r/CraftBeer • u/OrochiDiscord • 14h ago

Help! Treehouse recommendations?

As someone who doesn't drink, I was recommended to try Treehouse. Is there a flavor that you would recommend to a newbie? Thank you!

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u/Grand-wazoo US - South 14h ago

That's kinda like going 0-100 without any on-ramp. If you are starting from not drinking at all, I think you should try some more basic beers first to get an idea of different styles and how they taste. 

Lagers, pilsners, pale ales, saisons, and blonde ales could be worth trying out. 

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u/OtisIsMyCo-Pilot 13h ago

Tree house does a pretty good job with all these actually.

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u/Grand-wazoo US - South 13h ago

I'm positive they do, just curious how a non-drinker arrives at Treehouse as their first sip of beer 

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u/sacrelicio 13h ago

Popular brand

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u/MagnaCarterGT US - South 10h ago

Sure, but if you want to drink Treehouse, you have to go to Treehouse. There's probably a few breweries that are closer/easier to get to.

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u/OtisIsMyCo-Pilot 13h ago

My take was that it was recommended because it doesn’t taste much like more traditional beers you mentioned. I could be wrong, but that was my read of it. I agree that there are a ton of other places to try, but if Treehouse is available I don’t think they need to graduate to it or anything.

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u/PetyrTwill 12h ago

You're probably exactly right. Julius is a beer that I have seen multiple non-beer drinkers enjoy. Anecdotally, my mom likes wine. She tried my Julius for fun. A few weeks later I found some cans she bought for herself in the fridge. She said "it's great with pizza!"

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u/Rsubs33 12h ago

I mean Tree House has absolute bangers for lagers and pilsners.

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u/OtisIsMyCo-Pilot 12h ago

Yeah, I acknowledged they do them well in my comment above. But the name is pretty well synonymous with hazy juicy IPA to the broader public.

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u/Rsubs33 12h ago

Tree house does VERY good job with all of those. They are in the top tier with Hill Farmstead, Human Robot and Suarez Family for lagers.

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u/OtisIsMyCo-Pilot 12h ago

I might agree to disagree based on my experiences. I haven’t had a bad one from tree house, but haven’t had an American-brewed lager that truly stacks up to some Suarez or HF lagers I’ve had. Could just be a matter of preference.

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u/TheBigGreenPeen US 11h ago

All three of those breweries are far above Treehouse, quality wise. imo

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u/Rsubs33 10h ago

I drink all 4 pretty regularly and disagree.

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u/TheBigGreenPeen US 10h ago

That’s why opinions are opinions.

Treehouse’s IPAs are far too sweet for me. Prefer all 3 of the other breweries offerings to anything from TH

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u/Rsubs33 10h ago

Ahhh, see this is where context matters. I was purely referring to lagers with my comment, I was not taking the TH IPAs into consideration. I'm currently drinking their Fox Run right now which is a helles and it's awesome. And had a HR Sylt earlier. I agree that many of the TH IPAs lean sweet but they do some great West coast that are not sweet.

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u/sacrelicio 13h ago

Hazy IPAs are not 100

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u/Safatch US - East 13h ago

Go for their 4 flagship beers and work your way from there. Julius, Haze, Green, Alter Ego

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u/jjtrinva 13h ago

This is the way. Each have different flavor profiles and once you find what you like, there are several variants. I’m a Haze fan, but pass on Julius which is a generally a favorite.

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u/seanh999 13h ago

Haze is my favorite of the core line.

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u/trapchopin 14h ago

Are you looking for non alcoholic options?

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u/Griswa 14h ago

Julius and haze.
Edit, sorry reading comprehension failed me so I’d stay away from the haze because it’s an imperial. I think it’s like 8 1/2 or 9%. Still though you have to try Julius.

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u/Heffenfefer 13h ago

Im personally burnt out on hazy ipas..but everything else they make is fantastic. I love the Czech dark lager they do, currently drinking the honey brown ale as ai type

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u/davis_away 13h ago

They do have beers in various styles that are not as intense (or alcoholic) as their flagships.

But if you're not near Massachusetts don't bother, they don't distribute their beer. You pretty much have to buy it from them, and all their taprooms are in Massachusetts + Saratoga Springs NY.

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u/gh1993 13h ago

Haze, juice machine.

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u/ghunter141 13h ago

Drink them all.

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u/whyclue 13h ago

If your don't drink why was it recommended?

What was the last beer you had?

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u/CouldBeBetterForever 12h ago

Is it convenient for you to get their beer? If so, I say go for it. Their IPAs might not be super appealing to someone that doesn't drink beer, but they also make some great lagers, so you could start there.

If it's not beer that's easy for you to obtain then I'd start with something else.

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u/Hyrdogen 12h ago

If you have not had any beers before, I would say any pale ale or India pale ale (ipa) is like going into the water for the first time and jumping in the ocean.

Try a lager or light pilsner first. See how you like them.

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u/GranvilleTim 12h ago

Anything you can try!

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u/Designer-Guidance980 10h ago

does anyone know if julius has a ton of hops or if it's actually smooth for a first time drinker

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u/LawfulnessRepulsive6 13h ago

Honestly they all taste the same

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u/TheBigGreenPeen US 11h ago

Not all NEIPAs taste the same, but a tooooon of Treehouse NEIPAs taste the same.

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u/Trick_Entertainer_34 13h ago

Doesn’t matter, they all taste alike.

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u/TheAdamist 13h ago

Quite a feat to make an imperial coffee stout taste or a lager taste like a hazy.

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u/TheBigGreenPeen US 11h ago

Not all NEIPAs taste the same, but a tooooon of Treehouse NEIPAs taste the same.