Maillot Jaune
Tree House Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

Great balance between both the pine and citrus flavor so. Hard to believe this is at 9%. Not as hazy as a typical Tree House IPA. Going down smooth and easy.

 

 

Very much MEHaillot Jaune if you ask me. I mean honestly this is Treehouse's own fault, in that something, the taste, the feel, the smell, has to stand out for it to be on its own. This doesn't, it was just something anyone could've growlered. It reminds me of the taste of what you would imagine if you were starring at a light snow on a winter morning wearing a sweater looking out your big windows at the trees with snow lightly covering the pine cones... you go out to taste the snow and you end up tasting snow that a squirrel just pissed in.

 

Pours a hazy orange-gold with a loose head that quickly disperses towards the shoulders. Nose expresses orange fruit and rind. Taste is earthy and citrusy. Mouthfeel is light-medium in body with a mild, even carbonation. Overall, a decent DIPA but not my favorite from this brewer.

 

750 growler.

Very hoppy. Reminds me of a triple IPA. Very floral and green. Dank and weedy.

Bitter and sticky. Resiny.

Solid dipa. Nothing to crazy different but worth a try.

750 ml swingtop growler poured into snifter.

L = Hazy, copper color, slight orange tint. Really hazy. Thin foamy white head that settles fast. Lots of syrupy lacing.

S = I get mostly earthy and pine hops. Some dankness and sweet malt.

T = The taste again is mostly pine and earth with a hint of caramel sweetness. Very different from the other Tree House hoppy brews. The alcohol is noticeable.

F = Pretty full bodied, a bit syrupy, noticeable alcohol. Moderate carbonation.

O = Hop profile, malt use, and noticeable alcohol comparable to what I expect a big old school west coast DIPA to have. It was good, happy I had a growler of it, but I would not seek it out in the future.

Growler poured into a snifter. I must say this is my least favorite of the Tree House brews I have tried to date. Really reminds me of what the rest of the country has been doing for the past 20 years. Meh...