Tree Fort Beer
Arbor Brewing - Plymouth Taproom

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From:
Arbor Brewing - Plymouth Taproom
 
Michigan, United States
Style:
English Pale Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
82
Avg:
3.53 | pDev: 11.05%
Reviews:
25
Ratings:
29
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 30, 2015
Added:
Mar 22, 2008
Wants:
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Gots:
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Rated: 3.01 by Spaceman_Jer from Colorado

Jan 30, 2015
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Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania

3.78/5  rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Nice look on this one. Smells nice and soft too. Like peaches. Flavor is smooth with a "mild" hoppy bite that's kind of spicy. I like this beer. I'd like to try this on cask (probably won't ever happen). Though I have to wonder if it would be too sweet if naturally carbonated.
Aug 25, 2012
 
Rated: 4 by szmnnl99 from Michigan

Mar 23, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by keithbrouillette from Michigan

Mar 20, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by imperialking from Illinois

Jan 08, 2012
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Reviewed by Lauthaha from Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a beer mug.

Appearance: Beer is a medium-dark straw color with very mild carbonation apparent through the glass. Head is a frothy eggshell white color.

Smell: Pretty grassy with an indistinct berry vibe. Fresh-cut wood. Interesting, but not awesome.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Beer is light and crisp as it enters. With some moderate carbonation comes the sawdust flavor amid a sea of grassiness. Definitely buttery in nature, but not overly oily, it has a great mouthfeel. Finishes partly dry leaving a gentle bitterness which is not unpleasant.

Overall: Not a bad beer. Definitely worth a shot if you're into the EPAs.
Sep 01, 2011
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Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois

3.55/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed from notes.

Pours a slightly hazed yellow-orange with a small, tight white head. Mode brings some mildly sweet caramel malt along with some earthy hops. Taste is along the same lines. Pretty light overall. Feel is light with good carbonation and a nice understated bitterness. Drinks okay, but nothig too special.
Oct 12, 2010
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Reviewed by semibaked from Minnesota

3.3/5  rDev -6.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a pint glass.

A - Pours a ultra hazy dark yellow with slight head and disappears quickly.

S - Light wheat and lemon smells and a tiny bit of sour candy.

T - Wheat, hops, bitterness, lemon, and a little sourness.

M - Light with a little heftiness to it, a bit watery and oily too.

D - Easy drinking and a nice bitterness to it, decent summer beer.
Jul 06, 2010
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Reviewed by ThatWineGuy from Canada (ON)

3/5  rDev -15%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I found this at the back of my beer shelf recently and believe it came in a sampler pack picked up towards the end of summer. Solid two finger white head settled with sheet lace that slid easily down the glass. The colour was nothing like an English Brown Ale but fairly light yellow - golden. Nose of honey noughat and fresh peach was promising. Alas, this may have been left hanging around a bit too long, I can't be sure as there was no date indicated anywhere but the taste had a distinct green apples flavour with acidity that made it a bit on the sharp side. Mouthfeel was thin, not much to it. Beyond these tasting notes, I wasn't willing to finish this off, unfortunately it may have been a bit over the hill. Oh well, maybe next time ...
Dec 16, 2009
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Reviewed by rhoadsrage from Illinois

3.9/5  rDev +10.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
(Served in an American pint glass)

A- This beer pours a hazy orange body with a creamy turn rocky head of off-white. There are tiny bubbles stuck to the bottom of the glass that soon pop off and disappear into the body. The head last for a few sips before fading to a thin ring around the edge.

S- This aroma of biscuit malt has a lighter plastic aroma that turns more into fresh silage and raw grain as the beer warms. There is a green hop note in the finish that has a slight berry quality to it.

T- The slight sweet biscuit malt flavor is full with some more pale malt flavors underneath. There is a nice soft green hop flavor to the finish with not much bitterness.

M- This beer has a medium mouthfeel with no alcohol heat at all.

D- This beer is malt forward with the biscuit flavor increasing a bit as it warms and it has the berry flavor in the hops growing it warms aswell. This is a easy drinking beer but it is just missing a little something to make it a good session beer.
Sep 10, 2009
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Reviewed by tatoodkelt from Maryland

3.18/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Consumed 9/3/09- from notes.

Brown 12oz bottle poured into a shaker glass.

Like others have mentioned I was surprised to see this listed as a brown.

A- Poured a hazy golden amber with a big soapy three finger white head that faded to a thin skim for the rest of the glass. Carbination was pretty active.

S- Lightly fruity, wheat and a little sweet.

T- Reminded me more of a ESB as far as taste. A little musty as well.

M- Light to medium, didnt notice the carbination as much as I anticipated. Finished a little dry.

D- Pretty crisp and refreshing, overall I'd say its a decent beer, just pretty hard to define as far as a style.
Sep 08, 2009
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Reviewed by civilizedpsycho from Michigan

3.62/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured bottle into pint glass.

Appearance: Poured a pale golden color which was very clear with a nice head.

