Big Blue
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Hazy Imperial IPA
Ranked #425 - ABV:
- 8.4%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,650 - Avg:
- 4.33 | pDev: 6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 21
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 01, 2026
- Added:
- Jan 28, 2021
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 9
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
Following on the success of Blue comes this treat - Big Blue! Big Blue is an all Mosaic double IPA featuring a mostly pale grist, a mountain of oats, and a kiss of honey malt. It is constructed with a sturdy base to accept the onslaught of hops applied during every stage of the brewing process. We taste and smell ripe clementine, dank blueberry, juicy apricot, and pineapple cream. As a pure representation of hand-selected Mosaic hops, Big Blue is just outstanding!
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Reviewed by zotzot from Vermont
4.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Drinking out of a Treehouse snifter.
Pours a somewhat hazy dark orange with a full head.
Smells of pineapple with hints of biscuit.
Nice thick mouth feel.
Some up-front bitterness like a WCIPA, but hints of apricot and pineapple.
Apr 16, 2026Pours a somewhat hazy dark orange with a full head.
Smells of pineapple with hints of biscuit.
Nice thick mouth feel.
Some up-front bitterness like a WCIPA, but hints of apricot and pineapple.
Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts
4.33/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.33/5 rDev 0%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Brewers notes : Following on the success of Blue comes this treat - Big Blue! Big Blue is an all Mosaic double IPA featuring a mostly pale grist, a mountain of oats, and a kiss of honey malt. It is constructed with a sturdy base to accept the onslaught of hops applied during every stage of the brewing process. We taste and smell ripe clementine, dank blueberry, juicy apricot, and pineapple cream. As a pure representation of hand-selected Mosaic hops, Big Blue is just outstanding!
Hazy orange liquid topped by two fingers of shaving cream , good lacings
Aroma is tropical fruits , citrus , orange, clementines, blueberries
Taste is slightly sweet, blueberries, pineapple , berries
Smooth , almost creamy , 8.4% anv is well hidden
Good beer
Oct 26, 2024Hazy orange liquid topped by two fingers of shaving cream , good lacings
Aroma is tropical fruits , citrus , orange, clementines, blueberries
Taste is slightly sweet, blueberries, pineapple , berries
Smooth , almost creamy , 8.4% anv is well hidden
Good beer
Reviewed by DRONE_PERVERT from Massachusetts
3.23/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.23/5 rDev -25.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Been enjoying tasting individual hop beers in order to learn what the different hops taste like. Mosaic seems to have kinda of a smokey toasted flavor to it. Not my favorite, but that, I'm sure, is personal preference. Great mouthfeel and looks beautiful in a glass, lots of foam.
Oct 21, 2024
Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.1/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev -5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Good head production; decent retention, and excellent lacing.
Aroma is moderately pungent and dank, with notes of black pepper, grassy herbs, overripe peach and mango, and lemon zest. Not quite as juicy and fruity as Mosaic often comes across.
Definitely an all-Mosaic brew on the palate, coming across as almost explosively juicy while retaining that pungent, almost dirty, dankness. Notes of papaya, mango, lemon, pepper, pineapple, tangerine.
Really lovely brew that showcases Mosaic hops and drinks much easier than the 8.4% ABV suggests it should.
Feb 26, 2024Aroma is moderately pungent and dank, with notes of black pepper, grassy herbs, overripe peach and mango, and lemon zest. Not quite as juicy and fruity as Mosaic often comes across.
Definitely an all-Mosaic brew on the palate, coming across as almost explosively juicy while retaining that pungent, almost dirty, dankness. Notes of papaya, mango, lemon, pepper, pineapple, tangerine.
Really lovely brew that showcases Mosaic hops and drinks much easier than the 8.4% ABV suggests it should.
Reviewed by Jw13 from Massachusetts
4.43/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.43/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I had Blue several years ago, and it stands out as the first time I'd gotten blueberry notes from Mosaic hops. This is its bigger brother.
Looks like pretty much every Treehouse DIPA - opaque gold with a strong head that slowly disperses leaving plenty of lacing on the glass. Smell is a little muted (for Treehouse), but the flavor makes up for that. The Mosaic berry notes are definitely there, along with tangerine and a decent amount of bitterness. Typical Treehouse mouthfeel.
Feb 05, 2024Looks like pretty much every Treehouse DIPA - opaque gold with a strong head that slowly disperses leaving plenty of lacing on the glass. Smell is a little muted (for Treehouse), but the flavor makes up for that. The Mosaic berry notes are definitely there, along with tangerine and a decent amount of bitterness. Typical Treehouse mouthfeel.
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