Ma
Tree House Brewing Company
Beer Geek Stats:
| Print Shelf Talker
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Ale
Ranked #5 - ABV:
- 6.8%
- Score:
- 91
Ranked #3,501 - Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 7.8%
- Reviews:
- 65
- Ratings:
- From:
- Tree House Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Avail:
- Rotating
- Wants
- 28
- Gots
- 111
SCORE
91
Outstanding
91
Outstanding
Notes:
In commemoration of our head brewer and co-founder’s grandmother’s birthday, we have once again brewed this super fruity yet balanced amber ale! Hints of oranges, tangerines, and stone fruit grace the palate before a sweet malty caramel character provides balance and depth. A real treat that drinks well on any occasion. Happy Birthday, Ma. We love you!
Ma is a very special amber ale brewed in remembrance of Nate’s grandmother. A fiery Irish spirit who imparted deep values of dedication to family and love, Ma was one of a kind. This beer mirrors her spirit with bright notes of citrus, pine, and soft fruit boosted by a rich caramel base and a medium body. A wonderful beer to celebrate the New England transition to cooler weather. We encourage you to drink to honor Ma, and to those whose souls we carry deep in our hearts.
Ma is a very special amber ale brewed in remembrance of Nate’s grandmother. A fiery Irish spirit who imparted deep values of dedication to family and love, Ma was one of a kind. This beer mirrors her spirit with bright notes of citrus, pine, and soft fruit boosted by a rich caramel base and a medium body. A wonderful beer to celebrate the New England transition to cooler weather. We encourage you to drink to honor Ma, and to those whose souls we carry deep in our hearts.
Reviews: 65
| Ratings: 432
3.75/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16oz can poured into a chalice.
A: Deep amber color with orange hues. Murky haze. Two fingers of beige head retain well. Webby lacing.
S: Orange marmalade, broken pine needles, red berries. Thick malt backbone of heavy toast, scones, caramel. A touch earthy.
T: Fresh and pithy grapefruit up front, in a big way. Orange peel. Marmalade. Red berries. Earth and pine. Firm bitterness. Malt foundation of caramel, toast, pinch of cocoa. Muddled earthy finish.
M: Medium-full body, round and firm. Some gritty astringency. Stiff carbonation cuts through a muddled, silty feel.
O: It has all the requisite flavors one would expect from the style, but also has a sort of raw and unfinished feel to it at the same time. It feels muddled and gritty. This is one of those styles that just needs to be clean and clear, even if it means filtering.
843 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16oz can poured into a chalice.
A: Deep amber color with orange hues. Murky haze. Two fingers of beige head retain well. Webby lacing.
S: Orange marmalade, broken pine needles, red berries. Thick malt backbone of heavy toast, scones, caramel. A touch earthy.
T: Fresh and pithy grapefruit up front, in a big way. Orange peel. Marmalade. Red berries. Earth and pine. Firm bitterness. Malt foundation of caramel, toast, pinch of cocoa. Muddled earthy finish.
M: Medium-full body, round and firm. Some gritty astringency. Stiff carbonation cuts through a muddled, silty feel.
O: It has all the requisite flavors one would expect from the style, but also has a sort of raw and unfinished feel to it at the same time. It feels muddled and gritty. This is one of those styles that just needs to be clean and clear, even if it means filtering.
843 characters
4.04/5 rDev -1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Tall can w/ 4-2-19 dating
Pours dark plum and quite hazy, leaves a healthy load of fine medium sheeting
I get ripe dark fruit on the nose, along with some nuttiness
Tasty and smooth amber ale, nice fruit/malt/nut mix...a pleasure to experience the "Tree House" treatment to a different style then NEIPA. Notes of more dark fruits, apricots, plums, cinimmon, delicious and well worth a try.
394 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Tall can w/ 4-2-19 dating
Pours dark plum and quite hazy, leaves a healthy load of fine medium sheeting
I get ripe dark fruit on the nose, along with some nuttiness
Tasty and smooth amber ale, nice fruit/malt/nut mix...a pleasure to experience the "Tree House" treatment to a different style then NEIPA. Notes of more dark fruits, apricots, plums, cinimmon, delicious and well worth a try.
394 characters
3.69/5 rDev -10%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz. can into Night Shift stemware.
