Beer Nut: Tree House Brewing’s Summer Music Stage and other news

Tree House Brewing has had one of the most meteoric rises in beer history. Starting out with humble origins in Brimfield in 2011, the brewery moved to Monson, then Carlton. It initially became popular with its flagship Julius IPA.

It didn’t take too long before Tree House became known as a trailblazing force in the New England “hazy” IPA world and as of this writing, now holds eight of the top 40 spots on Beer Advocate’s “Top 250 Rated Beers” list.

Basic math will tell you that’s 20% of the top 40, which is even better than The Beatles ever did with the Billboard Top 40 hits.

(Tree House also holds 16 of the top 100 spots, by the way.)

But today I’m not here to talk about their beer: With the brewery’s expansion to South Deerfield early last year, the owners now have opened a summer music stage, and a quick look at the lineup this year is quite impressive. The season kicked off with Deer Tick and Yo La Tengo, with upcoming shows featuring Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, They Might Be Giants, Aimee Mann and Old Crow Medicine Show.

Add in the fact that you can get excellent beers (limit of three) at these shows, an evening of music at Tree House seems pretty unbeatable. Kudos to the brewery for making the summer months tasty in more than one way.

Beer notes

I wrote about Kölsch last week and I just noticed this odd little item: According to a CNBC report, Epic OneWater Brew is a new Kölsch-style ale made from purified shower, laundry and sink water. It was created by Epic Cleantec, a San Francisco-based technology company that is backed by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s “Reinvent the Toilet Challenge.”

While laws prevent Epic Cleantec from selling the beer, which is brewed in collaboration with Devil’s Canyon Brewing Co., the company is allowed to give it away to “showcase the untapped potential of water reuse,” as Aaron Tartakovsky, the company’s CEO, said to CNBC.

I’m all for water conservation, but I’m not sure I’m up for trying this yet. But I applaud the idea.

Last but not least is an item about Harpoon’s UFO brand, which is holding a “Futuro House Getaway” giveaway. The winner will receive a stay for two at The Futuro House in Joshua Tree, California.

The Futuro House was conceived by Matti Suuronen in 1968 as a “portable” ski chalet. It is an iconic piece of architecture that was suppose to serve as lightweight home that could be placed anywhere. About 100 Futuro Houses were built between 1968 and 1978, with only 67 still in existence – 20 in the United States.

The contest ends on Aug. 1 at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be selected at random on or around Aug. 3. The potential winner will be notified by email and the prize is valued at $2,500. To enter, go to https://www.ufobeer.com/futurohousegetaway/

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