Echelon Four
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Series Out of Production|
Score
7.11
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The fourth installment of our small batch pale / blond ale series brings a tiny Belgian treat. Echelon Four pours a hazy gold color with a bright white head. Fruity esters reminiscent of orange rind and lemon zest along with semi sweet malts arise from the glass. Flavors of grapefruit peel, floral hops, and spice play off the palate. At 4.3% she’s a crispy summer drinker!
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7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shared 750mL growler from brewery, filled 5/19/2016, and consumed on 6/8/2016 (still very fresh). Pours pale gold with a white head. Aroma of Belgian yeast, muted fruitiness, and spice. Taste of yeast, mild fruit, bread, and spice with some floral notes. Light-bodied and refreshing. Very good.
Tried
from Growler
on 09 Jun 2016
at 20:35
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Growler filled 5/14/16, drunk 6/3/16. Thanks as always, Nelson.
Good clarity to the bright blonde-golden body with a medium-sized, firm, white head atop.
Dusty, spicy, lightly herbal hop notes combine with soft, fruity esters (pear, apple, nectarine). Light black pepper phenolics continue to impress with their cleanliness and there’s no sign of any clove/banana/peach messiness. Light vanilla-accented biscuit malt notes also divulge a bit of honey with soft minerals lending some charm, as well. Impeccably clean and very carefully fermented, it seems.
Sweet honey and light white bread in the mouth combine with plentiful, peppery phenols and lots of enjoyable nectarine and pear from the yeast. Nutty-soft texture with moderate carbonation, quite engaging and no alcohol or flaw. So much to love about this. Being one of the premier American hoppy beer companys, they resisted the urge to hop this one up and make a Belgian ale...with a twist! So sick of every style being done with American hops as the big "surprise" twist. This is incredibly respectful to tradition, fantastically clean and flavorful for its size and a real pleasure to drink. I don’t wish being the follow-up beer to Eureka-Mosaic on any one, but this rose to the challenge well.
Good clarity to the bright blonde-golden body with a medium-sized, firm, white head atop.
Dusty, spicy, lightly herbal hop notes combine with soft, fruity esters (pear, apple, nectarine). Light black pepper phenolics continue to impress with their cleanliness and there’s no sign of any clove/banana/peach messiness. Light vanilla-accented biscuit malt notes also divulge a bit of honey with soft minerals lending some charm, as well. Impeccably clean and very carefully fermented, it seems.
Sweet honey and light white bread in the mouth combine with plentiful, peppery phenols and lots of enjoyable nectarine and pear from the yeast. Nutty-soft texture with moderate carbonation, quite engaging and no alcohol or flaw. So much to love about this. Being one of the premier American hoppy beer companys, they resisted the urge to hop this one up and make a Belgian ale...with a twist! So sick of every style being done with American hops as the big "surprise" twist. This is incredibly respectful to tradition, fantastically clean and flavorful for its size and a real pleasure to drink. I don’t wish being the follow-up beer to Eureka-Mosaic on any one, but this rose to the challenge well.
Tried
from Growler
on 07 Jun 2016
at 18:03