Great color. Nose is brown sugar, roasted malt and a touch of caramel. Soft. Beer opens brown sugar, grass, sap and overripe mango. Some hazelnut and coarse walnut shell in the middle. Finishes with a touch of nutty hop bitterness. Great balance and mellow. Body is light to medium with moderate carbonation. Prickly on the palate and goes down dry with a lingering, sticky finish.
A nice sipper but nothing really stands out in this one.
479 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
16oz. can into Night Shift stemware.
Great color. Nose is brown sugar, roasted malt and a touch of caramel. Soft. Beer opens brown sugar, grass, sap and overripe mango. Some hazelnut and coarse walnut shell in the middle. Finishes with a touch of nutty hop bitterness. Great balance and mellow. Body is light to medium with moderate carbonation. Prickly on the palate and goes down dry with a lingering, sticky finish.
A nice sipper but nothing really stands out in this one.
479 characters
3.65/5 rDev -11%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy amber color with light beige head. Aroma has resiny hops, biscuits and some orange rind. Taste follows hoppy and resiny with orange rind notes, quite bitter, old school flavors. Medium body and carbonation. A more classic approach from Tree House but well made.
266 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Hazy amber color with light beige head. Aroma has resiny hops, biscuits and some orange rind. Taste follows hoppy and resiny with orange rind notes, quite bitter, old school flavors. Medium body and carbonation. A more classic approach from Tree House but well made.
266 characters
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked-up three cans at the Tree House brewery today. Canned-on on date of 2/5/19. My thirtieth brew reviewed from these guys. Not typically a fan of amber/red ales, but this is well-made.
191 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Picked-up three cans at the Tree House brewery today. Canned-on on date of 2/5/19. My thirtieth brew reviewed from these guys. Not typically a fan of amber/red ales, but this is well-made.
191 characters
4.12/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned on 2/5. Poured to Birrateque IPA 18OZ Glass on 2/16.
A: Amber, brown and Hazy colour. 2 fingers of clouds and remain long time.
S: Tangerine, orange and caramel.
T: Tangerine, caramel, coffee like notes. Comfortable strengthen of the bitterness last but mild.
M:Medium body. Medium Carbo. Slightly creamy.
O: Good harmony of Hop and Malts. Sweetness and bitterness also great balance.
Ma is definitely greater than popular pale Ale/Lager. In the Tree House Family, there are too much higher priority brother/sister to taste.
537 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Canned on 2/5. Poured to Birrateque IPA 18OZ Glass on 2/16.
A: Amber, brown and Hazy colour. 2 fingers of clouds and remain long time.
S: Tangerine, orange and caramel.
T: Tangerine, caramel, coffee like notes. Comfortable strengthen of the bitterness last but mild.
M:Medium body. Medium Carbo. Slightly creamy.
O: Good harmony of Hop and Malts. Sweetness and bitterness also great balance.
Ma is definitely greater than popular pale Ale/Lager. In the Tree House Family, there are too much higher priority brother/sister to taste.
537 characters
4.46/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Ma is clean and crisp while being on the fruity side of things. Very refreshing and tasty. One of the most unique amber ales I have had. It does not disappoint!
160 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Ma is clean and crisp while being on the fruity side of things. Very refreshing and tasty. One of the most unique amber ales I have had. It does not disappoint!
160 characters
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Long lasting, chunky head. Excellent 3D ring lace on the glass. Darker amber color with plenty of haze.
Pleasant toasted malt aroma with a mild hop background. I also get some yeast which makes me remember my home brewing days.
The "red" is evident in the caramelized, but dry, malt tongue from the onset. The body leans thin and the carbonation is a bit high. The finish is vacantly bitter, meaning the malt has a bittering element that melds with the hop presence. Short aftertaste, though. Overall, I'd say this is one of Tree House's more malty offerings. It doesn't disappoint.
591 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Long lasting, chunky head. Excellent 3D ring lace on the glass. Darker amber color with plenty of haze.
Pleasant toasted malt aroma with a mild hop background. I also get some yeast which makes me remember my home brewing days.
