Alter Ego
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Regular|
Score
8.01
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Alter Ego is a member of the Julius family, taking the base of Julius and adding a tremendous amount of Mosaic to the dry hop with a kiss of Amarillo. What results is a beer with all the deliciousness of Julius with a pungent additional layer of citrusy complexity. Over time, Alter Ego has become a truly singular member of the Tree House family.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can [from trade thanks!!] shared @ Mancave Caesar tasting. Murky quite ugly pale yellow color, medium sized white head. Aroma is sweet tropical fruit juice. Flavor is slightly malts, nicely superbly fruity, nicely hoppy, but imo it lacks bitterness. Decent, but expected better.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2018
at 09:05
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
can @Caesar's Mancave tasting, shared with Caesar, Benzai and Skortilla. hazy yellow/golden with a white head. aroma of a hughe amount of mango, pineapple, Taste hmmm it's just like a freshly squized fruit(mango) juice, with a light hopbitterness, expected way more from this.
Tried
from Can
on 13 May 2018
at 13:09
7/10
Tried
on 13 May 2018
at 11:09
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can: Poured a cloudy and hazy bright yellow color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some excellent lacing. Aroma of floral undertones of citrusy notes with some tropical notes with some residual sugar notes is quite enticing. Taste is a great mix of floral undertones of hoppy citrusy notes with some tropical notes, dank and quiet a bit of residual sugar notes. Body is full with good carbonation. Incredible well brewed NEIPA thought maybe a tad to sweet for my taste.
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2018
at 17:25
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
16oz can. Poured a hazy yellow-orange color with a small off-white head. Aroma was a blast of citrus, pine and light floral notes. Flavor was really nice juicy citrus, floral hops. Pine resin notes. Tasty!
Tried
from Can
on 20 Apr 2018
at 05:43
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
16 oz can shared with friends. Hazy yellowish orange with off-white head. Aromas of citrus, floral notes, pine. Tastes of citrus, floral notes, pine. Medium body with a dry finish.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Apr 2018
at 04:18
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Lots of pine. Fresh pine like its right off the Canadian chainsaw. Hazy orange pour with decent head. Some mango. Green onion. Can thanks to Tyler via Gendv8's slave labor.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Apr 2018
at 02:10
8.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 9
16 ounce can into tulip glass, canned om 3/7/2018. Pours opaquely hazy golden orange/amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and rocky off white head with awesome retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick soapy lacing clings on the glass, with fair amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, light pepper/pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit, white bread dough, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, guava, berry, citrus peel/rind, pepper, pine, wheat, cracker, biscuit, white bread dough, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Incredible complexity, robustness, and balance citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with an awesome malt/bitterness balance, and zero lingering hop astringency after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, creamy/bready/sticky, fairly crisp, and lightly resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is fantastic. Zero warming alcohol for 6.8%. Overall this is an amazing NEIPA! All around incredible complexity, robustness, and balance citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink; with the mellowly bitter/drying finish, never aggressive. Amazing soft spot on mouthfeel for the style. Extremely juicy, vibrant, and dank/earthy balanced hop complexity; great bready malt backbone, with minimal residual sweetness. Just a bit more bitter/drying than I expected; but no complaints really. A highly enjoyable offering, and amazing style example.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2018
at 00:34
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at Tree House, Charlton. Color is cloudy dee p orange with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, tropical fruits, citrus, pineapple, pine, some distant hints of harshness.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Feb 2018
at 21:52
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cloudy tan, fruity spicy hop, lupulin powder. Soft malts. Nice. A bit yeasty but not bad.
Tried
on 26 Dec 2017
at 20:39