The King
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Imperial Stout
Ranked #141 - ABV:
- 8.2%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,442 - Avg:
- 4.39 | pDev: 5.92%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 20, 2022
- Added:
- May 30, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
The King is an arduously crafted barrel-blended stout made with bananas and peanut butter. It contains a thread of barrel-aged beer that was masterfully blended and then conditioned upon heaps of dried bananas. This portion of beer was then blended with fresh stout that was conditioned upon peanut butter and then blended with the barrel-aged banana portion of the beer. We taste creamy chocolate peanut butter, overripe banana, and sweet coffee with a permeating and delicious vanilla bourbon note. Enjoy!
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Reviewed by agreenman19 from Connecticut
4.52/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.52/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
L - ah, The King. Not to be confused with that other famous beer Tree House makes. Prince Julian or something? Pours viscous motor oil with minimal head. Maybe a small ring of lacing as if to say "I tried". Leaves legs that distort any light trying to make its way through this thick pool of mud.
S - does exactly what it says on the tin. Peanut butter and banana vie for top spot as a hint of vanilla creeps in, but ultimately the harshness of the PB reigns supreme on the finish.
T - a splash of banana cream pie up front that is quickly covered up with Reese's Puffs and acrid Skippy's peanut butter snack bars. Fudge and chocolate cake add some heft. TH House Blend coffee brings up the rear with a touch of tangy bitter dryness.
F - perhaps a touch thin for something called "The King", but I do see it's only 8.2%. Silky smooth, regardless. Feels like banana cream pie.
O - quite a bright and flavorful stout with some polarizing flavors. Both banana and peanut butter can overwhelm, but as always, TH does an excellent job with balance and restraint. The banana is not artificial or sugary sweet, but very much hits those fluffy pie notes. There's a lot more of it in the nose, whereas the PB takes over on the taste profile.
Nov 07, 2021S - does exactly what it says on the tin. Peanut butter and banana vie for top spot as a hint of vanilla creeps in, but ultimately the harshness of the PB reigns supreme on the finish.
T - a splash of banana cream pie up front that is quickly covered up with Reese's Puffs and acrid Skippy's peanut butter snack bars. Fudge and chocolate cake add some heft. TH House Blend coffee brings up the rear with a touch of tangy bitter dryness.
F - perhaps a touch thin for something called "The King", but I do see it's only 8.2%. Silky smooth, regardless. Feels like banana cream pie.
O - quite a bright and flavorful stout with some polarizing flavors. Both banana and peanut butter can overwhelm, but as always, TH does an excellent job with balance and restraint. The banana is not artificial or sugary sweet, but very much hits those fluffy pie notes. There's a lot more of it in the nose, whereas the PB takes over on the taste profile.
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
3.75/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked-up a single bottle at Tree House in Sandwich for ten dollars. My one hundred and eighty second brew from these guys. This was a miss for me, flavors just blend well.
Aug 30, 2021
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
4.19/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.19/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A nice salute to Elvis
Pours a dark brown small fizzy head with low retention, decent legs, pitch black beer
nose brings plenty of peanut butter, toasted roasted nuts in general, dark fudgey chocolate, cocoa with a bit of roasted malt, a bit of coffee, little caramel and baking spice, if I try hard I can get a hint of banana, little vanilla ice cream barrel
Taste brings rich dark chocolate and peanut butter up front, definite candy bar vibes, some caramel and nougat as well, touch of baking spices, roasted toasted nuts into a mild roasted coffee and roasted malt, fudgey cocoa with more vanilla ice cream and a little vanilla barrel, some bitter spicy hop notes in the background, hint of alcohol, and again just a touch of banana in the background (thankfully not over powering and artificial), mild sticky sweet finish, more peanut butter and mocha lingering with a hint of caramelized cooked bananas
Mouth is fuller bod, but not too rich, a little creamy fluffy, med fluffy carb
Overall not bad, I was worried the banana might be too much but it's barely there, maybe a touch more would have been nice, and there's not much barrel overall, but otherwise a good beer
Aug 23, 2021Pours a dark brown small fizzy head with low retention, decent legs, pitch black beer
nose brings plenty of peanut butter, toasted roasted nuts in general, dark fudgey chocolate, cocoa with a bit of roasted malt, a bit of coffee, little caramel and baking spice, if I try hard I can get a hint of banana, little vanilla ice cream barrel
Taste brings rich dark chocolate and peanut butter up front, definite candy bar vibes, some caramel and nougat as well, touch of baking spices, roasted toasted nuts into a mild roasted coffee and roasted malt, fudgey cocoa with more vanilla ice cream and a little vanilla barrel, some bitter spicy hop notes in the background, hint of alcohol, and again just a touch of banana in the background (thankfully not over powering and artificial), mild sticky sweet finish, more peanut butter and mocha lingering with a hint of caramelized cooked bananas
Mouth is fuller bod, but not too rich, a little creamy fluffy, med fluffy carb
Overall not bad, I was worried the banana might be too much but it's barely there, maybe a touch more would have been nice, and there's not much barrel overall, but otherwise a good beer
Reviewed by SpeedwayJim from New York
4.35/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.35/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
12oz. bottle into Tree House stemware.
Nose is rich peanut butter, fudge, milk chocolate, mint, and hazelnut with overtones of banana. This works. Very aromatic. Beer opens banana laced milk chocolate. I get fudge, molasses, peanut brittle, and cocoa powder in the middle. Not overly sweet which is perfect. Hazelnut towards the end with a hint of coca cola and more milk chocolate. Actually really good. Body is full with low carbonation. Slick and oily on the palate and goes down rich and filmy with a long, lingering aftertaste.
This is impressive. Its not easy to do peanut butter and banana in a stout and I've had some really sub par offerings. This is great though.
Aug 01, 2021Nose is rich peanut butter, fudge, milk chocolate, mint, and hazelnut with overtones of banana. This works. Very aromatic. Beer opens banana laced milk chocolate. I get fudge, molasses, peanut brittle, and cocoa powder in the middle. Not overly sweet which is perfect. Hazelnut towards the end with a hint of coca cola and more milk chocolate. Actually really good. Body is full with low carbonation. Slick and oily on the palate and goes down rich and filmy with a long, lingering aftertaste.
This is impressive. Its not easy to do peanut butter and banana in a stout and I've had some really sub par offerings. This is great though.
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