Tree Of Bliss
Tree House Brewing Company

Tasters Choice Thanks Kelly and Dave!
Pretty dark brown bordering on black without much head at all.
Caramel brown sugar with hints of chocolate and roast. Earthy citrus bits of vanilla and oak. Lots going on nice sipper.

Pours a deep, deep brown with a slight reddish tinge as it comes out of the bottle. No way any light is getting through here. I was able to tease out a small beige head that didn't last long, but did settle with a nice persistent ring.

Aroma is full of rich toffee and caramel notes, but with enough alcohol kick to make me cough when I smelled it up close. As it warmed, more barrel notes emerged adding some welcomed depth.

Taste is interesting. Not getting the caramel / toffee from the nose, but I am getting some barrel, roast and some nice brandy notes. The more I sip this, the more I pick up orange flavors on the finish. Very full mouthfeel. Chewy and silky.

Overall, this is a very good beer.

 

 

 

Poured from an orange wax-topped 12 oz bottle into a Tree House tulip

L: Opaque dark mahogany brown pour. Thin fizzy tannish head... falls fast with a ring of lacing.

S: Rich and sweet. Caramel, molasses, toffee, and dark fruits.

T.F: Just like it smells. Sweet and rich up front. Loads of caramel and brown sugar. Fig and raisin... cherry and fruit. Layered on top of that is vanilla/bourbon, coffee, and maple. Oak... booze... more fruit and sweets. Complex. Medium to thick bodied... sticky on the tongue.

O: An outstanding and complex BA Barleywine. Pretty much top of the heap for the style.

 

 

 

Stout black with a level head of tan foam at moderate height slowly settling to a thin film before quickly dispersing to a fine ring.

Chocolate and coffee create a café de olla effect, while perhaps exhibiting only the finest accent of candied orange peel on the nose.

Chocolate characteristics also dominate the palate, bolstered by the coffee, but I still don't get a lot of barrel. Though, as it warms, a little more of the barleywine emerges in the forms of toffee and raisin bread.

I was ready to give up on Tree House's flavored barleywines, but this stout-like has me graciously looking the other way.

Poured at fridge temp. Pours a very dark brown with almost no head. The nose is insane. Brandy, bourbon, maple, brown sugar, toffee, milk chocolate, vanilla, figs, prunes, and raisins. Wow. So intense.

The taste is equally amazing. Big notes of toffee, figs, raisins, brandy, bourbon, vanilla, chocolate, brown sugar, sugar cookies, birthday cake icing. Insane integration of flavors. The ABV seems relatively low to me, but we will never know. This tastes like it's around 10% but it's probably up around 13% given the barrel aging time.

Mouthfeel is thick and viscous. Aftertaste is mostly sweet and full of bourbon and brandy. Overall, an incredible barleywine. So happy to get to try this!

12 oz bottle, sealed with orange wax.

pours a very very dark brown, almost black. thin tan colored head that fades. very complex aroma and taste - molasses, bourbon, citrus, vanilla, espresso, maple. slightly sweet, but there is a brightness to the finish. full bodied, sticky mouthfeel, lower carbonation

Drank from a 12 oz. orange wax dipped bottle purchased at Tree House Brewing Company, Sandwich, MA
Served in a Tree House tulip

The beer poured a viscous, deep mahogany color with no head nor any lacing and looked nearly still. In the glass, the liquid appeared syrupy and shimmery.

The aroma was really impressive. Quite boozy and intense. Rum and/or bourbon barrel notes came through strong. Big spice presence too. Winter spices perhaps. Rich malty notes were also apparent. Loads of caramel and toffee. Fairly sweet. Some coffee was noticeable as the beer warmed. Hint of vanilla as well. All in all, really unique and complex.

The flavor profile was very similar to the nose and nearly as stellar. Malty and robust up front. Caramel malts came through strong. Big toffee presence too. Boozy notes kicked in hard as the beer moved along the palate. Some vanilla was noticeable in the center. Notes of orange peel and booze appeared on the back end and lingered in the finish.

Excellent rich, viscous mouthfeel. Slick, syrupy and full bodied for the style. The liquid contained a super fine and subtle effervesce that worked perfectly for the style.

Tree House’s Tree Of Bliss drinks a lot like a spiced holiday cocktail yet is remarkably nuanced and balanced. Adding adjuncts to any beer that is barrel aged for 36 months seems like a travesty, but they worked remarkably well here. This is the perfect tipple for sipping by a fire on a cold winter evening.

Pours a thick looking deep brown with a brief appearance of a little bubbly foam. Looks thick and nearly still.

The initial smell I get is chocolate, the a sweetness that is brown sugary, caramel, toffee. Fruit - initially I thought dark sweet cherry but as it warms there's a bit of apple. Bourbon and a grape must contribution that i assume is from the brandy. If that wasn't enough, light coffee, sweet orange come in to play.

The taste actually follows in one incredibly smooth melange. There's just a hint of alcohol. The orange gets a bit feisty as it warms up, but pleasantly so. It isn't taking over, it's adding a complimentary flavor. The sweetness is moderate. A little leathery note. Definite grape must, and I think dark cherry and just an aromatic flavor of apple. Very light taste of vanilla. The interaction of the flavors is so smooth and everything is superbly integrated. There's a small spicy taste that seems like licorice - very faint on the tongue way after the swallow.

It is not as heavy as it looked on the pour, but it is well beyond medium on the mouth feel. Barely carbonated, just enough to notice. Not syrupy, but a tad bit sticky. Slightly dry finish. No bitterness to speak of.

This is a genuine treat and very apt for the day as we wind down. This is just delicious to me. I'm like six sips in and the missus' is almost gone so I think she likes it too.

 

 

 

Very strong aroma, with the significant time spent in barrels paying dividends. Brown sugar, apple, oak, must, bourbon, caramel, orange, coffee. It's a strange but appealing melange.

Very smooth and thick on the palate. A bit of alcohol sting, some effervescence on the end, and some notable throat heat, but overall very easy to drink and sip.

Flavor somehow matches the nose, with notes of leather, orange, caramel, dark grains, chocolate, coffee, bourbon, oak, and brandy. The decision to age this on orange peel is a bit odd, but it definitely works in the end. The coffee and vanilla are somewhat lost in the mix, blending with the malt base.