Massive Treat
Tree House Brewing Company

Pours an opaque orangeish-brown with two fingers of foamy head. Abundant lacing. Nose is grapefruit, pineapple, some pineiness, and grassiness. Taste is grapefruit-forward, orange, hints of pineapple, and piney. Mouthfeel is creamy, medium-to-full in body with low-to-moderate carbonation. Finish has lingering bitterness most akin to grapefruit rind.

 

 

Tree House Brewing Co. "Massive Treat"
16 fl. oz. can coded "TREAT YOURSELF 5.8.2025" and sampled on 5.23.2025
$108.70/24-pk mixed case "The Machines Are Taking Over!" at the brewery on May 15, 2025

Notes via stream of consciousness: It's a "Massive Treat" of a Triple India Pale Ale" at 9.2% ABV but unfortunately no hops are listed on the label. It's poured a murky golden-orange body beneath a finger's width of densely foamy white froth. The aroma combines hop resins, tropical fruitiness, and even a bit of bready malt. On to the taste... it's not really any different than the aroma suggests. The malt asserts itself quite readily, threaded through with the hoppy fruitiness and resinous character. It remains tropical but it's not particularly clear to me what the exact fruit might be. Perhaps it just needs to warm a bit. I'm getting orange for sure, and perhaps some melon. I'll also say nectarine and passionfruit. The head is holding up quite well which is nice. It's dropped but there's still a solid creamy cap that's maybe an eight of an inch thick. This is another one of their beers where it's sweet up front and then dries in the finish due to the bitterness that's there (it's not bold) in combination with the hop resins, some acidic "hop burn", and alcohol. I'm getting some clear lime now, and mango. Did I already say mango? No. Ok, what else, because there's something else there... ahh, I can't figure it out but it's something like berry. The resins are really starting to build on my palate now and it's quite dry and resinous in the finish. I'm tempted to say pine but I don't really get it as pine, unless, of course you've actually tasted pine resin because that's exactly what it's like. It doesn't taste like pine, at least to me. The alcohol is also showing itself fairly clearly. What else? It's got a great mouthfeel to it. Not all of the Tree House beers hit this level of viscosity but that's also at least in part because it's a bigger beer. It's full bodied on the lower end, gently crisp, and smooth. I've noticed that there's some yeast and hops have dropped out onto the bottom of my glass; always glad to see that. Ohh, now I am getting some pine, or spruce, and it's clear. How weird, I'd only stepped away for a minute or so. In conclusion this is a heavy hitter all around. It's sweet upfront but then dry in the finish, and there's lots of alcohol to it. It's kind of a sipper in my opinion, and if you're just looking for a strong, juicy NEIPA this is not what you're looking for.
Review #9,222

Mango, pineapple, and peach dominate. A bit of citrus peel-like bitterness. A little watery, especially for the ABV. Vanillla, tangerine. Tropical and on the sweeter side.

 

L - massive body, massive head. Massive Treat. Thique haze and cratered foam that desperately tries to hold itself up but ultimately collapses under its own weight. Let's dig in.

S - candied mango and pineapple. Doughy aromatics and a combo of kiwi and musty grape. Even a splash of lactose.

T - immediately assails the tongue with aggressive dry hops and lupulin bitterness. Tart grape and rindy rawness. Yellow Gatorade mixed with pulpy orange juice. Earthy and grassy. Tangy and zesty in all the right places. Numbing finish and high ABV make this a sipper for sure.

F - low carb, pillowy mouthfeel. Raise your hand if you're shocked. A bit on the lighter side for a beer with such weight behind it, but satisfying all the same.

O - perhaps jumps the shark a bit in the Treat series. There's less candied sweetness and more overwhelming hop bitterness. It's a delicious beer, but it loses sight of what Treat is all about.

 

Had on tap at Sandwich. Pours pale orange gold in color, murky with one third inch head. Taste is dried mango, lemon-lime candy, white sugar, and starfruit. Heavy body, moderate low carbonation, bitter. Perhaps a bit too bitter but is does have that slightly sweet finish I love with Super Treat. Not sure I need it in triple form constantly but good for a one off.