Juice Machine
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Tasting Notes
The aroma is dense with tropical fruit — ripe mango, passionfruit, and tangerine — backed by a soft doughy undertone from the hazy, unfiltered malt base. On the palate it's full-bodied and almost juicy in texture, with hop flavor that leans heavily fruity rather than resinous or bitter. Bitterness is low and smoothed out, letting the fruit character dominate through a long, warm finish that reminds you the ABV is doing real work here. It's a textbook example of the New England approach pushed into imperial territory.
About the Brewery
Tree House Brewing is based in Charlton, Massachusetts, founded in 2011, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential craft breweries in the country for the hazy IPA format. Their releases routinely draw hours-long lines and top Untappd and RateBeer rankings. The brewery operates largely through direct on-site sales, which keeps volume controlled and demand persistently high. Their core focus is hop-forward ales, though they produce a range of lagers and stouts that earn equal respect.
Food Pairings
Spicy Thai or Vietnamese dishes work well here because the beer's soft, fruit-forward sweetness tempers heat without disappearing into it. A rich, fatty burger pairs naturally since the full body and low bitterness match the fat rather than fighting it. Mango or pineapple salsa over grilled fish echoes the tropical hop character in a complementary way. Aged cheddar or a young gouda provides enough salt and fat to ground the beer's intensity without overwhelming its fruit notes.
Style Guide
Hazy Imperial IPAs — sometimes called Double New England IPAs — apply the soft-water, high-flocculation, dry-hop-heavy approach of the New England IPA to a bigger grain and hop bill, typically landing between 8% and 10% ABV. The defining characteristics are low perceived bitterness, a pillowy or oily mouthfeel from heavy dry hopping and protein-rich adjuncts like oats or wheat, and hop flavor that skews tropical and citrusy rather than piney or resinous. They're distinguished from West Coast Double IPAs by that softness — West Coast versions tend toward clarity, firm bitterness, and drier finishes. The style was popularized largely by New England breweries in the mid-2010s.