Just returned from Portland. I was kind of surprised to see how the whole NEIPA craze has gone nationwide. It is starting to pop up here in Denver but I had only seen a couple of local versions in the past few months. They are all over Portland and Oregon which sort of surprised me though I am not sure why considering the amount of activity it has been getting around here. Most of them tasted like fruit forward pale ales with very subdued bitterness to me and were not that spectacular although my buddy really like most examples.
interesting. I just got back from Vermont - had a lot of Hill Farmstead, Alchemist and Lawson’s.
I’ve had the latter 2 before, and I still think Sip of Sunshine is one of the best, but was sort of disappointed in the rest. :o
Sip is excellent as is Bissell Brothers (in the other Portland…Maine). And of course anything from Trillium is a homerun!
I can’t remark on Treehouse since it’s over 2 hours away from me, you have to wait in line with 150+ people (although I hear they are pretty good at handling that) and they limit it to 4-6 cans per style, with usually 1 or 2 releases a day. Too far and too much time for so little beer.
They just broke ground yesterday on a new facility in Charlton, ma that will be much bigger and an easier drive for you. Tree House Brewing breaks ground at new site
That’s great news…I’ve been wondering when they were going to get started with that.
A buddy called them Blonde Oat IPAs. I don’t know if that is really a thing or not. Heading up there in a few weeks, so we will see.
I saw some offerings specifically branded as NEIPA while others not but fitting the description to a tee.