Strider
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
- ABV:
- 7.1%
- Score:
- 92
- Avg:
- 4.3 | pDev: 9.77%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 29, 2016
- Added:
- Oct 31, 2015
- Wants:
- 7
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
92
Outstanding
92
Outstanding
Our inspired experimentation continues on the Tree House baby brew system. Constructed from a simple malt bill along with some of our favorite hops, Strider takes a west coast IPA approach. Inspired by our favorite west coast breweries, we dried this IPA out a bit more than usual, and then packed it with serious spicy tangerine, orange rind, peach and slight dank hop character. She's punchy but begs for the next sip. We hope you enjoy.
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Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.61/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.61/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Big creamy foamy fluffy fades semi slowly with tons, tons of lacing, super hazy murky peach orange color.
Nose is nice, at first, little dank and grassy, tropical notes, mango passion fruit, tangerine orange cream, touch grassy almost mint thing, generic citrus tropical, rind, nice musty passion fruit late.
Taste little sweet malt, then big hops, tons of tropical hops, little resin and dank, passion fruit, mango, guava, etc, citrus tangerine, orange juice, pith, little bitter rind, juicy, smooth with little creamy malt. Juicy fruit and pith lingering on the dry finish, fair bitterness, dry finish, lingering citrus and tropical.
Mouth is med bod, nice creamy, nice carb, fluffy notes.
Overall best ipa from then on a long time. Great beer.
Dec 07, 2015Nose is nice, at first, little dank and grassy, tropical notes, mango passion fruit, tangerine orange cream, touch grassy almost mint thing, generic citrus tropical, rind, nice musty passion fruit late.
Taste little sweet malt, then big hops, tons of tropical hops, little resin and dank, passion fruit, mango, guava, etc, citrus tangerine, orange juice, pith, little bitter rind, juicy, smooth with little creamy malt. Juicy fruit and pith lingering on the dry finish, fair bitterness, dry finish, lingering citrus and tropical.
Mouth is med bod, nice creamy, nice carb, fluffy notes.
Overall best ipa from then on a long time. Great beer.
Reviewed by dd43 from Connecticut
4.38/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.38/5 rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
"We hope you enjoy". Like there was ever any doubt. Pours like a dream and looks like one too. Hazy bright and inviting with plenty of frothy head and pretty nice even level of carbonation. Great lacing as per usual with Tree House. Another well constructed IPA.
Ripe citrus fruit flavors, orange peel, peach, maybe some pineapple. Finishes pretty dry, though I would stop short of calling it west coast style for what that's worth. It's the Tree House interpretation of what west coast style means, which is just fine by me. Wonderful hop balance, bitter on the palate but not overly so. Dankness prevails but not in a heartburn-esque "stays with you at bedtime" kind of way. Overall a smash hit, would drink again.
Nov 12, 2015Ripe citrus fruit flavors, orange peel, peach, maybe some pineapple. Finishes pretty dry, though I would stop short of calling it west coast style for what that's worth. It's the Tree House interpretation of what west coast style means, which is just fine by me. Wonderful hop balance, bitter on the palate but not overly so. Dankness prevails but not in a heartburn-esque "stays with you at bedtime" kind of way. Overall a smash hit, would drink again.
Reviewed by MikeyA from New York
3.05/5 rDev -29.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 2.75
3.05/5 rDev -29.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 2.75
Love love love Tree House. This was the first by them that I've had that I just thought "meh." I filled this growler a week ago so it's not too old.
Anyways -
A: Every IPA by Tree House is gorgeous. Hazy, honey, milky amber/gold ish.
S: To be honest, I kind of got a poop smell from this. Kind of like a farm that's just been fertilized. I dunno if that's normal for this brew or something is just a little off.
T: Tastes ok. Has a very agrestic like flavor and a bitter/hoppy taste that is just a tad off.
F: IMO Tree House has the best feel out of any IPAs I've had. They all have a beautiful pillowy tongue coating happiness that's slick and thick. Though I don't love this beer, it does have an incredible feel.
O: Disappointed. I got Julius, AE, Haze, Green and Strider this weekend. Strider is the last I had and the only I wasn't immediately in love with. I may have to give it another shot.
Nov 07, 2015Anyways -
A: Every IPA by Tree House is gorgeous. Hazy, honey, milky amber/gold ish.
S: To be honest, I kind of got a poop smell from this. Kind of like a farm that's just been fertilized. I dunno if that's normal for this brew or something is just a little off.
T: Tastes ok. Has a very agrestic like flavor and a bitter/hoppy taste that is just a tad off.
F: IMO Tree House has the best feel out of any IPAs I've had. They all have a beautiful pillowy tongue coating happiness that's slick and thick. Though I don't love this beer, it does have an incredible feel.
O: Disappointed. I got Julius, AE, Haze, Green and Strider this weekend. Strider is the last I had and the only I wasn't immediately in love with. I may have to give it another shot.
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
4.54/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.54/5 rDev +5.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Shared with JLindros.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy darker orange hue with a one finger white head that fades to leave thin wisps and a light halo.
S - Aromas of pine, tropical notes, Nice pineapple, good juicy fruit flesh, nice citrus, good oily peel and fruit flesh.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, super juicy and bitter citrus . Nice fluffy tree house thing going on with loads of passionfruit. Really nice and dank with loads more tropical fruits, mangos and such as it warms.
M - Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated, fluffy, very typical tree house mouthfeel.
O - Overall this beer was really delicious. Excellent tropical fruit notes, very aromatic, Just delicious. Good job Brendan.
Serving type: growler
Nov 03, 2015A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a nice hazy darker orange hue with a one finger white head that fades to leave thin wisps and a light halo.
S - Aromas of pine, tropical notes, Nice pineapple, good juicy fruit flesh, nice citrus, good oily peel and fruit flesh.
T - Taste is similar to the nose, super juicy and bitter citrus . Nice fluffy tree house thing going on with loads of passionfruit. Really nice and dank with loads more tropical fruits, mangos and such as it warms.
M - Mouthfeel is nicely carbonated, fluffy, very typical tree house mouthfeel.
O - Overall this beer was really delicious. Excellent tropical fruit notes, very aromatic, Just delicious. Good job Brendan.
Serving type: growler
Reviewed by gcamparone from Rhode Island
4.55/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +5.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a growler into a pint glass. Purchased at the brewery 3 hours ago.
Pours a hazy honey colored, nectar like body with a 1 finger white head that reduces slowly to leave a layer of white foam. Little lacing.
Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, clementine, grapefruit.
On the tongue is a nice medley of fruits, citrus and guava being predominate, followed by a sweet creamy malt taste that only treehouse can pull off. This is fantastic. As far as mouthfeel, it's smooth as silk and super easy to drink with low ish carbonation and medium body.
So good. That's all I can say.
Oct 31, 2015Pours a hazy honey colored, nectar like body with a 1 finger white head that reduces slowly to leave a layer of white foam. Little lacing.
Aromas of citrus, tropical fruit, clementine, grapefruit.
On the tongue is a nice medley of fruits, citrus and guava being predominate, followed by a sweet creamy malt taste that only treehouse can pull off. This is fantastic. As far as mouthfeel, it's smooth as silk and super easy to drink with low ish carbonation and medium body.
So good. That's all I can say.
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