Been open since October. Great addition to the merrimack Valley.

I was very confused about the lack of trees, let alone treehouses, in this picture. Guessing it's a brewery or something?

It’s a brewery, main location is in Charlton but they’ve been expanding (have another location on the cape and I think somewhere else)

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Interesting, maybe I'll stop off there sometime I'm heading to/coming from out west

It's worth it. It might be worth the drive just for the beer.

Edit: important detail I left out: they don't distribute to liquor stores I think? So you basically have to get their beer from one of their locations.

The taproom just opened a few weeks ago though

Ah, that's probably why I'm not familiar with the brand

Correct. And only the small tavern. Main building is TBD while they do renovations

Yeah now imagine that this business model is successful enough to open lots of locations. That's the level of their beer (personal taste aside, people must like it enough to overcome the inconvenience, right?)

their beers are tasty as hell

Yeah I'll definitely check one out the next time I have the chance. I do love a good brewery

Check out their website for ordering ahead and picking up. For a while they wouldn't let you just show up. Started during early COVID, was still that way not too long ago. It will also let you know the level of financial commitment you're getting yourself into.

I'd probably just post up in the taproom if possible for a first visit. I like trying the off the wall stuff at breweries, and if I was doing a preorder I feel like I'd be playing it safe and getting pilsners or something haha

I have family in the Midwest who have expressed jealousy that we’ve had Treehouse beer. It’s a name in beer circles

You can just show up now - ordering ahead makes it a tad faster if you know what you want, but it’s not like 2020 anymore. Or even like treehouse pre-Covid.

That property has such a history. From an airport to a country club to a small-batch brewery/taproom for a top craft brewer.

Deerfield

I know, it's really remarkable

It’s still gonna be a country club. They’re keeping the golf course open

Old Tewksbury country club

Interestingly, I went to the place that was there before treehouse bought it probably a month or two before they sold it for a funeral celebration of life after the service. Now it’s a treehouse with golf!

You can go to treehouse then go golfing!? What's the name of the course if you might know?

Tewksbury Country Club

Tewksbury Country Club. They sold to Treehouse about a year ago

I got married there! Just makes the history of the building even cooler lol

Idk why you’ve been downvoted like that, we’re not all beer connoisseurs here

Lol no clue but reddit do be like that sometimes. I have had some pretty low effort comments get upvoted though so maybe it washes out

Shhhhh the waiting list for tee times is already going to be crazy.

It’s worth it just for the experience. I’m not a huge “juicy IPA” person (they have other offerings, but they’re known for that style in particular). But I love going with friends because it’s so beautiful, it operates like a well oiled machine, and they always have a good selection of food trucks on saturdays, lol. I think Eastern Standard Provisions has a semi-permanent pretzel counter now too. So good

How many calories per can? 400?

That honestly sounds amazing. Definitely will check it out

Old Tew-Mac Airport

Just went a couple days ago to experience the Treehouse hype for the first time. Beer was great, but I was really surprised at the prices. Everything is the same - you buy $8 drink "tickets" online and scan at the register. Perhaps my yuppie is showing, but that seems super reasonable considering what average to decent breweries and taprooms charge. Hopefully they don't jack it up a bunch when the place gains popularity.

I'm guessing thats the exact reaction they were going for

I used to drive out to Charlton every month or two. Now I live 5 min away (from the Tewksbury location) and go every week. I guess I’m using less gas, at least?

…yet you’ve never heard of Treehouse? They’ve got 6 of the top 25 beers on BeerAdvocate and rated #1 brewery on Untappd. Yes, you definitely should check them out! Charlton is the mothership, but Tewksbury is coming along and will be more accessible to Boston.

Charlton traffic in that section of Route 20 is going to be a shit-show when the Amazon fortress is completed.

The place is already super popular and doesn't need to jack up the prices for profit. They have only rarely raised prices on existing products, and they explicitly called it out due to an increase in hop costs each time.
They know they can make enough money limiting you to 3 $8 drinks, and would rather make sure the experience is perfect rather than profits be absurd

For the time being, they’ve already had engineers and surveyors in measuring the course to build more condos/apartments.

Depends on the beer, but I would say some are at least that. Some of the stouts are probably 500 or so. They also have some very light lagers that are probably under 150 a can.

I just said I like breweries, as in I have enjoyed my previous visits to breweries, it's not like a hobby or anything. I didn't realize not being up to date on the highest-rated beers was so controversial in this sub, but it's clear I have offended some of the more cultured Bostonians

where I learned banquet service is not for me 🙃

They've kept that pricing pretty consistent at their other locations and have been pretty damn popular for awhile. Hope I'm not jinxing it for everyone but it's crazy their prices haven't gone up more with how high they keep their quality, the atmosphere/cleanliness of their public pour spots and how they treat their employees. Legit have never had a bad encounter with an employee at Tree House.

They are not going to continue with league play and I believe they let the pro go. Big disappointment. It has been a great public course.

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I love TH. Julius, Green, & Haze are some of my favorite beers but to me Hill Farmstead blows them out of the water. Their versatility and the ability to make every they make fantastic is crazy. I didn’t believe the HF hype until I made the trek and it was amazing.

Hell yeah. I spend a lot of time in VT and I try to get to HF at least once a year. I agree that their offerings are incredible and the location is idyllic.

But I’m an unashamed TH addict. :P Now that it’s so handy to me, I’ve been trying all the non-DIPA styles and they’re all amazing. They’ve got like 75 offerings on the menu and they just keep coming. I can’t keep up!

>Legit have never had a bad encounter with an employee at Tree House.

Isn't that the truth? Some of the employees there today were there 7 years ago when I started going to their old location in Monson. They just seem to hire good folks, and most importantly - treat them really well.