American IPA - Valley Malt
Tree House Brewing Company in Charlton, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - New England / Hazy Series Out of Production|
Score
7.19
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
16oz can pours a murky honey gold. Fluffy lacey white head. Nose has honey and biscuit and flowers and light citrus. Flavors mostly follow. Grain is reql biscuity but I don't mind. Mostly floral over that. Fruity, medium bodied off dry finish.
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Pours a hazy, soft banana yellow, with big, fluffy head. Aroma is a rather muted combo of citrus and tropical fruits. Flavors more pronounced--citrus and tropical fruit, with a green, malty bitterness that stands out. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate hop bitterness in the finish.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Canned 7/25/24, drunk 8/11/24. Heavily hazy, bronze-maize-golden. Big, off-white, fluffy head, well-retained. Similar to the Hudson Valley Malt, it has a very juicy, brightly citric, spicy, gently woody feel to it. Definitely PNW hoppy, but without any resin or too much woodiness. Malts seem bready, nutty, deep, though not overly sweet. It's clean with some sweat and funk, in a good way, from the hops. Juicy, rich, hoppy, bright and citrusy with a clean, bright, bitter finish that balances the lightly rich maltiness (but well-attenuated). Very nutty and maybe the most character of the single malt house IPAs I've tried, though I'm partial to the rich honey tones of the Thrall Malt IPA. Still, this is clean, polished and incredibly balanced maltiness with tons of biscuit and light white bread, among other things. Super balanced with above average bitterness being a pleasant surprise, for the style.