Crafting consistent beer with changing hops!

A question for all of the folks who often drink Green and other Treehouse offerings.

Do you agree that Green has been consistent in hop flavor since 2016?

 

I have found wide variation with a specific beer from year to year sometimes. In NEIPAs I'm not sure what else, but I suspect the hop change/variation could be a significant factor.

 

No

 

For me personally I've always thought at least a couple of weeks of aging really helps the hops to be more expressive. ( I say this considering they are IPAs, NEIPAs etc) I've always felt there was more burn and singularity of flavor with most that are very young. Of course there are exceptions to everything. I've had Heady at 90 days and thoroughly enjoyed the expressive hoppiness.

 

Thanks, do you drink Green, Greeen, Greeeen etc., or other TH beers often?

 

Once a month usually but it's been awhile. I think it ties into keeping a bit at home and trying it at different stages. For me I've always felt TH was better after at least a few weeks.
Edit but really your question was about from 2016 until now. My bad I can't say for sure from that long ago. But don't you think they've made.adjustments?

 

I did the TH pilgrimage in 2018, haven't been back, Great offerings but similar quality IPAs are much closer. Stouts are another story, and I plan to try some Lagers this summer.

I'm looking to see if the article was full-of-shit or not. Prost.

 

The exact reason I haven't made a point of returning monthly like I used to. There are so many options locally or closer anyway. I just visited Tilted Barn the other day - excellent beers. Another great thing is we are def having local breweries pump up the lager production. I'm loving the lagers as well lately. I would highly recommend OEC Brewing if you haven't tried any of their beers yet. Then there's Notch, Jack's Abby, Schilling and yes TB among many others. Cheers!

 

Agree with all that. I was pointing to NEIPAs for the most part.
Sierra Nevada seems to be one that has really perfected the longevity of hoppiness. Not sure what the "magic" is. Maybe those caps? Or maybe it's my imagination

 

I'm a huge fan of the breweries you mentioned except OEC and I plan on hitting that one up this summer. Tilted Barn has been taken over by IPA and seltzer, but I still stop in. Cheers.

 

That's been my experience as well. I rarely see it stored cold around here.

 

Actually their Barn Lager, Lawn Boy and Dark Lawn Boy are all good beers. Give them a shot.

 

That's a "trick" that goes on alot from my experience. I mean it's common to rotate product and should be a regular routine but most of these people aren't checking dates. Especially SN in bottles 6pks. You really have to look. Seems the old is always in the cooler and the new is on the floor. You shouldn't be penalized for wanting cold beer.
I think we just need to keep reminding our stores there is a limit as far as age goes.
I have a great relationship with my manager friend at the store. I always remind him I will not buy Hoponious Union from Jack's Abby over 40 days old. (As an example)That particular beer fades fast IMO. So he gets some in last week and it's dated from December. No Bueno. He's going to have to put the pressure on the distributor to take it back. This problem seems like it's always going to be an issue due to the volume of selections available now.

 

This sounds exactly like the conversation I had with him. They prob take it back and move it to another store! I've seen the same outdated beer with the same dates in other stores. There is only one store that has it fresh.