Tree House Brewing Co. (August 2015)

And still more to come. Looks like J and AO were 60bbl batches. Does anyone know how many big fermenters they have now?

 

I'm curious about this too. It looked like they got at least two new ones in July based on twitter. I'm wondering if the output is about to start increasing again shortly.

 

More to come on growlers! What's it gonna be?? This lineup could be epic

 

Looks like cans and GM will still be on for Friday imo. Wonder what will be added for growlers. Curiosity?

 

I'm guessing some sort of dark beer

 

Two 60s right? Does that put it at 4 now? If they are able to pump out two 60 bbl batches every week that would be amazing. Even more amazing that they sell out every week. Maybe @DigitalNate can shine some light on this for us, if he has the time of course, i am not sure he even has time to sleep with their brew schedule lol.

 

Just had two cans of green from the last batch. I noticed a little more bitterness as well. I will have to keep a can for side by side against the next batch.

 

How early it too early to show up on a Turdsday ? I will be coming through around 3 on Thursday, should I grab lunch then head there? Or delay until closer to 5?

 

I don't know, but in July there was a tweet that Curiosity 20 was a 20bbl batch and the last batch on their two 10bbl fermenters. I would assume the 10bbl ones were replaced with bigger ones but I didn't see any mention of the exact size.

 

Grab a sandwich and eat it there while you wait. Bring a cooler, or growler carrier, claim your spot in line then sit down on a picnic table and eat lunch there. If you show up at 3 or 5 the amount of time you have to wait will be similiar. Probably a little longer if you show up at five, also i bet they will open a little early today.

 

Any idea or guess on what "a little early" means? My brother in law is planning to stop on his way from NY-NH this afternoon.

 

This will be my first visit with cans available, is there anything I need to know about logistics to get both cans and growlers fills?

 

Last Friday they opened 20-minutes early. At #50 in line we got our fills and out the door at 5:20.

The growler line & can line are the same thing. Before opening they'll come around with the numbered growler order forms - fill it out and they'll collect them in order. They only take 30-40 before opening, so you'll probably have to hold onto your ticket and your glass when they open the door - the entire line will file in and you'll get your cans. Just follow the person in front of you and you'll be fine.

 

I think today is going to be bananas. GM and Julius on at the same time with a chance to walk out with 12 cans as well? Maybe I am a jaded vet at this point, but get ready for some craziness.

Not that the crew can't handle it, but its going to be busy.

 

Considering they pushed around 500 people through the line yesterday without growler fills available... yea, I'd say that today is going to be nuts. I'd guess 650+ tonight, so if you want Good Morning - better be there tonight or before opening on Friday!

 

Key to managing the madness is being aware that arriving at 7:30pm will almost certainly get you the same full allotment that arriving at 1:30pm will. Unfortunately, I have to miss it, but that'd be my call for tonight.

 

This is my plan, Sir.

 

Speak for yourselves. I'm already in line with 50 other people.

But on a serious note there is more than enough of everything to go around but that won't stop people from arriving hours before they open. Some people prefer to do their waiting on the front end while others do it on the tail end. Either way you work it, the juice is worth the squeeze with such a glorious return today.

 

This makes a big difference with cans, but in my experience (and a commonly heard refrain in line) on a night like this your growler wait will generally be about the same whenever you come.

 

Every time i've gone the growler wait is around an hour. You get a good mix of people who are just there for cans and those that are for both.

What I'm curious about is if they will ever go for liquor on premises? Seems like the perfect location to do so. Could have the fire pit, the pond, games, food truck etc. Only hesitations would be how to handle the logistics. To me they would almost need a separate building just for grabbing drinks and the way the lots work would have to be adjusted to meet the needs of people who stay for a couple hours just to hang out.