The "red" is evident in the caramelized, but dry, malt tongue from the onset. The body leans thin and the carbonation is a bit high. The finish is vacantly bitter, meaning the malt has a bittering element that melds with the hop presence. Short aftertaste, though. Overall, I'd say this is one of Tree House's more malty offerings. It doesn't disappoint.
591 characters
4.21/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can: This one pours a murky amber/brown/caramel color. There was a frothy beige head that leaves some lacing. Good nose. Various citrus, but mainly orange. Some pine and caramel malt notes also. The taste is good. Some residual sweetness and a fair amount of bitterness at the same time. Malts, graininess, some roast, orange. A really nice blend.
361 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
16oz can: This one pours a murky amber/brown/caramel color. There was a frothy beige head that leaves some lacing. Good nose. Various citrus, but mainly orange. Some pine and caramel malt notes also. The taste is good. Some residual sweetness and a fair amount of bitterness at the same time. Malts, graininess, some roast, orange. A really nice blend.
361 characters
4.02/5 rDev -2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 16oz can, dated 11/27/18. Served in an imperial pint pub glass.
Pours a cloudy acorn-brown with three fingers of soft, pouffy, beige head. Retention is excellent, leaving fat gobs of sticky lacing.
Mildly sweet, earthy aroma of shoe leather, dried orange peel and noble hops.
Taste is mildly sweet with real biting bitterness. Toasted grain, golden syrup, leather, fir tips and orange peel, earthy, with the bitterness dial set midpoint.
Feel is clean and dry, medium-thin bodied, with bright, almost aggressive carbonation.
Good stuff. Better even than I remembered. Odd that I pick up noble hops so strongly in the nose but not at all in the taste - insignificant in terms of the rating, just a curiosity. I had served this with Thanksgiving dinner, too, and it was just right.
791 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
From a 16oz can, dated 11/27/18. Served in an imperial pint pub glass.
Pours a cloudy acorn-brown with three fingers of soft, pouffy, beige head. Retention is excellent, leaving fat gobs of sticky lacing.
Mildly sweet, earthy aroma of shoe leather, dried orange peel and noble hops.
Taste is mildly sweet with real biting bitterness. Toasted grain, golden syrup, leather, fir tips and orange peel, earthy, with the bitterness dial set midpoint.
Feel is clean and dry, medium-thin bodied, with bright, almost aggressive carbonation.
Good stuff. Better even than I remembered. Odd that I pick up noble hops so strongly in the nose but not at all in the taste - insignificant in terms of the rating, just a curiosity. I had served this with Thanksgiving dinner, too, and it was just right.
791 characters
4.27/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark, reddish brown with 2 fingers of head. Smells of sweet malt. Carbonation is perfect. Perfect balance of malt sweetness and hoppy after taste. Nothing bad ever comes from this brewery.
196 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Pours a dark, reddish brown with 2 fingers of head. Smells of sweet malt. Carbonation is perfect. Perfect balance of malt sweetness and hoppy after taste. Nothing bad ever comes from this brewery.
196 characters
4.3/5 rDev +4.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can dated 10/23/18 poured into a bulb! Look is a hazy amber color with a foamy white head! Smells of juicy fruits and biscuit malts. The taste matches the smell with nice pine and earth in the back. The feel was soft and velvety. Overall this is hands down my #1 red ale.
271 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Can dated 10/23/18 poured into a bulb! Look is a hazy amber color with a foamy white head! Smells of juicy fruits and biscuit malts. The taste matches the smell with nice pine and earth in the back. The feel was soft and velvety. Overall this is hands down my #1 red ale.
