Equilibrium Brewery

Microbrewery in Middletown, New York, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2016

Contact
2-8 South Street, Middletown, NY, 10940, United States
Description
Equilibrium Brewery distributes craft beer developed by M.I.T.-trained-scientific principles with focus on balancing drinkability and massive flavor.

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6.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6 Texture 5 Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-transparent bronze color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney, lemony and a touch of red apples; light earthiness (seems something possibly to do with the hops) and a funky tone but seems like it's supposed to be there, hmmm...light malty backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bittersweet fruity quality; finishes piney, lemony and slightly earthy
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also some of the earlier earthiness I smelled now seems to be adding a little bit of grit to this beer
Overall: perhaps one of the oddest DIPA's I've had by Equilibrium, definitely leaves me scratching my beard as to what was the mysterious "earthy" character I smelled and why did it seem to add some grit to this?
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 16:59

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to snifter.
Appearance: burnt orange to amber color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: peachy to mixed citrusy to papaya and passion fruit-like hops; mild clean malts
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a moderate sweet to semi-bittersweet fruity quality; finishes mostly with the peaches, papayas and passion fruit
Texture: medium bodied, good as a sipper; smooth along the tongue; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: a very worthwhile NETIPA of returning to.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 16:51

7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark orange to almost brown cloudiness with a two and a quarter fingers of white foamy head which settled off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, mangoes, danky/hemp-like tones, and light notes of dark berry-ish hoppy tones; light malty notes
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bittersweet sort of vibe; finishes dry mostly with the danky/hemp to pineapple to berry tones
Texture: medium bodied, this is a sipper; some smoothness speckled by some dryness bouncing on the tongue
Overall: I say a pretty good DIPA I believe I could return to.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 15:15

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark yellow to orange color with a two finger white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: apricot/nectarine, mango and passion fruit hop tones with a nice clean malty backbone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to bittersweet sort of balancing quality; finishes mostly with the apricot/nectariness and passion fruit
Texture: medium bodied, leaning into being a sipper; some smoothness and a touch of dryness with a little bit of hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: pretty nicely done DIPA I could return to.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 15:10

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: pale yellow haziness with a two finger white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: orange rind hop bitterness, piney hop bitterness, subtle peach and some danky hop tones; light malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine bittersweet to semi-sweet yet danky sort of quality; finishes dry leaning into the orange rind and peachy tones
Texture: medium bodied, leaning into being a sipper; some smoothness but also a little bit of dryness and a touch of hop bitterness nicking the tongue ever so lightly
Overall: for the most part, it's a pretty good NEDIPA I believe I could come back to.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 15:03

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: yellow chalky haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: pineapple, mango, papaya hoppy notes; subtle funk and a nice clean malt backbone
Flavor: combines the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to slightly funky to subtle bittersweet fruity vibe; finishes leaning into the mango and papaya notes
Texture: medium bodied, somewhat sessionable; sly smoothness and a subtle pop of some peppery spice nicking the tongue (not sure why I didn't smell that, but hmmmm...alright, whatever, I guess)
Overall: pretty nicely done NEDIPA I would have again.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 14:45

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: bright yellow haziness with a three finger white foamy head which took it's time to dissipate and once it did, just a little bit of lace appeared
Aroma: mixed citrusy to passion fruity to melons and grape hop notes up front with a slight biscuity malt backbone
Flavor: copies the aromas pretty spot on to a nice medium sweet to bittersweet quality; finishes mixed citrusy and passion fruity
Texture: light to medium bodied; sessionable; light smoothness and a little bit of dry tones
Overall: I say a nicely done AIPA or NEIPA depending upon who you talk to that I would be willing to have again.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 14:38

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: soft orange to yellow haziness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which trailed off nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: white pepper, lemon zest, and floral hop tones, light straw and a little bit of vinous notes; light bready malt down in the backbone
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet & semi-spicy fresh vibe; finishes semi-spicy, slightly lemon zesty and a little bit of malts
Texture: light to medium bodied; slightly sessionable; some smoothness but also a little bit of the spice and zest nicking the tongue ever so slightly
Overall: I say a pretty nicely done saison well worth coming back to.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 14:31

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip. Consumed on 07/28/2024.
Appearance: soft hazy orange to amber to purple color with a quickly dieing finger's worth of white foamy head that barely left any lace
Aroma: grapefruit, lime, raspberry and dragon fruit tones with some freshly cut grass and a pinch of lemon sweetness
Flavor: blends the prior noted aromas to a fine tart to sweet fruity tone rolling into a fairly nice bittersweet hoppy undertone; finishes leaning into the raspberries, limes and grapefruit notes
Texture: medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper as some of the sour character seems to penetrate as I somewhat expected it to, some puckering but not overdone
Overall: yeah, I think I can see this as a "sour IPA" but mostly in the texture and I believe I could have this again.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 14:25

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: soft golden yellow color with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft floral hop tones with a slight freshly cut grass spice; light straw notes; then a light cracker malt backbone
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine cracker maltiness with a touch of earthiness; finishes floral, grassy spicy and a nice crackery maltiness with a little bit of dryness
Texture: light bodied, sessionable; good amount of smoothness with some expected dryness running along the tongue
Overall: nicely done as one of those New Zealand pilseners and I'd return to this in that respect.
Tried from Can on 10 Mar 2026 at 14:18