Tropicalia
Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum

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From:
Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum
 
Oregon, United States
Style:
Saison
ABV:
6%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 15.15%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 07, 2016
Added:
Jan 10, 2015
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  6
American Farmhouse Ale with Lychee and Peruvian Chiles.
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Ratings by emerge077:
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Reviewed by emerge077 from Illinois

4.12/5  rDev +13.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Thanks to Thomas and Jenny for this one!
Cloudy orange gold, flecks of spotty lace in the glass.
Bell pepper, chile heat, hint of dried fruit and even then likely from the chiles.
Taste is a bit more fruity, juicy and tropical. Pepper heat lingers in the back end.
Light and dry feel. Overall a great creative beer.
Tropical fruit and chiles isn't a new thing, but for a beer this is something unique.
Oct 22, 2015
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 2.63 by Whatup14 from Canada (QC)

Mar 07, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by Moonshae_D from North Carolina

Sep 10, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by Gobzilla from California

Aug 31, 2015
 
Rated: 3.58 by lillitnn92 from Virginia

Aug 17, 2015
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Reviewed by Todd from Finland

3.78/5  rDev +4.1%
look: 3 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Tropical, Melon, Heat, Pepper

Brewed with lychee and Peruvian chiles, this brew pours foamy as hell with a hazy pale color. Big tropical fruits in the nose with a dominating spicy, peppery green chile aroma. Foamy on the palate with some light tartness, melon fruitiness, and, oddly, suggestions of overripe tomatoes. It definitely has some heat with black pepper notes that linger. Bready and yeasty beneath, dry overall. Tropicalia could use a bit more backbone and depth, however, as a fan of chile and extreme beers, I embrace the creativity behind this.

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As reviewed in BeerAdvocate magazine #101 (June 2015).
Jul 11, 2015
 
Rated: 3.81 by Birdlegs from Washington

Jul 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Westyn from Texas

Jun 30, 2015
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Reviewed by Beaver13 from Colorado

3.23/5  rDev -11%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
22 oz bottle - gusher! Pours hazy straw gold with a huge bubbly white head that retains and leaves a little lacing.

The aroma is floral malts with mild fruit and spicy chilies.

The flavor is sweet tropical fruit with light chilies that provide surprising heat in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and watery.

Overall, an interesting beer but watery.
Jun 26, 2015
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Rated by PZBREW from Oregon

4.55/5  rDev +25.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
For chili people. Spicy and really great. Worth drinking but need love for peppar.
Jun 08, 2015
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.41/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pleasant yeasty aroma with the fruity touch. Some sediment and a bit hazy. Fruity tang. The flavors are interesting but the peppers are just too hot.

I wouldn't rate this as a Saison, but really a Chile Beer. There is a touch of Belgian character. This might actually be quite good with a lower flame. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at a market in Portland.
Jun 01, 2015
 
Rated: 3.92 by timsoder from Utah

May 30, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by aasher from Indiana

Apr 19, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by nickfl from Florida

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 3.5 by sharpski from Canada (BC)

Apr 13, 2015
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Rated by marbh13

2.09/5  rDev -42.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
It's like drinking a burrito. And not in a good way.
Mar 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.89 by Erik-P from Canada (BC)

Mar 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.67 by Moose90 from Washington

Mar 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.62 by FondueVoodoo from Canada (BC)

Mar 21, 2015
 
Rated: 3.6 by BBThunderbolt from Kiribati

Mar 16, 2015
Tropicalia from Breakside Brewery - NE Dekum
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 32 ratings