8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draft at some wine bar in VT. Lovely dark pour. Nose is nutty and some chocolate. Tastes much the same little soy umami as well. Smoothbpalate.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2026
at 20:36
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can to becher glass. Canned on or actually stamped "03/10/26" which is underneath the can almost directly under the word "IPA" in the name of the beer.
Appearance is in the picture.
Aroma: red berries hoppy bittersweetness up front with some piney/danky tones; light grapefruity sniff in the middle with a lighter note of some orange rind; light clean malts underneath
Flavor: seems to do a slight switch and now the grapefruity tones are in front of the red berry hoppy tones - weird but alright, I guess it was designed this way? I'm not entirely sure. Finishes semi-grapefruity with sweet piney/dankiness
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; good smoothness with some low carb level; low-ish hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: super loved the aroma; pretty good flavor - I was thinking I was going to get the aromas exactly in the flavor but ah, that's ok, twas good how this came across
Appearance is in the picture.
Aroma: red berries hoppy bittersweetness up front with some piney/danky tones; light grapefruity sniff in the middle with a lighter note of some orange rind; light clean malts underneath
Flavor: seems to do a slight switch and now the grapefruity tones are in front of the red berry hoppy tones - weird but alright, I guess it was designed this way? I'm not entirely sure. Finishes semi-grapefruity with sweet piney/dankiness
Texture: medium bodied; slightly sessionable; good smoothness with some low carb level; low-ish hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: super loved the aroma; pretty good flavor - I was thinking I was going to get the aromas exactly in the flavor but ah, that's ok, twas good how this came across
Tried
from Can
from
Beverage Warehouse of Vermont
on 17 Apr 2026
at 23:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a semi-"bright" sort of note to it and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to subtle grapefruity hop notes; mellow bready malt backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter quality; finishes slightly bitter with the grapefruity and piney tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper - slightly; good smoothness with just a touch of hop bitterness assertiveness but it's mostly non-assertive
Overall: one of their better beers as I would come back to this one.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a semi-"bright" sort of note to it and a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to subtle grapefruity hop notes; mellow bready malt backbone
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to bitter quality; finishes slightly bitter with the grapefruity and piney tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, leaning towards being a sipper - slightly; good smoothness with just a touch of hop bitterness assertiveness but it's mostly non-assertive
Overall: one of their better beers as I would come back to this one.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2026
at 14:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark murky orange to copper cardboard-like haziness with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely then left some light lace
Aroma: stiff piney to grapefruity hops up front; noticeable bready malt backbone but clean
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bitter sort of quality; finishes dry with a grapefruity to piney tone
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also substantial bitterness assertiveness
Overall: needs some work done to this in the aromas and texture; the flavor isn't so bad but even that might need a little bit of tweaking too.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: dark murky orange to copper cardboard-like haziness with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely then left some light lace
Aroma: stiff piney to grapefruity hops up front; noticeable bready malt backbone but clean
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a sweet to bitter sort of quality; finishes dry with a grapefruity to piney tone
Texture: light to medium bodied - maybe a touch closer to medium; somewhat sessionable; some smoothness but also substantial bitterness assertiveness
Overall: needs some work done to this in the aromas and texture; the flavor isn't so bad but even that might need a little bit of tweaking too.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Apr 2026
at 14:13
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow chill haze color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light mixed citrusy to dried floral hops and a lighter crackery malt backbone and a little bit of soap
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to sweet and lightly bittersweet character; finishes with a bit of soap and crackery malty tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, would be sessionable but that soapiness is becoming distracting a bit as there's some smoothness; decent carb
Overall: get the soap out of the aroma and finish and this might be worthwhile of returning to.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: glossy yellow chill haze color with a three finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: light mixed citrusy to dried floral hops and a lighter crackery malt backbone and a little bit of soap
Flavor: melds the prior noted aromas to sweet and lightly bittersweet character; finishes with a bit of soap and crackery malty tones
Texture: light to medium bodied, would be sessionable but that soapiness is becoming distracting a bit as there's some smoothness; decent carb
Overall: get the soap out of the aroma and finish and this might be worthwhile of returning to.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2026
at 17:22
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
This is not to be confused with Mr. Waterbury which is a whole different beer.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange to almost copper color-ed haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft floral to mixed citrusy hops up front with an undertone of some orangey to lemony and ever so slightly piney hops; smooth clean malts underneath that
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to slightly bittersweet quality; finishes leaning into the floral to citrusy hoppy sweet notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good low carb and low hop bitterness if any at all
Overall: what a fine NEIPA I would return to.
