Tree House Brewing - August 2014

Which Eureka was on tap yesterday? I got there and it did not say which version (if any) it was.

Also had a similar great experience showing up in the latter afternoon and waiting a minimal amount of time for growlers and no time at all for Lucid bottles! 84 was a mess through Hartford on the way home though.

 

It was the regular Eureka

 

Saturday was a breeze, grabbed bottles, went in and dropped off a growler order slip, came back in an hour and BOOM, done.

The crew over there really does an excellent job.

 

Once or twice a year. Man you have some amazing self control

 

Saturday was a breeze, got out the door before opening time if that says anything about the fluidity of the release.

Cans are going to be great.
I have been trying to get Nate to sell me one of those 1/6th Barrel cans of Green with the Sanke receiver top for a while now...

 

No, I have kids. Hard to justify the time and money more then that.

 

I also overheard a similar conversation with building across the street being done sometime around then....
Lucid is pretty flippin good.....highly recommend

 

Canning projected in early 2015

 

So posted this pic on "latest haul" but thought this would be a good thread to post as well

 

They need to extend business hours. Opening at 2 or 3pm on Thursday and noon on Friday would be nice.

 

Seems they must open earlier than 5 on Thursday. I got there about ten minutes before 5 last week and people were already leaving with filled growlers.

 

My two kids love going up there. The ice cream shop just down the road is pretty awesome too. I fill out my card, go get the ice cream, come back and my gorgous jug is Julius is waiting for me.

 

I was talking about a four hour trip to VT for heady topper. A 1 hour trip to treehouse is easier, but I still have not brought my kids (One just turned 4 and the other is almost 2). I have been to treehouse about once a month for the last few months. A three hour round trip to treehouse isnt to bad. I usually go when my wife and kids are doing something and I can escape without being missed too much. A 15 hour VT trip is a different animal.

 

Nate, Damien, Johnny, Dean, Mike, Jay and assumingly Lauren all have other jobs that demand their attention, but once they open the new brew house I think they are planning to ditch the other digs. Can't speak for their plans, but more hours seems possible in the future if they are more free to focus on TH. As for now, they all work so insanely hard to keep the shop open as is.

 

Are they planning to put them into distribution or will the cans just be sold at the brewery?

 

Hi Folks, I am planning a trip to Treehouse on Saturday (8/9/14). I was wondering what time lines usually form? And also if there are any good bottle shops on the way. I will be driving via I-90 from NY. Thanks

 

I'd say Table & Vine in W.Springfield is your best bet for convenience relative to the highway and big selection. On the way back, you should take exit 2 and visit Moe's for a beverage. Also, Oliver's and Westmere Beverage (if you are coming from well west of Albany)

 

Mostly at the brewery, some cans might trickle out to local distro.

 

Thankfully Treehouse is about 35 minutes for me. And Julius, to me, is waaaay better than heady topper, so that trip doesn't appeal to me at all!!

 

Table and Vine is a great place. I've found that the lines are Tree House are pretty reasonable in the afternoon. Unless you are getting there super early, after 2pm is usually pretty nice.