Oaked Julius
Tree House Brewing Company

 

 

 

 

 

Can: Poured a hazy deep golden color ale with a large white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of hoppy citrusy notes with some residual sugar notes and juicy hops. Taste is also a mix of citrusy hops notes with some juicy hops notes with some slightly cloying sugar notes.Body is about average for style with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol notes. Interesting but the barrel seems to have created a cloying sugary feel that I didn't appreciate.

 

Pours a hazy orange color with a creamy white head that provides significant lacing. Beautiful hazy. The nose features ripe oranges, lots of mango, and a subtle oak note. I’m intrigued.

The taste is led by delicious ripe orange flavors and equally delicious mango flavors, with the oak more pronounced on the taste than it was on the nose, residing at the back of the palate and supplanting the creamy oat flavor that is ubiquitous with TH hops, but actually working really well.

The mouthfeel is medium and soft, as expected with a TH beer. This is a really interesting take on an OG hazy, and one I’d gladly revisit.

 

Brewers notes: (American IPA, 6.8% ABV, 16oz) Oaked Julius is a brew that evokes a profound sense of nostalgia while simultaneously representing a bold foray into a new brewing endeavor. It is an homage to nature's time-tested elements, crafted with our unwavering commitment to innovation and the pursuit of progress. Oaked Julius is crafted first with the base Julius recipe and then aged in oak barrels. Following its slumber in oak, it is dry-hopped a second time prior to final conditioning. The result is a transformative fusion of classic and contemporary, a beer that pours a hypnotic hazy orange hue beneath a cap of creamy foam. It greets your senses with a bouquet of citrus, subtle vanilla, and the unmistakable, mellow resonance of oak. The first sip reveals a symphony of flavor characterized by recognizable Julius flavors of bright mango and citrus rounded out by American oak.

Can dates 8.28.23, opened 9.4, poured into a teku glass, deep hazy orange capped by a yellowish off white creamy foam , settles to a solid layer with streaky lacings

Aroma is orange citrus, oak, whiff of mango

Taste is orange citrus , not as vibrant as Julius, muted by the oak ageing and flavoring, oak , hint of mango

Soft , smooth mouthfeel , creamy sudsing , semi dry finish

Good beer , interesting version of a classic. The classic still stands supreme

 

 

 

Had on tap. Pours hazy, orange gold in color with one inch head. Taste is oak and mango. medium body, moderate carbonation, bitter. Good beer that is on a solid Julius base but not one of my favorite variants. Glad I tried but no need for a four pack. The Julius batch to make this was spot on.

 

 

I was just there a couple of weeks ago and I totally lucked out with this Oaked Julius. Right place right time. I am a huge TH fan and having 7 more of these in my fridge to savor is a joy. Aging in an oak bbl is genius. Lots of lacing, pours bright but hazy orange, and just smooth smooth smooth. I don’t know if they will ever brew this again but I sure hope so and hope I am around if it’s available. I think it’s better than Julius which is an amazing brew.