Curiosity Fifty Five
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
- ABV:
- 7.9%
- Score:
- 97
- Avg:
- 4.54 | pDev: 4.63%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 14, 2020
- Added:
- Dec 27, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 8
SCORE
97
World-Class
97
World-Class
We are so pleased to offer a freshly packaged Curiosity for your enjoyment in the New Year - Curiosity Fifty Five! Fifty Five finds us exploring southern hemisphere hops and how they accent and amplify the character of our favorite American hops. The resulting beer is inspiring, with vivid flavors of tropical fruit -- mango, papaya, and pineapple -- and hints of honeydew melon and pear on the edges. It is soft, creamy, extremely flavorful, and pleasant to drink - a singular rendition that we can’t wait for you to try.
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Reviewed by brentk56 from North Carolina
4.58/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.58/5 rDev +0.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Appearance: Pours cloudy and honey colored with the full three fingers of foam capping; excellent stickage with clumpy lacing
Smell: Tropical and juicy, with papaya and pineapple joining with honeydew melon
Taste: The honeydew melon flavor emerges first, along with some pear, but by the mid-palate, the tropical flavors take over - pineapple, mango and papaya; slight bitterness, after the swallow, but the finish has a taste of honey joining the juice
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body; creamy, with moderate carbonation
Overall: Layers of flavor here; thoroughly enjoyed this
Thanks, PhineasMcClintock, for the opportunity
Jan 19, 2019Smell: Tropical and juicy, with papaya and pineapple joining with honeydew melon
Taste: The honeydew melon flavor emerges first, along with some pear, but by the mid-palate, the tropical flavors take over - pineapple, mango and papaya; slight bitterness, after the swallow, but the finish has a taste of honey joining the juice
Mouthfeel: Medium to full body; creamy, with moderate carbonation
Overall: Layers of flavor here; thoroughly enjoyed this
Thanks, PhineasMcClintock, for the opportunity
Reviewed by curtis6290 from New York
4.73/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.73/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
L: Great foam build, nicely blended, deep orange and yellows.
S: Mango, Honeydew, Pear, Bubblegum.
T: Mango, Papaya, Pineapple, Oats, Kiwi, Orange,
F: Heavy, Bright, Wet, Resinous after bite, Creamy, Dense.
O: This reminds me of a Very Hazy, which is one of my favorites. very complex, deep, heavy, but extremely pleasant to drink. Cheers!
Jan 04, 2019S: Mango, Honeydew, Pear, Bubblegum.
T: Mango, Papaya, Pineapple, Oats, Kiwi, Orange,
F: Heavy, Bright, Wet, Resinous after bite, Creamy, Dense.
O: This reminds me of a Very Hazy, which is one of my favorites. very complex, deep, heavy, but extremely pleasant to drink. Cheers!
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.64/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.64/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Big thanks to rudzud for this one, canned 12/27/18
Pours a decent foamy fizzy bubbly 1 finger head that fades at a med pace, good retention overall, decent lacing, super murky hazy honey grapefruit tan color
Nose is very nice, loads of citrus and some tropical fruits, pineapple, big creamy mango sorbet, soft orange more like clementine with some pith, tangerine, a hint of apricot, a little papaya, all blended into a smoothie, and just a hint of creamy malt to prop it up
Taste starts with tons more tropical fruit, a mango smoothie bomb, super creamy soft juicy fruit, lots of wheat and maybe flaked oats, big papaya as well, tropical sherbert, a bit of citrus tangerine like, with mild pith, then pineapple kicking in on the back end, a little stone fruit blended in with the tropical punch smoothie. A touch of bitterness and pulp like notes late, and a hint of grapefruit as well. Finishing dry and soft creamy
Mouth is med bod but super soft creamy juicy feeling, nice carb as well, no real alcohol
Overall this was incredible beer by TH, really back to their roots on this one. SO much juicy tropical and citrus fruits, great base malt and water additions that don't go overboard with minerality or chalky but push it just enough
Jan 04, 2019Pours a decent foamy fizzy bubbly 1 finger head that fades at a med pace, good retention overall, decent lacing, super murky hazy honey grapefruit tan color
Nose is very nice, loads of citrus and some tropical fruits, pineapple, big creamy mango sorbet, soft orange more like clementine with some pith, tangerine, a hint of apricot, a little papaya, all blended into a smoothie, and just a hint of creamy malt to prop it up
Taste starts with tons more tropical fruit, a mango smoothie bomb, super creamy soft juicy fruit, lots of wheat and maybe flaked oats, big papaya as well, tropical sherbert, a bit of citrus tangerine like, with mild pith, then pineapple kicking in on the back end, a little stone fruit blended in with the tropical punch smoothie. A touch of bitterness and pulp like notes late, and a hint of grapefruit as well. Finishing dry and soft creamy
Mouth is med bod but super soft creamy juicy feeling, nice carb as well, no real alcohol
Overall this was incredible beer by TH, really back to their roots on this one. SO much juicy tropical and citrus fruits, great base malt and water additions that don't go overboard with minerality or chalky but push it just enough
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