Wanderer - Hallertau Blanc
Tree House Brewing Company

lucky to have beer friends willing to ship me the goods, this was a real treat to drink on, a modern but simple lager at its core, done with hallertau blanc in this edition, id sure like to try some of the other hop versions they have done of this, but this hop particularly seems well suited to the base beer, a perfect match, drinkable and peppy, loved it. for a helles this has some color, i was surprised by it look as orange as it does yellow, and i was surprised to see a little haze, not what i was expecting but neither make the beer heavy, this is still a drinker even with just a tad more body than is common in the style. the nose is awesome, a fruity side of this hop, white wine for sure, subtle white peach and floral honey too, less of the noble spiciness, and some european pale malt in support, nice minerality, less from the lager yeast than expected but its there too. good balance in the taste, the hops certainly dont run away with this in any way, some earthy grassy character, green tea, very dry the whole way even with some malt flavor in the mix, its fast finishing and fast drinking overall, less of the fruitiness, but still vinous to me, some southern hemisphere character, green grape and apple, lightly oily in the mouthfeel. good carbonation, a graham cracker thing to the grain, some breadiness to the yeast, and some finishing bitterness that adds a crispness. nice beer overall, fresh and flavorful and a cool deployment of this wonderful hop. thanks to my boy for the hookup! always a treat to get to drink on some tree house!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nice bright hoppy lager but a “Helles” in name only.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours clear, gold in color with one quarter inch head. Taste is bread malt and grain. Light body, moderate carbonation, slightly sweet. Another nice lager from these guys.