Smell: Strong malt smell that could be wheat based. Very nice aroma.

Taste: Starts very sweet with a bit of a bitter kick. Also has an interesting aftertaste that I can't quite identify but it's a little sour, but it tastes pretty good.

Mouthfeel: Fair body due to carbonation.

Drinkability: Pretty good. Not the greatest thing, but something I could get again.
Aug 10, 2009
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Reviewed by tmoneyba from Ohio

3.65/5  rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Bottle shared by alexsdad06.

Poured hazy yellow color with a huge off-white frothy head that mostly lasted with excellent lacing. Good wheat and hop aroma. Light to medium body with a slick texture and soft carbonation. Light to medium balanced flavor with a light to medium balanced finish of short to moderate duration.

Good soft drinkable beer.
Jun 02, 2009
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Reviewed by hopdog from Pennsylvania

3.45/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle.

Poured a medium golden color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas of wheat and citrus (lemony). Tastes of wheat, citrus, some and some graininess. Some light spiciness in there too. Hmm, listed as a Brown Ale...should be a wheat?

Notes from and tasted on: 5/21/09
May 22, 2009
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Reviewed by BierFan from Michigan

3.02/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
No freshness date is given. Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass.

Appearance: Hazy golden body with a thin white head that's kept alive by the good carbonation.

Smell: Citrus and wheat. Smells like a mellow witbier.

Taste: I have no idea why this is listed as an English brown ale. After having a sip I'd say it's either a witbier or an American pale wheat ale. Enough about the style let's get on to the taste. Tastes is dominated by sourness. Not much flavor besides sourness and wheat. Little bitterness in the aftertaste.
Feb 11, 2009
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Reviewed by Frosty80 from Michigan

2.48/5  rDev -29.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
Color: hazy golden brown

Smell: typical wheat beer fashion with minute citrus

Taste: same here. little bit of bitterness but not much. nothing remarkable

Mouthfeel: carbonation was outta control, both on the poor and the in mouthfeel. im still burping.

Notes: not a beer i would go for again if i wanted a wheat
Jan 16, 2009
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Reviewed by Shumista from Ohio

3.7/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into my beer mug.

A- Pours a hazy golden yellow, with a medium sized white head that lingers for a little while.
S- I'm starting to notice that all of the Arbor Brewing beers I've had have a similar underlying smell and taste to them. This one is no exception, it definitely reminds me of the other beers from them that I've had. Besides that I smell some light hops, some fruitiness and wheat.
T- Again, like I said the taste reminds me of Arbor Brewing. Sweet, sour citrus, some wheat, and a little bit of hoppy bitterness. The aftertaste is a lingering sourness.
M- Light bodied and crisp with lots of carbonation.
D- Very high, this would be an excellent session beer on a hot summer day. Maybe they would get a little bit too sweet after a few but I don't think that would be a problem.

The website says that this is an English style summer wheat ale, which describes it a lot better than an English Brown Ale. I will be definitely be buying this again in the summer to relax with on a hot day.
Nov 28, 2008
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Reviewed by TasteTester from Ohio

3.83/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
I must agree with the previous review...this is not a brown ale by any means. The Bros recommend Sammy Smith and TurboDog in this category. Those two are nothing like this beer whatsoever. Now on to my review.

A-Golden haze. Pours like a weizen...heavy head. Appears to be bottle conditioned somewhat. Tried to get some of the residue off the bottom to no avail.

S-Sweet, citrusy/fruity. Not what you would find in a Brown Ale.

T-Crisp, nice spice. Pine and citrus.

M-Has the feel of a weizen/wheat. Like a zap to the taste buds.

D-Definitely one I could drink all day. Will probably get more to see if the other "off" reviews have any validity.
Sep 19, 2008
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Reviewed by Baileyuk from Michigan

3.62/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This is not a Brown although I am not sure what it is. The website says a English Summer Ale or English Wheat.

I would agree with this although as no such style exists I would say hefeweizen is most appropriate?

Anyway this is not rated as a brown as that is wrong, even according to the brewery.

A - Light Amber colored, small head with limited lacing. Fairly clear for the taste.

S - Hefeweizen qualities with a strong malt presence.

T - It reminds me of a lager (a good one) made with hefeweizen yeast. It is definately a crossover of styles. That said it is very pleasant.

M - Light bodied ale which a definate lingering of flavors.

D - Pretty easy going beer although the style confusing was distracting whilst I was drinking without the beneift of the internet.
Sep 17, 2008
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Reviewed by tempest from New York

4/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ordered a half-liter at the Corner Brewery and paired it with one of their Triple Chip Blondies on a hot summer day in the beer garden.

This beer really hit the spot, though it really didn't resemble a brown ale (it was amber). I think it's more a bitter or English pale ale for the mix of citrus and grassy hops with a bready and fruity malt backbone. The body was fairly light, as you'd expect for the style, making this a great session beer. One of the best beers from Arbor/Corner brewing I've tried.
Aug 28, 2008
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