Old Growth
Tree House Brewing Company

 

Despite what the can says, this beer pours brown, like the color of coke. Has a medium thick, off white to tan head. Head leaves very nice lacing. Nose is toasted malt, maybe burnt caramel. Taste was most certainly malt with a decent amount of bitterness. Very nice beer!

16oz can served in a willibecker. Pours a lovely amber hue with a translucent clarity and a tight, one-inch, cream-colored head. Nose expresses hints of caramel malt and roast. Taste consistent with nose, with the addition of an earthy quality and a slightly herbal/medicinal finish. Mouthfeel is light in body with a pleasant, even carbonation that adds more to the body. Overall, an interesting offering, but not really my jam. This is misclassifed as a California Common/Steam beer in my opinion.

 

 

 

With a 4.9% ABV, I’d say TH was trying to make a replica of Anchor Steam. After drinking it, I’d say they did just that, but made a slightly darker in color version, and maybe a little sweeter and maltier. Not bad, but not good either - I’d take Anchor Steam over this in a heartbeat, problem is that it’s not being brewed anymore! But will be searching elsewhere for other Common Beers to replace Anchor Steam.

 

 

16oz can into a pint glass. Canned 9/1/22, so 7 months old. Brewer describes it as a Kentucky Common.

Beautiful clear deep auburn body, aroma is a bit off. Similar to an English dark mild, with a sweet smoky roast.

 

Dark looking when poured from the can. It looks a bit like cola. In the glass it has more of an amber color. When held up to the light, the amber really shows up in the glass. The head is off white, 2 finger, and quite frothy looking. Decent retention, and some great lacing on the glass.
The aroma isn't too strong, but is very malty. I get some grain, and biscuit. Faintest hint of hops shows up in this beer also.
The flavor is malty, grain, biscuit. I get a licorice flavor that hits more toward the back. Slightly roasted flavor.
Body is lighter, but not watery feeling in the least.
Delicious, and a pleasure to try.

 

 

 

Canned September of 2022. Pours a bright light reddish-brown with excellent clarity and a solid amount of head that displayed good retention. Overall, good looking beer. Nose is mostly sweet grains / corn. Taste largely follows, but with a little more bite than the nose. Some faint malty flavors on the finish, and tasted blind I might have thought there was some bourbon barrel, even though that's not the case. Light and easy going down. Overall, a little more bite from the hops than I would have preferred, but still very easy drinking.

damn good. draft at Deerfield location

A dark, very lager-like ale with lightly roasty and caramely malt flavors and a fairly substantial, earthy hop presence. Very dry, bitter, and crisp. A really fantastic, rustic brew that makes me want to find more in this style.

4 months old. Can to snifter.

L: Pours a muddy dark brown with a foamy light brown head that dissipates rather quickly and leaves just a bit of lacing. No floaters.

S: Brown sugar, caramel and coffee. Malty, bready and slightly sweet.

T: A malty, bready and slightly sweet body followed by an intense bitterness.

F: Slightly creamy, yet highly crushable. Medium carbonation.

O: Solid beer. Not too flavorful but very nicely drinkable. Interesting style I've never heard of before, but would definitely drink again.