271 characters
4.07/5 rDev -0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
(16 oz can, 10/23/18, purchased 10/27... decanted into a fat Trillium tulip)
L: garnet-colored liquid with good clarity; rocky, aged white, frothy foam... a few clouds of lace top to bottom; keeps a thick collar
S: (black?)berry, blood orange; subtle background of sweet mint; bit of hard candy-like crystal malt, hint of nutty cocoa... alcohol eventually pokes through a bit
T: berry wine, grapefruit rind, chocolate-berry hard candy core (malt), bit of hot (vaguely cinnamon) spice on the finish... little grain or bread flavor to the malt, maybe a bit of toasty crust lingering in aftertaste... overall tastes like a hopped-to-hell Belgian red noel ale
F: resiny-silky texture, foamy carbonation, dry and lightly flushing warm in its mildly dilute finish... body not at all thick or bulbous - streamlined, which is pretty nice for the style
O: a gaudy display of hops - somewhat tasty blends, but tipped too far in muddled hoppy direction, foundation of the beer is dull, little balance or dimension... did end up dumping in dregs when almost done, and though it made the beer look terrible, it didn't alter the taste in any negative way, maybe adding a subtle nutty yeast back note
1,190 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
(16 oz can, 10/23/18, purchased 10/27... decanted into a fat Trillium tulip)
L: garnet-colored liquid with good clarity; rocky, aged white, frothy foam... a few clouds of lace top to bottom; keeps a thick collar
S: (black?)berry, blood orange; subtle background of sweet mint; bit of hard candy-like crystal malt, hint of nutty cocoa... alcohol eventually pokes through a bit
T: berry wine, grapefruit rind, chocolate-berry hard candy core (malt), bit of hot (vaguely cinnamon) spice on the finish... little grain or bread flavor to the malt, maybe a bit of toasty crust lingering in aftertaste... overall tastes like a hopped-to-hell Belgian red noel ale
F: resiny-silky texture, foamy carbonation, dry and lightly flushing warm in its mildly dilute finish... body not at all thick or bulbous - streamlined, which is pretty nice for the style
O: a gaudy display of hops - somewhat tasty blends, but tipped too far in muddled hoppy direction, foundation of the beer is dull, little balance or dimension... did end up dumping in dregs when almost done, and though it made the beer look terrible, it didn't alter the taste in any negative way, maybe adding a subtle nutty yeast back note
1,190 characters
4.6/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks goes out to colby600 for this brew.
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 10/23/18
Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy brown color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine), nice roastyness. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine), very nice roastyness. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a very nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very very tasty brew. My first Amber Ale from TH, they do amber's very well also. Addictive! MilkShake! Thanks Bill!
710 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Thanks goes out to colby600 for this brew.
16 oz. Can
Canned On: 10/23/18
Poured into a Tree House glass a very nice cloudy brown color, very nice carbonation, with a very nice thick/creamy one-finger plus off-white head, which also leaves some very nice creamy sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine), nice roastyness. The taste is very nice hoppy, malty, with a very nice citrus complex (orange, tangerine), very nice roastyness. Medium body, ABV hidden very nicely, with a very nice little dry/bitter finish. Overall, this is a very very tasty brew. My first Amber Ale from TH, they do amber's very well also. Addictive! MilkShake! Thanks Bill!
710 characters
4.16/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Ma looks good and smells good. The first taste did not blow my mind, but I enjoyed the beer quite a bit after a few sips. Not my favorite Tree House, but solid.
162 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Ma looks good and smells good. The first taste did not blow my mind, but I enjoyed the beer quite a bit after a few sips. Not my favorite Tree House, but solid.
162 characters
4.46/5 rDev +8.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ma Ma hey hey, let’s hope this beer is here to stay! Gorgeous cloudy mostly brown in the glass with 2 fingers of fairly long lasting creamy head and considerable lacing. The smell is mild but pleasant but what a flavor, a savory blend of considerable hops up front with a smooth slightly sweet malt base in perfect proportion and that patented Treehouse mouth feel. Hey hey Ma Ma, this beer will drop your jaw!
413 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Ma Ma hey hey, let’s hope this beer is here to stay! Gorgeous cloudy mostly brown in the glass with 2 fingers of fairly long lasting creamy head and considerable lacing. The smell is mild but pleasant but what a flavor, a savory blend of considerable hops up front with a smooth slightly sweet malt base in perfect proportion and that patented Treehouse mouth feel. Hey hey Ma Ma, this beer will drop your jaw!
413 characters
4.19/5 rDev +2.2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Canned 13 days ago.
L -- Pours a murky orange-brown with a finger of off-white head produced with aerated pour. Some retention and good lacing
S -- Has that TH creamy yeast character, along with citrus, floral, and a touch of caramel
T -- Lightly sweet and toasty malt character melds wonderfully with the afformentioned creamy yeast character and a touch of gentle citrus hoppiness. The yeast is the focus of flavors here, interestingly
F -- Fluffy and creamy. Medium mouthfeel, medium+ carb. Touch of roasty bitterness on the finish
O -- Very unique amber ale. Quite hoppy, but it's that gentle Tree House hoppiness
84/100
627 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Canned 13 days ago.