This is not to be confused with Mr. Waterbury which is a whole different beer.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: burnt orange to almost copper color-ed haziness with a two finger white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: soft floral to mixed citrusy hops up front with an undertone of some orangey to lemony and ever so slightly piney hops; smooth clean malts underneath that
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to slightly bittersweet quality; finishes leaning into the floral to citrusy hoppy sweet notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere; good low carb and low hop bitterness if any at all
Overall: what a fine NEIPA I would return to.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 19:30
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney hop tones, orange rind and a touch of chopped onions and semi-danky tones; bready malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to semi-bittersweet tone; finishes piney sweet with the oniony to danky dry tone
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable; some smoothness; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not bad, I'd say this is definitely one of their better beers.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: dark burnt orange color with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney hop tones, orange rind and a touch of chopped onions and semi-danky tones; bready malts underneath
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fair sweet to semi-bittersweet tone; finishes piney sweet with the oniony to danky dry tone
Texture: medium bodied, semi-sessionable; some smoothness; good low carb and low hop bitterness assertiveness
Overall: not bad, I'd say this is definitely one of their better beers.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 18:49
6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: semi-transparent copper color with a three finger off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to grassy hop tones with a sly bit of lemony hops in there; some bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bittersweet quality; finishes somewhat dry with a pop of lemony sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness about this one but a light prickly carbonation bouncing a bit on the tongue - not "too" bothersome, I guess
Overall: at one point, I was trying to discern if the aroma felt off or not, hmmmm...but the grassiness...hmmmm..kinda hard to fully decipher this one, I might have to come back just for experimentation, I kinda thought it was on it's way to being somewhat good but hmmmm....
Can to lager glass.
Appearance: semi-transparent copper color with a three finger off-white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: piney to grassy hop tones with a sly bit of lemony hops in there; some bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet to semi-bittersweet quality; finishes somewhat dry with a pop of lemony sweetness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; good smoothness about this one but a light prickly carbonation bouncing a bit on the tongue - not "too" bothersome, I guess
Overall: at one point, I was trying to discern if the aroma felt off or not, hmmmm...but the grassiness...hmmmm..kinda hard to fully decipher this one, I might have to come back just for experimentation, I kinda thought it was on it's way to being somewhat good but hmmmm....
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 17:33
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy bittersweet hops with a slight lemony hop sweetness but also a fair orangey-bitter rind tone in there too; malts are there but seem way more further down in there
Flavor: mildly blends the prior noted aromas to a balanced bittersweet quality; finishes with a fairly nice balance of the citrusy and pine bitterness to a slight sweet semi-juiciness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue with nothing distracting anywhere
Overall: they figured out this one well enough for me to return to. Keep on keeping on, Big Tree, you're on your way!
Can to tulip.
Appearance: hazy burnt orange color with a finger and a half of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: citrusy bittersweet hops with a slight lemony hop sweetness but also a fair orangey-bitter rind tone in there too; malts are there but seem way more further down in there
Flavor: mildly blends the prior noted aromas to a balanced bittersweet quality; finishes with a fairly nice balance of the citrusy and pine bitterness to a slight sweet semi-juiciness
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; pretty smooth along the tongue with nothing distracting anywhere
Overall: they figured out this one well enough for me to return to. Keep on keeping on, Big Tree, you're on your way!
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 17:26
6.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 7
Reviewed from notes.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-bright orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated somewhat quick and left a super light amount of lace
Aroma: orange pulpy sweetness, some lemon sweetness, some mango tones which seem really sweet; noticeable bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a mostly sweet quality; finishes sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue and nothing distracting; the carb seems low enough for the style and the hop bitterness seems low enough too
Overall: once again, another overly sweet beer by Big Tree, too bad I can't rate a beer solely on texture but fix those aromas and flavors by getting some bitterness in them and we'll see how this'll fare then.
Can to tulip.
Appearance: semi-bright orange cloudiness with a finger's worth of white foamy head which dissipated somewhat quick and left a super light amount of lace
Aroma: orange pulpy sweetness, some lemon sweetness, some mango tones which seem really sweet; noticeable bready malts
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a mostly sweet quality; finishes sweet
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue and nothing distracting; the carb seems low enough for the style and the hop bitterness seems low enough too
Overall: once again, another overly sweet beer by Big Tree, too bad I can't rate a beer solely on texture but fix those aromas and flavors by getting some bitterness in them and we'll see how this'll fare then.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Apr 2026
at 17:21