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Tree House Brewing Company

 

A flavored stout with caramel and salted caramel? Believe me, it delivers! The caramel, chocolate, and coffee blend very well with the big stout base, really just amplifying the natural malt flavors, taking them a level higher than they could otherwise reach.

This is what a flavored stout should be: very clearly identifiable as a beer, with flavoring additives complementary to the base notes, yet still standing out on their own.

 

 

 

 

 

pretty sweet. caramel coffee and a good deal of chocolate which reads to me as multiple kinds- dark, sweet and baking. got almost no salt. the chocolate was the best part. love the richness, great feel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

canned 10.30.19, opened 11.30.19

can poured into a snifter

“ dance floor jam packed : hot as tea kettle”

Black motor oil liquid, two finger dense brown , creamy foam cap , great 5 minute retention, settles to a solid layer settles to a solid layer, good lacings

aroma is coffee, chocolate & toffee

taste is chocolate , caramel, sweet

fizziness on the sip, full almost syrup mouthfeel, settles quickly, smooth finish

good beer

 

 

"Dance floor jam packed, hot as a tea kettle"

Delicious. Well-blended malts with the modest brewer sugars make this a wonderful dessert that I'd like to have again.
Had from a shared bottle at a bar and poured into a snifter.
Looks appetizing, but only above average foam and opaqueness for what often is a darkly alluring style.
Smells are immersive, like walking into a chocolate factory and then eating some with caramel mixed in. Equally Luxurious in the mouth, this was a very decadent experience.

My first from the fabled Tree House, I went on their website and find out they are a premier destination brewery; just off the Mass Turnpike. Tree House was famously given lots of credit for inspiring the new style NEIPA (and has 3 of the top 5 on BA.) But Tree House really is just a simple taproom and store and brewery producing incredible ales that the world cannot get, apparently, unless people stop by because they are not distributed like most crafters. Tree House pushes all the innovations in sustainability and farming. And for all this, I give them some Very Big OA Hugs.

Damn you 50 cent at least treehouse was thinking the same big sweet chocolatey goodness not really getting caramel let alone salted caramel treehouse base stout..tremendous effectiveness of adjuncts..not so much great mouth coating and body tho

 

 

pairs well with Polly-o

Bought from the brewery 11/1/19. Canned 10/30. Poured from the 16 oz. can into an English nonick pint.

a; Opaque black with a half inch thick tan head which receded to thin surface foam and dense lacing.

b. Milk chocolate.

t; Follows the nose with moderate hope bite which lingers a bit on the sweet finish. High ABV well covered.

m; Medium, very good body and carbonation tingle.

o: An exceptional stout, more flavorful than a competitor such as Samuel Smith's excellent chocolate stout. Unfortuantely at this price point (8.50 a pint) it's a luxury most of us normally cannot afford., although better than its previous glass containering when it was more like $12-13.

 

 

 

 

Bottle poured into snifter.

Thick and black syrup with a foamy/creamy dark tan head.

Aroma is full of sweetness, caramel and milk chocolate.

Flavor is super sweet, caramel, toffee, sweet chocolate syrup and milk chocolate. The roasty malts, hint of salinity and some dark chocolate break through as it warms.

Creamy and thick syrup with appropriate carbonation.

Sweet and decadent.

 

 

 

Presentation: 500mL brown bottle with no dates. Served in a Teku glass

Appearance: The dense, one finger, tan colored head stays around for a while and leaves behind some absolutely beautiful lacing that covers the entire glass in thick patches and sheets. It's a deep, pure black color.

Smell: There's a caramel, toffee and milk chocolate sweetness followed by some roasted aromas of coffee and dark chocolate with a hint of cinnamon and vanilla in the background as well.

Taste: The milk chocolate and caramel sweetness is very pronounced at first. As it fades away and the palate acclimates, some bitter flavors of coffee and dark chocolate emerge. The dark, roasted coffee bean note gets a bit stronger in the aftertaste too.

Mouthfeel: It's thick, rich, creamy and extremely smooth but it never gets overwhelmingly cloying or out of hand. It's restrained just enough to be enjoyable and filling without stepping into syrup-y thickness territory.

Overall: Simply a fantastic stout or just an amazing beer overall. The rich, decadent flavors are just right and it basically *is* liquid candy. The name suits it well. It never gets too sugary or artificial though, which is a testament to how well made it is.