Curiosity One Hundred Twenty Two
Tree House Brewing Company

Nose is fresh squeezed orange juice. Taste is orange forward, backed by grapefruit rind and some very dense pine resin. More bitter finish than is typical from Tree House. Soft, slick mouthfeel.

 

 

 

 

 

Pours solid OJ, moderate 1" head, sporadic lacing - far less than typical from TH. Nose is orange juice concentrate, tangerine, mandarin, cantaloupe, and a very light resin note underneath. Taste is muted citrus, like a watered down screwdriver; there's may have been brighter notes in there (may note), but they're covered up and muted. Some lingering sweetness and a super light citric lemon note late, but overall, pretty flat. Mouthfeel is thick, reminiscent of oat-adjunct IPAs. Shrug.

Cloudy orange with a finger of yellowed head. It settles into a cap and leaves sheets of lacing.

Orange juice, cut grass and strawberry in the nose.

Sugary sweet orange up front in the taste, followed by pink Starburst, strawberry and an herbal quality.

Full, creamy feel with soft fizz.

Very tasty. Definitely on the sweet side.

 

 

Pours hazy, orange gold in color with one quarter inch head. Taste is peaches and guava. Smooth, slightly bitter, medium heavy body, low carbonation. Average curiosity. Not bad but nothing I would rush to get again.

 

Tree House Curiosity #122 8%. Poured into a 16 oz Nordic pint glass canned on 2/4/22. Pours a very attractive hazy yellow orange with a 2 plus finger sticky white head that leaves thick streaks of lace with excellent retention. 4.5

Aroma passionfruit, mango, mandarin, ripe melon, and apricot really pleasant. 4.25

Taste follows passionfruit, mango, mandarin, cantaloupe, and apricot really well balanced and impressive. 4.5

Mouthfeel is above medium, not sticky or dry, soft gentle carbonation, and at 8% it drinks like that and goes down really easy. 4.5

Overall another excellent NEDIPA from one of the best. Not dazzled, but I am certainly enjoying it. 4.5

 

 

 

Canned 2/4/22. “Ask questions“ stamped on the bottom of the can

Man, I don’t even know that last Curiosity series beer I had. Maybe 114? I don’t know, but they’re releasing them much more slowly these days it feels. There’s nothing noteworthy going on in this one, so let’s just get into it

Pours a hazy pale gold with 3 fingers of soapy white head that slowly fades to a cap and leaves nice lacing

This is very tropical in the nose, hardly any semblance of malt or bitterness. I’m picking up on aromas of overripe cantaloupe, tart mango, strawberry, orange juice, tangerine zest, and very light white pepper

Ok, there’s definitely more beer-like elements in taste, but it’s not really cohesive as a whole. On the front end of the sip I’m tasting orange zest, creamy mango, bready malt, light peppery hops, and papaya. The swallow brings notes of creamy mango, vanilla, doughy malt, tangerine zest, and light peppery hops

A medium body pairs with gentle tingling carbonation, resulting in a crisp beer. Finishes off dry with a decent balance

This wasn’t awful, but quite the week entry for Tree House. Oh well