Curiosity 34 (Thirty-four)
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Series Out of Production|
Score
7.25
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Curiosity Thirty Four was imagined as a beer full of flavor yet pillowy soft and easily drinkable as we transition to the warmer months here in New England. Fermented with our classic house yeast and combining Warrior, Simcoe, Amarillo, Citra, and Columbus hops, it exhibits flavors and aromas of papaya, pineapple, sweet orange, and a hint of honeydew melon. A tight effervescence contributes to a beer that softly dissolves on the palate and leaves your mouth coated with a pleasing gentle hoppiness. A beer fit for a tropical excursion or a sunny day in the back yard.
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8.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Canned 4/17, drunk 5/26/17.
Quite hazy, peach-to-maize golden body is not soupy and has a small, but fairly dense, white head atop showing moderate retention.
Soft spice with lush, juicy, greenery showcases a marvelously aromatic hop profile, especially given the age of the can. Clean, without the massive ester character that I feel plagued Curiosity 35. Still has the juicy watermelon that is the house character but it’s much more integrated. As well, papaya, nectarine, key lime and light mango all join in and it’s juice and spice galore with cracker/biscuit malt character gently balancing. Clean, with no alcohol noted.
The flavor comes on slow at first, opening with lime, orange and light nectarine juiciness. Mild bitterness enters and the incredibly tight carbonation disperses everything across the palate perfectly as gentle, but succulent malts add dainty honey and cracker but stay mostly out of the way. There is a crescendo of fruit character as the finish approaches and juiciness constantly builds up on the palate, only to be gently dispersed by the pleasing biterness, light citrus and spice character. Rinse and repeat. Very succulent and elegant IPA here with moderate-to-low house ester character, no alcohol and no flaw or resin. Phenomenal stuff, definitely up there with 28 and 32 as the best of the last year.
Quite hazy, peach-to-maize golden body is not soupy and has a small, but fairly dense, white head atop showing moderate retention.
Soft spice with lush, juicy, greenery showcases a marvelously aromatic hop profile, especially given the age of the can. Clean, without the massive ester character that I feel plagued Curiosity 35. Still has the juicy watermelon that is the house character but it’s much more integrated. As well, papaya, nectarine, key lime and light mango all join in and it’s juice and spice galore with cracker/biscuit malt character gently balancing. Clean, with no alcohol noted.
The flavor comes on slow at first, opening with lime, orange and light nectarine juiciness. Mild bitterness enters and the incredibly tight carbonation disperses everything across the palate perfectly as gentle, but succulent malts add dainty honey and cracker but stay mostly out of the way. There is a crescendo of fruit character as the finish approaches and juiciness constantly builds up on the palate, only to be gently dispersed by the pleasing biterness, light citrus and spice character. Rinse and repeat. Very succulent and elegant IPA here with moderate-to-low house ester character, no alcohol and no flaw or resin. Phenomenal stuff, definitely up there with 28 and 32 as the best of the last year.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jun 2017
at 13:39
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Can thanks to Randy. Pours a cloudy orange gold with medium white head leaving spotty lacing. The aroma is earth, pineapple, mango, melon. Medium body, juicy hop, pineapple, melon, grass, pine, light bitterness, very nice.
Tried
from Can
on 15 May 2017
at 20:58