AAAlterrr Ego
Tree House Brewing Company

 

Dark bright orange with a finger of yellowed foam head. Decent retention and lacing. Mango and peach aroma. White peach and tea in the taste. Maybe a hint of vanilla. Full mouthfeel and tight carbonation. A little more of that earthy tea character than I expected, but solid overall.

 

Two months old. Can to willi.

Look: Pours a full and hazy, slightly brownish yellow. Fluffy white head, a little lacing and no floaters.

Smell: Fresh citrus fruits (mainly orange and lemon), melon and even a bit piney.

Taste: Citrus forward with notes of fresh orange, lemon and grapefruit. Mango and peach are also there. Low sweetness, slightly zesty and a bitter finish.

Feel: Full and juicy with a low carbonation.

Overall: The sweetness of ripe tangerine as known from Julius and Alter Ego is clearly detectable but rather in the background. Instead, hoppy notes of mango and fresh citrus fruits are dominating here. One of the weaker members of the extended Julius family. However, still a good beer.

Dirty peach-colored body; pretty hazy; nice head, rocky and lasting, fairly creamy texture. Outstanding smell; fresh yellow pitted fruit; peach and tangerine. Superb flavor; citrus-like esters; oats and cracker grain; moderate hop bitterness. Medium-heavy body; coarse feel; some alcohol dryness and citrus bite.

All in all, a nice hazy India pale ale, fresh citrus presence with a nice malt balance with a restrained alcohol note. Balanced and tasty.

Pouring temperature: 51 °F; canning data: EEENJOYYY FFFRESHHH DRINK CCCOLDDD 03/25/22

 

 

 

 

Good head production, retention, and lacing.

Nose is pleasant but fairly mild, with notes of cracker, honey, melon, grapefruit, orange, and mango. Flavor translates to the palate, with the emphasis on tropical fruit, in particular melon and mango, with little of the citrus edge from the nose.

While this drinks with an impressive amount of fruity flavor for a sub-7.0% ABV IPA, it's still very clearly less potent and flavor-packed than its bigger Tree House siblings, or even some of their other single IPA offerings. A beer like this would have probably blown my socks off 10 years ago, but in Tree House's potent lineup, it's excellent, but far from their best.

 

16 ounce can in a tulip IPA glass. Canned exactly 30 days ago.

A bit darker than most TH neipas that I’ve drunk, clouded burnt orange. Thin white cap, good amount of web lacing.

Mango right out of the box! Tangerine and tropical fruits round out the aromas.

Contrary to the aroma, lemon first, then tangerine and orange. Pineapple and mango background.

Dense medium body. Lingering citrus bitterness like a piece of peel left on the tongue. Less juicy than others in their lineup.

The understated juices and manageable abv help make this neipa a good one.

 

Great beer! Over and over the Tree just brews superb beers. This is one of them.

 

 

 

16oz can at share. Hazy orange golden pour. Aroma is heavy on citrus and tropical fruit. Huge juicy vibe. Taste continues with a big fruity punch bowl of flavors. Creamy and full. A real treat.

 

 

Decidedly a Tree House juice bomb, this has the obligatory Tree House look of hazy orange juice with a head that clings to the glass. The nose is heavy on tropical fruit (ripe tangerine) and mango, and the taste is led by the tangerines, with the mango accompanying and a nice creamy oat flavor at the end of the taste.

Yet another example of Tree House’s world-class status as a purveyor of all things juicy.

 

A: Pours a hazy yellow color with 2 fingers of head that fades down to a thin nice cap that leaves good lacing

S: Lots of tropical fruit up front along with citrus and some floral notes

T: Follows the nose. Starts off with the tropical fruit and citrus. Picks up some lighter floral notes. Low bitterness. Juicy and saturated. Finishes with lingering tropical fruit and citrus

M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Soft and fluffy

O: A great extra dry-hopped version of Alter Ego that is extremely easy to drink. Definitely worth checking out

 

 

Love!!

 

 

 

 

 

Canned 11/4/20

So this comes from my latest mixed case of Tree House beers. The extra hopped variant of Alter Ego. I haven't had OG Alter Ego yet, which itself is a variation on JJJuliusss. This lineage is confusing. Regardless, I'm sure this will be good, as it's currently sitting at #364 on this site

Pours a hazy deep orange gold with 2 fingers of soapy white head that slowly fades to a a cap and leaves decent lacing

When compared to most of the TH lineup, this one smells way more aggressive and hop forward. Notes of grapefruit rind, oily pine needles, guava, orange, pineapple, and biscuity malt dominate the aroma

On the front end of the sip, this is quite gentle. It starts off with notes of lightly tart and bitter grapefruit and general citrus, balanced by a smooth creamy malt. On the swallow, however, everything is dialed up, bringing notes of piney and floral hops, fresh orange, a flash of tart lemon, and ends with a crisp malt bite

A medium body with very gentle carbonation leads to a shockingly crisp beer, mostly due to the hop aggression. Finishes almost entirely dry with a slight hop burn

This one was definitely interesting. A lot more focus on bittering hops than I usually expect from them. Though this was not my favorite I'd still love to have the base beer one day

Canned on 11/04/2020. Enjoyed on 11/27/2020.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can July 27 2020 beer share at Canton St, thanks Zack!