Trillium Brewing: Part 1 of a (Probably) Never Ending Series

I was excited to hear about Trillium Brewing opening in Boston proper early this year. As a resident of Boston, getting a brewery right down the pike from me was awesome. I was cautiously optimistic when I was able to order a Trillium beer from The Publick House, Beaver Hat, a Pale Ale that might've been the best Pale I've ever had by a Massachusetts brewery. Being able to easily get drafts from The Publick House meant I was a little lazy about going to the seaport district but I finally put on some pants and got a couple growlers. Immediately I regretted not going earlier, because walking into the tiny little shop to get growlers had that beautiful smell of cooked cereal malts that reminds me of some of the best breweries I've been too. Anyways, waxing poetically is boring, let's get to the beer.
Grass Hopper is a pale ale made with locally sourced malts and Massachusetts hops. It lives up to it's name with delicious citrusy hops that give it a very earthy grassy taste, and reminds me of freshly cut grass in a middle of a nice hot summer day. Unbelievably fresh tasting with minimal bitterness in the finish. If Trillium can bottle this and sell it for 10 bucks a 6 pack they'll be the best selling Ale brewery in the state.
Valley Buckwheat is another locally sourced malt saison brewed with, obviously, buckwheat. First sip is very different. It's incredibly musty, like smelling an old attic or something. The second sip is less musty, and much more blending of what reminds me of a German pilsner and a Belgian Saison. Every sip, as it warms up, gets better and better. The last sip is a blissful mix of cloves and pepper and earthy malt sweetness. Amazingly drinkable.
This was my first set of growler fills from Trillium but it will hardly be the last. I have friends coming up from Virginia that are all about hops, and I'm sick of hearing about how Bell's Two Hearted Ale is better than anything they can get here. I think Trillium will change their opinion.