Short Stack
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Hazy IPA
Ranked #572 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #10,409 - Avg:
- 4.22 | pDev: 4.27%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 27, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 18, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Short Stack is an American IPA based on Alter Ego that incorporates heavy uses of blueberry-forward Mosaic hops, blueberry purée, and grade A maple syrup.
Pouring a beautiful vibrant orange color into your glass, Short Stack’s amalgamation of ingredients works wonders with aromas and flavors of ripe blueberry, fresh citrus, and sweet syrup with a gentle and quenching hop oil finish.
Short Stack is a delightful and unique beer that works well despite several flavors competing for your attention. We hope it adds a little bit of joy to your day
Pouring a beautiful vibrant orange color into your glass, Short Stack’s amalgamation of ingredients works wonders with aromas and flavors of ripe blueberry, fresh citrus, and sweet syrup with a gentle and quenching hop oil finish.
Short Stack is a delightful and unique beer that works well despite several flavors competing for your attention. We hope it adds a little bit of joy to your day
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Reviewed by Roguer from Connecticut
4.27/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.27/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Fantastic head production, retention, and lacing. Vibrant orange hue to the opaque body. An absolutely gorgeous beer for the style.
Despite the additives, hops rule the day on the nose, albeit in a restrained, modest fashion. Notes of mango, grapefruit, bright herb, lemon, and blueberries (not enough to credit the added blueberry puree).
Wonderfully smooth on the palate; not quite as full bodied as their imperial strength IPAs, but very creamy, especially for the ABV.
On the palate, at first the Mosaic and the malt base take lead. It's not until about halfway through the sip that any maple syrup comes through, and even then, it's fairly restrained. Moderately sweet at best, a bit earthy and even pungent (likely due to the maple, blueberries, and the dankness expressed by the Mosaic all working in concert). Tasting notes include orange, lemon, mango, papaya. The blueberry puree doesn't really lend much in terms of discrete, obvious berry flavor, which is a surprise.
This is a fantastic, easy-drinking IPA, but in terms of what was implied and promised, I can't say it really executes the idea all that well. Perhaps that idea wouldn't taste as good as the final product actually came out.
Apr 27, 2023Despite the additives, hops rule the day on the nose, albeit in a restrained, modest fashion. Notes of mango, grapefruit, bright herb, lemon, and blueberries (not enough to credit the added blueberry puree).
Wonderfully smooth on the palate; not quite as full bodied as their imperial strength IPAs, but very creamy, especially for the ABV.
On the palate, at first the Mosaic and the malt base take lead. It's not until about halfway through the sip that any maple syrup comes through, and even then, it's fairly restrained. Moderately sweet at best, a bit earthy and even pungent (likely due to the maple, blueberries, and the dankness expressed by the Mosaic all working in concert). Tasting notes include orange, lemon, mango, papaya. The blueberry puree doesn't really lend much in terms of discrete, obvious berry flavor, which is a surprise.
This is a fantastic, easy-drinking IPA, but in terms of what was implied and promised, I can't say it really executes the idea all that well. Perhaps that idea wouldn't taste as good as the final product actually came out.
Reviewed by ovaltine from Indiana
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a hazy golden color with the ubiquitous creamy white head I associate with TH hazies. Beautiful beer. The nose features citrus notes, blueberries, and a touch of maple syrup.
The maple syrup is more pronounced on the taste, and works well with the blueberry and orange flavors, which intensify as the beer warms. There’s a lot going on here, but it all fits together very well.
The mouthfeel is medium and soft. Tree House did a really nice job with this, as expected.
Apr 24, 2023The maple syrup is more pronounced on the taste, and works well with the blueberry and orange flavors, which intensify as the beer warms. There’s a lot going on here, but it all fits together very well.
The mouthfeel is medium and soft. Tree House did a really nice job with this, as expected.
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Picked-up a four-pack of cans at Tree House in Sandwich for about nineteen dollars. Canned on date of 3/17/23. My three hundred and fifteenth brew from these guys. Very good.
Apr 19, 2023
Reviewed by 57md from Pennsylvania
4.02/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev -4.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
This is a blueberry and maple syrup variant of Alter Ego, which itself is a variant of Julius.
I don't get any blueberry or maple notes in the nose, but they sure do come across in the flavor profile.
That said, I'm not sure that I'm buying into the idea of a "breakfast IPA." These adjunct flavors seem to me to be better suited for a stout base.
Mar 27, 2023I don't get any blueberry or maple notes in the nose, but they sure do come across in the flavor profile.
That said, I'm not sure that I'm buying into the idea of a "breakfast IPA." These adjunct flavors seem to me to be better suited for a stout base.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
4.66/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.66/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Pours hazy, orange gold in color with one half inch head. Taste is maple syrup, white sugar, blueberry, and mango. Medium body, moderate carbonation, slightly bitter. Excellent ipa. Plenty of breakfast taste to go along with a base juicy beer. Original, would have liked to try this totally fresh but one week out, it is amazing.
Mar 25, 2023
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