Tree House Brewing Co. (February 2016)

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  1. Frio7

    Frio7 Initiate (0) Jan 26, 2016 Massachusetts

    haha Literally thought it was Thursday..smh
     
  2. Capt_Quint

    Capt_Quint Zealot (626) May 29, 2015 Massachusetts
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    Pretty sure it's both. Nate commented a few times that the delay in brewing Sap at the end of last year was due to waiting on Simcoe hops.
     
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  3. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    Yes, + simcoe.

    Regardless, I'll be grabbing some today. Not my fav, but I didn't say I didn't like it! :slight_smile:
     
  4. pisano

    pisano Initiate (0) Sep 18, 2007 Massachusetts
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    Cracked open a month-old Sap the other day and, dare I say, I think it was better than when fresh.
     
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  5. skleice

    skleice Maven (1,271) Aug 6, 2015 Connecticut

    100% agree with this. Bitterness falls off a bit and it's more to my liking.
     
  6. agreenman19

    agreenman19 Pooh-Bah (2,449) Apr 10, 2011 Connecticut
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    Just whatever you do, don't sit on your Sap longer than 3-4 months.

    I had one of the green labels (from April-ish) in September and it was... less than desirable. Reminded me of Molotov Lite: ultra piney oniony resin bomb. My girlfriend said, "here, try this", and I had absolutely no clue that it was Tree House. Not good.
     
  7. Jesse14

    Jesse14 Initiate (0) Jul 21, 2011 Massachusetts

    Honestly, you shouldn't sit on any hoppy beer for over 3 months. I typically don't let anything get past 2 and 1 month is a sweet spot in my opinion.
     
  8. Guzzle_McBrew

    Guzzle_McBrew Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 Connecticut

    My $.02 -
    I have noticed some light garlicy stuff on Alter, very slightly on some batches of Green, Juice Machine and most notably on Doppleganger. I get more of the green onion/garlic notes on most Trillium DIPAs or anything brewed with Falconers Flight or Summit, but there is a slight hint of the flavor on anything that is hopped heavily enough, regardless of if these more onion/garlic prone hops are used.

    From my homebrewing experience, seems like a pretty simple tradeoff; more dry hops=more flavor and aroma- at a certain point a little bit of vegital taste comes out too. In this world of double-triple-dry-hopped-moar-cloudy-is-better, I think it is tough to consistently toe that line of ultra-hopped but not crossing into some garlic, especially with batches of hops having different oil content, etc.

    Sometimes the flavors desist after the beer settles out a little. If something tastes a little too 'green' for you, maybe wait a week or two on those cans.
     
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  9. witts2000

    witts2000 Initiate (0) May 13, 2015 Massachusetts

    Shout out to the name Guzzle McBrew. Made me laugh...but I am dumb.
     
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  10. runpmc007

    runpmc007 Initiate (0) Jul 6, 2011 Massachusetts

    Thanks!
     
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  11. Guzzle_McBrew

    Guzzle_McBrew Initiate (0) Feb 17, 2014 Connecticut

    Good man!
    Me too. :slight_smile:
     
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  12. Eamonlaw

    Eamonlaw Initiate (0) Dec 2, 2015 Rhode Island

    How often do they have Julius available? I was just there for the first time on Saturday, and my wife may kill me if I take the 4 hour round trip (including growler fill wait time) again so soon. I'm very tempted to take the trip tomorrow, but I can hold off if they release Julius fairly regularly. I check the website pretty regularly, but don't recall seeing Julius available in the past few weeks. Would be interested in the Sap as well. Very much enjoying the Bright, Green, and Alter Ego I picked up last week!
     
  13. slengteng

    slengteng Initiate (0) Apr 9, 2014 Massachusetts

    It's been every other week pretty consistently for a while now.
     
  14. robo55

    robo55 Initiate (0) Oct 29, 2015 Massachusetts
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    There's Simcoe and Columbus in Sap, but it's mostly Chinook. I've been trying to narrow down the hops in Julius and the no Simcoe is a new data point because they released Julius after they made this comment. Thanks for the reminder!
     
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  15. darkandhoppy

    darkandhoppy Pundit (955) Dec 26, 2008 Connecticut

    whats your wife offering as an alternative use for those 4 hours? :sunglasses:

    but more to the point, Julius is (?) the most frequently brewed tree house beer. at least every other week
     
  16. eb1610

    eb1610 Initiate (0) Jan 3, 2014 Massachusetts
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    Limits on both Sap and Julius dropped to 4pp
     
  17. Dopen993

    Dopen993 Initiate (0) Jul 20, 2015 Rhode Island

    Per each time through line?
     
  18. zman_

    zman_ Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2015 Massachusetts

    One time through line per person per day.
     
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  19. mschofield

    mschofield Pooh-Bah (1,847) Oct 16, 2002 Massachusetts
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    now it's 3, same amount left for both

    " Limit 3 cans PP (~ 80 cases remain)"
     
  20. Boomfishberg

    Boomfishberg Initiate (0) Apr 5, 2015 Massachusetts

    If I get there at 7:30p on a typical Thursday, how long will it take me to get growlers filled?
     
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