Bottle shared by Blisscent on 9/9/16.
Lightly-to-minimally hazy, pineapple-golden body has fine carbonation creating a small, white head with moderate to low retention.
Brett burst forth from the bottle as soon as it’s uncapped. Wow, that’s pretty fuckin nice...right from the get go, you know you’re in for a treat as the brett is just almost perfectly expressed here. Wonderful guava-lime notes with just the right amount of band-aid. Dry, snappy, crisp and bright, but not venturing in to the overdone, perfume/lavender territory, nor with any huge pepper notes. Just lush, bright, crisp tropical fruits, very mild funk and delicate honey from the malt balancing easily and gently. Immediate parallels to good bottles of Orval....Eminently sniffable and with no just a touch of wood and no raw oak or toastiness whatsoever. No alcohol, no flaw. Very elegant.
It continues in the flavor, not surprisingly, as guava and light pineapple meet tart band-aid- like iso-valeric acids. Unbelievably soft, malty, yet very dry texture still retains just enough honey-like sweetness to balance, while there is a hint of oak tannin to add additional structure. Without nerding out too much here, suffice to say this is Brett among its finest expressions, with just phenomenally mild, flavorful malts and a soft, fine carbonation. Bright, crisp and flavorful, but cerebral and elegant as well. Really, really glad I got to try this.

Canned 8/4/16, drunk 8/11 and another on 9/8/16.
Incredibly hazy, multi-layered sunset hues, predominantly rosy-peach, with a white head atop showing strong retention.
Fresh sliced pineapple rises up immediately out of the can. Light mandarin orange adds juicy sweetness as well, with a subtle Galaxy spiciness/dankness in the background. Succulent, honey drizzled peach emerges quickly, as the malt mixes with the fruitiness of the hop. Impeccably clean and with no resin or alcohol whatsoever. Not as much watermelon as I usually get from Tree House, but Eureka doesn’t give that off as much as their IPAs do. Not as intense and lush as their IPAs, of course, being all of 4.1% but the aroma is still delightfully persistent and encompassing.
Lovely pineapple-tangerine in the flavor is juicy as hell but also cut with a light graininess from the malt. Soft, but not to the point of reducing the crispness on the end. Very light bitterness, enough to balance, but the light citrus and pineapple does all the work here, with just a touch of spiciness from the hop lingering. Key lime, melon, guava, pretty much any tropical fruit you think of can be imagined in some form here. Tight carbonation, no alcohol, no flaw. Just a knockout. Some day, not particularly soon, I will be able to buy this in a store near me. That will be a good day.

Canned 8/25/16, drunk 9/5/16.
Thoroughly hazy, pale-golden body has a hint of bronze and is topped by a medium-sized, dense, white head.
Signature watermelon-cherry-lime of many of Tree House’s beers, thoroughly juicy, enveloping and just generally awesome. Light lime and cherry added to the mix with sparse, biscuity malts behind it and light minerality, as well. The spiciness of the Galaxy continues to emerge with warming, and plays perfect balance to all of this juiciness. No resin whatsoever, and no alcohol or flaw.
After sniffing for quite a while, I finally make my way to the beer, which is immaculately clean, dry and crisp, with tons of tropical fruits exploding on the palate. Perhaps exploding isn’t the right word, as this isn’t their most lush, intensely juicy offering. Rather, it’s very dry for their standards, with light grain and delicate honey forming a good backbone. Watermelon, lime, light mango and pineapple linger long with the tell-tale spiciness from the Galaxy hop building up on the palate, as well. Soft, lightly grainy at times, texture shows low, but tight carbonation. Exquisite and masterful, as usual, from Tree House. Very similar to Lights On, though slightly less juicy and more dry here.

750mL growler filled 8/5/16 and drunk 8/25/16. Despite almost three weeks in the fridge, this guy still poured a thoroughly hazy, golden-brass with a big, pillowy, white head showing strong retention. Ok, the name checks out (not that I thought it wouldn’t). Lots of key lime, strong watermelon/honeydew and a big, honey-laden maltiness that easily balances things. Tangerine juice, mango and very light pineapple are all complemented by a fresh minerality that is a very pleasant house character of the yeast/water, just as it is with Hill. No resin, flaw, alcohol and a great balance between malt and hop with no resin. Good intensity to the nose, as well. Succulent malts are well-attenuated, and provide plentiful honey notes in concert with a tight carbonation. Pineapple, watermelon, lush vegetal greenery and light strawberry. Malts easily balance the relatively low bitterness and lime and pineapple linger pleasantly on the finish, with a touch of spiciness. Not really a standout in their insanely high quality arsenal, but I think that’s much more about how high quality all of their beers are and less a comment on this particular one. It is intensely soft and malty and I could see a bit more bitterness adding a bit more brightness and crispness on the end. 8/5/8/4/15 Rerate. I used to be a huge Green/Very Green fan and never loved Haze. Things have changed. Haze is their best regular now and I don't think it's close. Galaxy is just a shade of its former self bringing Green way down. Haze got better too, with so much intense watermelon (and now Green has only just a touch). Score reflects the current product (2024).

Canned 8/18/16, shared by Blisscent on 8/25/16.
Big, fluffy, white head showing good retention, tops a moderately hazy, brightly glowing, tangerine-golden body.
Quite a bit less explosive/lush than its Nelson/Galaxy/Mosaic brethren, though it’s too be expected as citra is a bit less juicy/all-encompassing than those other hops. However, what it lacks in aromatic force, it seems to make up for in subtlety. Interesting sweat/funk is well-controlled and never takes on any cat urine, while nectarine skin, lemon juice and lightly juicy red grapefruit notes all sit elegantly atop a soft, biscuity maltiness that reveals very light honey notes with warming. Light peach, white grape and more minerality unfold over time, and there’s neither alcohol nor flaw to be found.
Lightly juicy with tangerine, lemon and orange rind up front, followed by light sweat, grapefruit rind and a touch of ripe nectarine. Ample bitterness, but of course the beer is wonderfully balanced with a tight carbonation, high attenuation and soft, malty texture. Strong minerality very nicely juxtaposed with the citrus and light juice from the hops, on the finish. Cracker and biscuit behind it with no alcohol or flaw.

GROWLER shared in Bucharest. Murky milky bright yellow-golden. Superb juicy, mango juice-like texture without the sweetness. Just a hint of dankness. Super smooth mouthfeel. Almost no malts, yet full on fruity hops. Low and smooth bitterness. Excellent.

GROWLER shared in Bucharest. Murky bright yellow. Full on tart fruit and dank hop juice. Fruity juice flavour, peaches, no real malts. Moderate, soft piney bitterness, no zesty spice. Excellent.

GROWLER shared in Bucharest. Cloudy golden, white head. Fresh tart fruitiness, a good deal of dankness. Smooth fruity hop juice, tropical fruit and some dank, no real malts. Super smooth mouthfeel and very low lingering bitterness. Excellent.