What Northeast beer are you drinking now? (2021)

this can of qualify is from the may batch. My buddy is driving back from the brewery right now with my re-up including this weeks batch that mr and Mrs Suarez say has benefitted from additional conditioning time in the tanks.
Two things I’m certain of.
1. It will be delicious.
2. I won’t be able to tell the difference between the two!

 

Sorry no pics! It’s a conclave kind of day into evening - started with their west coast DIPA “steam hammer” at the brewery and
Now finishing off a growler of their modern NEIPA “hop fix” in the pool. Top, top notch brewery here in NJ.

 

Barreled Souls Gnome's Soul. On the sweeter side with a nice bourbon and vanilla.

 

Tree House, Queen Machine, canned 7/16/21

“Queen Machine - Azacca is the first entry in our series exploring concentrated lupulin pellets! During sensory analysis, we found these hops to be incredibly expressive with true to type character and no vegetal or abrasive notes whatsoever.

The beer pours a beautiful hazy yellow, and expresses concentrated notes of pulpy orange juice, sun-kissed tropical fruits, and overripe clementine.

Queen Machine - Azacca carves out a distinctive and highly enjoyable space in our line up. We hope you enjoy!”

 

How is that? I tend to prefer Czech over German Pilsners.

 

Treehouse Smoothie. Banana Julius. It's accurate. You like Julius? You like bananas? You'll like this. I enjoyed it, great aroma, taste and bitterness on point. One can was perfect on a hot day.

 

I’m liking that choice…

 

I know you weren’t asking for my opinion but its very good. Not at the level of Notch’s Czech pilsners IMO but definitely a solid one.

 

I think it’s excellent. There aren’t many great Czech pilsners available here on Long Island so I pick up at least a 4pk of this when I see it.
Comparing it to an example in your area, I’ve missed out on quiet life so far but the rating and the overall quality of fox farm has me excited for the day that I do. And even though I only had it once, notch’s the standard truly seems to live up to its name in this style.

 

I'm a big fan of Quiet Life, I'll need to give that one a try eventually.

 

speaking of notch…was very honored that @guinness77 gifted me this can(among others) from his recent journey to MA and CT. Thanks so much, Chuck!! Wow this is good, going down fast!

 

somehow, this beer has eluded me until now. Very grateful that Chuck was able to pick this up as part of my order during his trip to Sandwich.
This is delightful. Tree House is truly unmatched in the world of IPAs. I’m mostly out of that world now, but will never complain about throwing a beer of this quality into a lager session!

 

Equilibrium - TABA

I've had this beer many many times since EQ opened, but this is the first time in several years that I've had it. Unfortunately, it's not the same beer that I remember. It still has a fruity and dry almost wine like finish. The insane pucker that I loved from this beer is non-existent now.

 

Couldn’t resist stopping at Notch on the way home from Fenway!
Ungespundet: Franconian Kellerbier. Delicious!

 

Tree House, Vanilla Bean Catharsis, canned 7/16/21

“Catharsis, is a rich and hearty porter brewed with an array of pale, chocolate, and roasted malts and hopped ever so gently with Warrior and Simcoe resulting in a beer with progressive attributes and a characteristic Tree House edge. For this rendition we added vanilla beans which works in conjunction with the robust base to give it a hint of sweetness and a creamy finish. It reminds us of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies.”

 

Treehouse Very Green. Piney, sharp, nice resin infused sweetness. Soft overall.

 

Not the worst way to start a vacation.
Deerfield pickup was as easy as it could be.
The beer is not bad either.

 

Had to give this a try, not sure I understand the people who say they love beer but this stuff is all they drink. It’s drinkable but not sure I would want something like this often.

 

Oh cool, I was there too.

The Standard

Ungespundet (with my friend trying to grab my unopened coke out of the shot)