7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
Teku showing pale straw with a finger of clean white foam.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of dried grapefruit and light peach.
The palate is well carbonated and light to medium bodied. Guava and papaya forward with a mid-palate of grapefruit zest and a lightly sharp citric bitterness.
The nose shows moderately intense notes of dried grapefruit and light peach.
The palate is well carbonated and light to medium bodied. Guava and papaya forward with a mid-palate of grapefruit zest and a lightly sharp citric bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Mar 2026
at 09:44
8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 9
Overall 8
can - thanks Matt! Pours milky golden OJ, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is dank, tropical, passionfruit, tangerine, guava. Flavor is juicy, light sweet, minimal bitterness. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2026
at 03:39
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned Winter 2026, drunk 3/8/26.
Maybe another month of cold conditioning has greatly aided this, because this smells unreal! First and foremost it smells like a lager, with rich, honey-like malt and a crisp, mineral-laden finish. The pickle/vinegar character arrives on the tail-end and is very tasteful (very light). Almost gives it an oak and mixed ferm character, in a good way.
A bit more pickle character in the flavor, than the nose. Again, the flavor almost approximates oak and there's an ample, supple malt. Texture gets a little loose/watery by the finish, but I think the flavor is done about as well as possible. Maybe a touch, touch less pickle character would be perfect? No doubt it's extremely tough to balance the exact, perfect amount. But they've done an admirable job and there's still an excellent, classic lager here not masked by the adjunct.
Maybe another month of cold conditioning has greatly aided this, because this smells unreal! First and foremost it smells like a lager, with rich, honey-like malt and a crisp, mineral-laden finish. The pickle/vinegar character arrives on the tail-end and is very tasteful (very light). Almost gives it an oak and mixed ferm character, in a good way.
A bit more pickle character in the flavor, than the nose. Again, the flavor almost approximates oak and there's an ample, supple malt. Texture gets a little loose/watery by the finish, but I think the flavor is done about as well as possible. Maybe a touch, touch less pickle character would be perfect? No doubt it's extremely tough to balance the exact, perfect amount. But they've done an admirable job and there's still an excellent, classic lager here not masked by the adjunct.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Mar 2026
at 23:25
7.9/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Canned 2/5/26, drunk 3/6/26.
Fairly heavy on the mango, sort of similar to Snow Cone, but not as much acid/mango rind as that one. A softer mango character, if you will. There's some Julius hop character in here, too, which the Snow Cone was missing; light pine, light grapefruit, light mango and just an all around rich juiciness.
Nice and malty a la Julius; slight graham cracker, with white bread and light honey providing a deep, sumptuous texture for lots of mango and a bit of the pine and grapefruit from the nose. Moderate bitterness, both from hop and mango. I do think the mango is a bit overdone here, but I'm sure it's challenging to get it just right. That said, it's really annoying to get like 90% mango notes when this is also supposed to be a very hoppy IPA.
Fairly heavy on the mango, sort of similar to Snow Cone, but not as much acid/mango rind as that one. A softer mango character, if you will. There's some Julius hop character in here, too, which the Snow Cone was missing; light pine, light grapefruit, light mango and just an all around rich juiciness.
Nice and malty a la Julius; slight graham cracker, with white bread and light honey providing a deep, sumptuous texture for lots of mango and a bit of the pine and grapefruit from the nose. Moderate bitterness, both from hop and mango. I do think the mango is a bit overdone here, but I'm sure it's challenging to get it just right. That said, it's really annoying to get like 90% mango notes when this is also supposed to be a very hoppy IPA.
Tried
from Can
at
Tree House Brewing Company - Prudential Center
on 06 Mar 2026
at 21:34
7.6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can (Winter '25-'26) from Tewksbury. Lightly hazy, dark amber-red, nice sparkle, thin head with fair retention, light lacing. Aroma is strong toasted malt. Taste is strong sweet toffee, vague dark fruit undertones, with bitter, lightly roasted malt. Smooth, silky texture, medium bodied, average carbonation, dry, bitter roasted finish. Nothing flashy but good strength representative of the style.
Tried
from Can
at
Tree House Brewing Company - Tewksbury
on 06 Mar 2026
at 03:05
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Canned 2/3/26, drunk 3/5/26.
Fruity and acidic mango puree with a bit of piney hop behind it and a mix of cracker, biscuit and white bread from the malt. Not too acidic, though, nor piney. Smells pretty balanced, if maybe a bit underwhelming in the hop category.
Rich and malty, as expected, based on the abv. Lots and lots of mango here, showing a healthy bit of acidity. Not boozey and the malt is deep, soft, rich and well-attenuated. But it feels pretty overdone on the mango. Not egregiously-so, but enough-so that you don't really get much else other than the honey-graham character of the malt.
Fruity and acidic mango puree with a bit of piney hop behind it and a mix of cracker, biscuit and white bread from the malt. Not too acidic, though, nor piney. Smells pretty balanced, if maybe a bit underwhelming in the hop category.
Rich and malty, as expected, based on the abv. Lots and lots of mango here, showing a healthy bit of acidity. Not boozey and the malt is deep, soft, rich and well-attenuated. But it feels pretty overdone on the mango. Not egregiously-so, but enough-so that you don't really get much else other than the honey-graham character of the malt.
Tried
from Can
at
Tree House Brewing Company - Prudential Center
on 05 Mar 2026
at 20:51
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Pours a hazy peach-gold-pineapple, with smallish head. Aroma is citrus and tropical fruit (not smelling the vanilla, though). Flavors are citrus and tropical fruit, plus a light touch of vanilla. Soft, smooth mouthfeel. Mild hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Mar 2026
at 04:41
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tried
from Can
at
Elbow Room Cask and Craft
on 03 Mar 2026
at 23:48
8.3/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Pours a hazy, gold-butterscotch color, with big, thick head. Aroma is bright citrus and tropical fruit. Flavors follow. Soft mouthfeel. Moderate levels of hop bitterness in the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Mar 2026
at 20:21
8.1/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
Pours a pale, gold-copper, with minimal head. Aroma is vanilla cookie dough. Flavor follows. Fairly clean and crisp mouthfeel. Not sure this is a style that really interests me.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Mar 2026
at 22:59