L -- Pours a murky orange-brown with a finger of off-white head produced with aerated pour. Some retention and good lacing
S -- Has that TH creamy yeast character, along with citrus, floral, and a touch of caramel
T -- Lightly sweet and toasty malt character melds wonderfully with the afformentioned creamy yeast character and a touch of gentle citrus hoppiness. The yeast is the focus of flavors here, interestingly
F -- Fluffy and creamy. Medium mouthfeel, medium+ carb. Touch of roasty bitterness on the finish
O -- Very unique amber ale. Quite hoppy, but it's that gentle Tree House hoppiness
84/100
627 characters
4.12/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bought a can at Tree House. Beer pours with a dark amber and is a little cloudy. Head dissipates but leaves some good retention. Malty aroma with a little bit of light smoke. The beer is malty sweet but there is a sharp hoppy aftertaste. Slightly silky texture with good carbonation. Overall, very nice appearance and taste.
325 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Bought a can at Tree House. Beer pours with a dark amber and is a little cloudy. Head dissipates but leaves some good retention. Malty aroma with a little bit of light smoke. The beer is malty sweet but there is a sharp hoppy aftertaste. Slightly silky texture with good carbonation. Overall, very nice appearance and taste.
325 characters
4.17/5 rDev +1.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a beautiful cloudy dark amber with billowy head that lingers. Nose is faint but I still detect malt and fruity hops. Has a solid malt backbone, great sticky hop flavor, touch of bitterness on the finish. Carbonation lends to the creamy mouthfeel. Overall an outstanding amber ale and I would buy again.
5/14/18
16 oz can dated 4/12/18 - thanks Adam
4.25 rating
371 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Pours a beautiful cloudy dark amber with billowy head that lingers. Nose is faint but I still detect malt and fruity hops. Has a solid malt backbone, great sticky hop flavor, touch of bitterness on the finish. Carbonation lends to the creamy mouthfeel. Overall an outstanding amber ale and I would buy again.
5/14/18
16 oz can dated 4/12/18 - thanks Adam
4.25 rating
371 characters
3.91/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can poured into a snifter. The beer pours a cloudy amber color with a frothy eggshell white head of 6 cm foaming up with an easy pour. The head fades slowly to a pretty robust surface layer and leaves dense lattice that sticks to the glass for the entire sampling.
The aroma is some caramel and a bit of biscuit malt with a little bit of hop character with pine notes.
First sip reveals an average body and mild carbonation, very smooth texture. Easy drinking beer.
Flavor is very malty and caramel and toasted malt dominant. I get a little biscuit and some sap hops too. The booze is well hidden and the beer drinks very easy with a lingering toasted note.
I like this beer, but I dont think it is any better than many other Ambers that I have had in the past. I would probably pass on this one if its available next time I go to TH.
868 characters
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Sampling a cellar temp 16 oz can poured into a snifter. The beer pours a cloudy amber color with a frothy eggshell white head of 6 cm foaming up with an easy pour. The head fades slowly to a pretty robust surface layer and leaves dense lattice that sticks to the glass for the entire sampling.
The aroma is some caramel and a bit of biscuit malt with a little bit of hop character with pine notes.
First sip reveals an average body and mild carbonation, very smooth texture. Easy drinking beer.
Flavor is very malty and caramel and toasted malt dominant. I get a little biscuit and some sap hops too. The booze is well hidden and the beer drinks very easy with a lingering toasted note.
I like this beer, but I dont think it is any better than many other Ambers that I have had in the past. I would probably pass on this one if its available next time I go to TH.
868 characters
3.62/5 rDev -11.7%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Opaque as hell, this displays a muddy prune juice like brown-umber, with a large foamy khaki head that settles unevenly, leaving very thick chunks of fuzzy coral foam on the glass.
Smell is toasty but still soft pumpernickel with accents of grapefruit, pine and biscuit.
