Old Man - Oak
Tree House Brewing Company
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- Extra Special / Strong Bitter (ESB)
Ranked #54 - ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 87
Ranked #22,163 - Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 4.9%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 21, 2025
- Added:
- Nov 29, 2023
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Our interpretation of an Extra Special Bitter carries light bitterness and a gentle earthy noble hop character from Fuggles hops. The hops are balanced by an airy fruitiness and a rich base of flavors evoking caramel malts, brown sugar, and hazelnut. Now aged in French Oak! It is a wonderful and simple beer we find best paired with fish and chips, smoked meat, roasted chicken or, ideally, a day on the river.
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Rated by musicsherlock from New York
3.95/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.95/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
On side tap at the brewery
Dec 13, 2024
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
On tap at Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, MA.
This one pours a golden amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
There’s a nice woodiness and earthiness on the nose, with that oak enhancement, along with caramel, breadiness, and some tea-like notes.
Old Man is kind of a forgotten beer in the Tree House world, and this is a nice little update and enhancement to an underrated beer. There’s some nice nuttiness to this, with breadiness, and a touch of earthy hop spice.
This is slightly creamy, and very drinkable, with a nice smooth finish.
Adding oak to a bitter is always something that’s gonna perk my ears up.
Oct 16, 2024This one pours a golden amber color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
There’s a nice woodiness and earthiness on the nose, with that oak enhancement, along with caramel, breadiness, and some tea-like notes.
Old Man is kind of a forgotten beer in the Tree House world, and this is a nice little update and enhancement to an underrated beer. There’s some nice nuttiness to this, with breadiness, and a touch of earthy hop spice.
This is slightly creamy, and very drinkable, with a nice smooth finish.
Adding oak to a bitter is always something that’s gonna perk my ears up.
Rated by scotorum from Massachusetts
3.93/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev +1.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Good example of the style, smooth and fairly tasty. Really could not detect the effects of oak conditioning however.
Dec 13, 2023
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