Style: Imperial IPA

ABV: 7.8 IBU: 75.0

98/100
Aroma: 12
Appearance: 3
Flavor: 19
Mouthfeel: 5

Tree House Bright

What the brewers say

“Bright was created to be a clean and elegant showcase for one of our favorite hops—Mosaic! Bright’s aroma is a cornucopia of citrus dank. The taste follows suit with notes of grapefruit, sweet berries, and clementine with a gentle orange-rind finish. She is dry, soft, and adequately bittered, resulting in a very approachable yet pungent Double IPA.”

What our panel thought

Aroma: “Fruity dankness galore! The K9 unit might get called to search your house for more illicit contraband if you open this on your back patio in less- progressive states. Orange, lemon, green onion, slight peach. Retronasal is much sweeter.”

Flavor: “Strawberry shortcake and dank. A nice pine note and the dankness is more reserved and in line with more fruity strains. Malt is a nice support to the hops bitterness.”

Overall: “An assertive and unapologetic aroma that turns into a nice flavor with a perfect balance. Well executed.”

What our editors thought

Review printed in: The Annual IPA Issue (August-September 2018) (View All Issues)


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Tree House Hurricane

Aroma: Huge fruit notes that all over the place, white grape, green banana, pineapple, strawberry. Flavor: The fruit salad of the aroma carries to the nose with a more prominent under ripen banana dominating initially, with a pineapple and grapefruit emerging in the mid palate. A slight pithy, drying character from the bitterness gives the impression of eating on a banana rind. Overall: You came to haze town for fruity and juice hop character and this beer delivered.

Tree House Beer Company Haze

**Aroma:** “Lots of juicy notes on this nose. Dank and resinous hops aroma. Mild malt and moderate esters. Huge orange aromas with lemon citrus complexities. Slight malt sweetness underneath.” **Flavor:** “Beautifully integrated flavors that range from lemon juicy notes to pineapple and mango. Very big hops flavor, expanding on that resinous spiciness in the nose to add some grapefruit notes. Rich but soft bitterness that lasts for days, like a dark-roast coffee. Big and chewy. Massive orange notes with some underlying complexity tasting of grapefruit and lemon. Finishes slightly bitter, begging another sip.” **Overall:** “Turbid and chewy body showcases the complex hops profile with excellent execution. The hops juiciness is paramount and carries through the beer. This beer tastes like breakfast (beer-mosa anyone?). Perfect for a weekend brunch.”

Tree House Beer Company Julius

**Aroma:** “Peaches, oranges, mango, passion fruit, tangerine, grapefruit, and even a touch of pine—it’s a punch in the nose with a fruit cart. I think I consumed a serving of fruit just through the aroma.” **Flavor:** “Peach and pine carry through from the aroma and are augmented by some dank-ish notes. Some moderate malt sweetness is there, but the emphasis remains ever on the hops goodness. Pleasant bitterness backs up the ensemble and delivers its own tangerine-like notes as it washes down the throat.” **Overall:** “A big citrus/tropical fruit bomb with enough malt sweetness to temper the bitterness. A beautiful IPA, both visually and on the palate. I can almost picture someone cramming hops into the bottle or can. A wonderful use of hops that doesn’t try to get too fancy with anything else and just delivers an amazing hops-forward beer.”

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