Tree House Brewing Company Lights Out

Lights Out

 

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

  Pale Ale - New England / Hazy Rotating
Score
7.59
ABV: 5.4% IBU: - Ticks: 29
We are excited - and filled with nostalgia - to welcome back Lights Out - a delicious pale ale and an important part of our history! Lights Out pushes the concept of what an American Pale Ale can be. It is exceedingly well hopped at all stages of the brewing process producing a beer that is both intense yet still classically balanced. The prevailing flavor is tangerine - even lingering pleasantly in the finish - with heaps of pungent grapefruit and citrus rind contributing to the complexity of this little delight. We find it to be a joy to drink all the way through the glass. Lights Out is the very first beer we canned. As we embark on new projects it reminds us of a very important and creative period in our history and energizes us for what is to come.
 

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Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2019 at 23:52


8.5
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8

Taster showing pale gold with a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows clean notes of orange and NE style malt. The palate is well carbonated and medium bodied with a creamy mouthfeel. Light flavors of orange creamsicle with a strong NE style malt background and moderately intense bitterness.

Tried on 12 Aug 2019 at 10:37


7.1
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Pours a hazy, orange-yellow, with a good-sized, white, fluffy head that lasts. Aroma has some dankness, some grass, a touch of citrus and some tropical fruit. Flavor is citrus, with some tropical fruit. Almost a saison-like touch of pepper to this. Grain, some pine/spruce hop bitterness at the finish. It's all right.

Tried on 02 Jul 2019 at 22:36


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Can sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Cloudy yellow. Oniony green hops, fruity, a bit sweetish, moderate bitterness.

Tried from Can on 19 May 2019 at 18:15


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

At a tasting, medium bubbly head, murky milky pale orange color, aroma of mandarine, wood and flowers, flavor of onion, flowers and green notes with a hint of vanila, medium herbal bitterness, hint of sweetness. Nice and drinkable.

Tried on 13 May 2019 at 07:23


8.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 10 | Overall - 8.5

Can pour into nonic pint glass from the brewery in Charlton. Appearance is cloudy yellow-orange (like slightly watered down orange juice), decent sparkle at the edges of the glass, finger-width foamy white head with good retention and full, soapy lacing coverage. Aroma is strong citrus, pine and tropical fruit, little bit of herb. Taste is strong initial tropical fruit, mango followed by mellower orange, citrus, pine and grapefruit. Hint of herb as it warms. Palate is medium side of light-to-medium bodied with thick texture, average carbonation and finish as taste with mix of sweet and light bitter. Overall, another hit from Tree House. Aroma and taste present slightly differently and with decent complexity; appearance and palate are really strong.

Tried from Can on 26 Apr 2019 at 00:03


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Can at bottleshare: pours hazy with a white head. Aroma is citrusy and slightly floral. Juicy, lightly bitter. Not mindblowing but pretty solid. A little too sweet.

Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2019 at 19:45


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Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2019 at 20:39


8.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

16 oz. can shared by Stacey. Aroma of grapefruits, tangerine, mild lemons. The taste is very flavorful. Plenty of citrus, citrus peel, light grass. Light-bodied, with a lasting effervescent tingle. How is this different from Lights On?? Anyhow, wonderful APA. I could drink this on a regular basis.

Tried from Can on 10 Dec 2018 at 01:06


8.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Canned 11/27, drunk 12/8/18.
Moderately-to-heavily hazy, brass-lemon-blonde with a white head that slowly fades to cover.
Nectarine, peach, lime, white wine and mineral. Damn. Can't really tell it apart from Lights On, but god damn is it nice. Soft, fuzzy, green, fruity, lightly juicy with just a touch of bubble gum and fruity ester. Biscuit and cracker lie lightly in the background with no alcohol or flaw. It's hard to differentiate between Lights On, Out, Present Moment and In Perp, but they're all sooooo good.
In the mouth it's light, peachy, nectarine-tinged and very drinkable with soft, biscuity malt and very high attenuation. The house yeast comes through very quickly and shows bubble gum and light melon. Big mineral and cantaloupe lingering with tight carbonation and high attenuation. No alcohol or flaw.

Tried from Can on 09 Dec 2018 at 01:25