Tree House Brewing Company Wolverine

Wolverine

 

Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating
Score
7.08
ABV: 6.7% IBU: - Ticks: 4
A dark shadow rolls over the snowbanks as if it were carried on the wind. Hunger breeds fearlessness, and behind the gate of its fangs is a pit to the center of the earth. Despite its small stature, its reputation is well known among the fiercest of its fellow predators. Ravenous and relentless as it cleaves across the landscape, we thank heavens it doesn’t have gills to empty the ocean or wings to devour the sun.Wolverine is a Black IPA that eclipses our notion of a dark and hoppy ale.With a base of premium Pilsner and de-husked Blackprinz malt, it pours jet black with a clean body and subdued roasty aromas. Columbus and Citra hops snap with notes of grapefruit peel, black pepper, and earthy spice. Additionally, a dose of Warrior hop extract burns with lemon and pungent pine sap aromas.
 

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7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. can. Aroma is strong pine and roasted malt balance with hint of baker's chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt and pine in the aroma with late coffee bitterness. Mouthfeel is medium side with smooth texture, average-to-lively carbonation. Overall, pine is strong without any resin.

Tried from Can on 11 Jan 2026 at 21:57


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can from Steve. Opaque dark brown, light sparkle, thin head with fair retention and nice soapy lacing. Aroma is chocolate malts with slight rubbery component, pine. Taste is strong chocolate malt, wood, pine. Smooth, frothy texture, average carbonation, piney finish as taste. A little to the malty side but piney hops present as well. OK but not great.

Tried from Can on 07 Jan 2026 at 04:27


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6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tewks draught, 10/28/25.
As pictured.
First sniffs are awful. Just all beans and over roasted coffee. Wet mud is a reasonable assertion, too. Letting it sit for 5-10 minutes helps, as light PNW hops emerge to take some of the emphasis off the dirt/beany character. But it never really smells great, that's for sure.
It does taste a bit better than it smells, thankfully. But there's still A LOT of dark malt. Lightly chewy, lightly syrupy sweetness with PNW hopping does the job as far as the style goes, but it feels a bit watery too, somehow. Big roast mixing with acidic hops. This style has a lot of potential but is also a disaster when things go wrong....

Tried from Draft at Tree House Brewing Company - Tewksbury on 28 Oct 2025 at 18:05


7.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a deep, dark brown-black, with mid-sized, tan head. Aroma is, frankly, dirt. It honestly smells like wet mud, with maybe some burnt toast and roasted grain, but not very appealing aroma. Flavors are much better: roasted grain, burnt toast, citrus, some piney hops. Mouthfeel is smooth and crisp. I think this is a step up from Raven, but still waiting for a really good black IPA from these guys.

Tried from Can on 25 Oct 2025 at 22:34