Taste also has soft, slightly toasty pumpernickel, but with that hint of Tree House melon and bubblegum, as well as some tangy sharp orange zest, pine and grapefruit. I'm surprised this isn't an over-hopped monstrosity, like some of the "Kolsch" and "Brown" ales that come out of Trillium.
Body is medium to light, carbonation is mild, and the finish is semi-dry.
637 characters
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Opaque as hell, this displays a muddy prune juice like brown-umber, with a large foamy khaki head that settles unevenly, leaving very thick chunks of fuzzy coral foam on the glass.
Smell is toasty but still soft pumpernickel with accents of grapefruit, pine and biscuit.
Taste also has soft, slightly toasty pumpernickel, but with that hint of Tree House melon and bubblegum, as well as some tangy sharp orange zest, pine and grapefruit. I'm surprised this isn't an over-hopped monstrosity, like some of the "Kolsch" and "Brown" ales that come out of Trillium.
Body is medium to light, carbonation is mild, and the finish is semi-dry.
637 characters
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Looks like you're pouring out caramel sauce. Just looks so thick. The head is a nice khaki color. Wouldn't be able to see through it for anything.
Smell is a little bit sweeter with some pine notes.
Taste is almost like some thick caramel sweetness and something a little harsher almost like a smoke. Almost like if you were burning pines.
Pretty thick and leaves a little smokiness on the mouthfeel.
Overall, very nice amber. Would love to have more
454 characters
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Looks like you're pouring out caramel sauce. Just looks so thick. The head is a nice khaki color. Wouldn't be able to see through it for anything.
Smell is a little bit sweeter with some pine notes.
Taste is almost like some thick caramel sweetness and something a little harsher almost like a smoke. Almost like if you were burning pines.
Pretty thick and leaves a little smokiness on the mouthfeel.
Overall, very nice amber. Would love to have more
454 characters
4.6/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a very refreshing and light brew.
Look: Deep red/brown with a great head that foams and lingers for days.
Smell/Taste: A sweeter IPA that is much smoother and crisper than what we're used to from TH. Not overly sweet or hoppy, extremely drinkable.
Feel: Amazingly smooth and enjoyable.
Overall: This is a great brew that ages nicely. It's an IPA without the heaviness of the hops, malt or alcohol. One of the better experiments from TH.
445 characters
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
This is a very refreshing and light brew.
Look: Deep red/brown with a great head that foams and lingers for days.
Smell/Taste: A sweeter IPA that is much smoother and crisper than what we're used to from TH. Not overly sweet or hoppy, extremely drinkable.
Feel: Amazingly smooth and enjoyable.
Overall: This is a great brew that ages nicely. It's an IPA without the heaviness of the hops, malt or alcohol. One of the better experiments from TH.
445 characters
4.29/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look: A murky Dark amber to brown with big fluffy white head. Has medium carbonation.
Smell: Caramel, bread, citrus, orange, candy, and pine.
Taste: Toasty caramel, bread, citrus, orange, candy, and pine.
Mouthfeel: Medium.
Overall: A nice amber ale from Tree House.
266 characters
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Look: A murky Dark amber to brown with big fluffy white head. Has medium carbonation.
Smell: Caramel, bread, citrus, orange, candy, and pine.
Taste: Toasty caramel, bread, citrus, orange, candy, and pine.
Mouthfeel: Medium.
Overall: A nice amber ale from Tree House.
266 characters
4.16/5 rDev +1.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I’m really into IPAs so I tried this beer with an open mind. Being an amber ale, it obviously doesn’t have that punch and bitterness that I look for. With that said, this is a super smooth, rather juicy, tasty beer that I would gladly drink 10 of.
251 characters
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
I’m really into IPAs so I tried this beer with an open mind. Being an amber ale, it obviously doesn’t have that punch and bitterness that I look for. With that said, this is a super smooth, rather juicy, tasty beer that I would gladly drink 10 of.
251 characters
Ma from Tree House Brewing Company
Beer rating:
91 out of
100 with
432 ratings
0 characters. We love reviews! Turn your rating into one with ≥ 150 characters.
Explain why you're giving this rating. Your review must discuss the beer's attributes (look, smell, taste, feel) and your overall impression in order to indicate that you have legitimately tried the beer. Nonconstructive reviews may be removed without notice and action may be taken on your account.
Close