The Kid
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Imperial New England / Hazy Rotating|
Score
7.23
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The Kid is a Double IPA that pours a glowing orange color with peaks of foam rising above the glass. Utilizing a blend of Citra, Cascade, Multihead, and Copper hops from our friends at Billy Goat Farms, notes of spring pine sap, grapefruit peel, guava, fruit punch, and orange zest burst from its sticky head. A true representation of Colorado’s terroir, we are reminded once again how small operations off the beaten path can have an indelible impact on our craft.
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Clarkvv (16760) reviewed The Kid from Tree House Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Canned 1/21/26, drunk 2/28/26.
A varied mix of West Coast leaning hop notes from floral and grassy spice to pine and grapefruit. Sparse but supportive, cracker-and-white-bread-like malts behind it with no resin or alcohol. Some tropical and citrus fruit rind lingering. Not exactly rich and explosive, but there are no off/unwanted notes that I can find, either.
Maltier than expected with a touch of watermelon to start, soft, supple honey-like malt and spice-accented citrus for days. Healthy bitterness, but not overdone. Not a mega-fruity, mega-juicy classic NEIPA, but the important parts are there (the rich, soft, fluffy, supple malts) and the reduced but not non-existent bitterness.
Agree with bookman, the aroma is rather muted/lackluster, but thankfully I don't get any diacetyl.
bookman65 (6211) reviewed The Kid from Tree House Brewing Company 2 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8
Pours a hazy, orange-lemon, with mid-sized head. Aroma is a touch of dank, sour washcloth over citrus and tropical fruits. Flavors follow, with just the slightest hint of butterscotch in the finish. Soft mouthfeel. Hop bitterness is at a minimum in the finish.