. Smells of chocolate and vanilla, tastes like maple and vanilla and finishes with a hint of cinnamon/spice. Basically a bourbon barrel aged stout in flavor without the actual aging or the booziness that you typically get from those. Ratings: Pete - 6 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Sap
IPA - 7.3% ABV Pete Great IPA. Subtle citrus and a dry piney flavor, maybe a hint of spiciness to it if you really think about it. Not as good as some of their others, but it's still a well above average IPA. Ratings: Pete - 5 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Super Typhoon
Imperial IPA - 7.7% ABV Pete Perfection. Smell and taste a good amount of passion fruit, then it finishes creamy orange almost like a creamsicle and leaves you with a tiny hint of bitterness to balance it. Ratings: Pete - 7 Shyoh's |
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Tree House Trail Magic
Pilsner - 5.2% ABV Pete Pretty plain crisp lager with a tiny hint of hops. Ratings: Pete - 4 Shyoh's |
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