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Tropical & Juicy IPA (The Hop Freshener Series)
The Hop Concept Brewing
- From:
- The Hop Concept Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,471 - ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #8,416 - Avg:
- 4.05 | pDev: 7.65%
- Reviews:
- 65
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 13, 2024
- Added:
- Feb 13, 2015
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 61
Released in Nov 2015. Tropical & Juicy, India Pale Ale brewed with Grapefruit Juice
Aromas of floral citrus and mango dominate this release. While the flavor leads with a burst of bright papaya, pineapple and tangerine, and finishes with hints of spice from the hops and a clean, sweet malt undertone.
Aromas of floral citrus and mango dominate this release. While the flavor leads with a burst of bright papaya, pineapple and tangerine, and finishes with hints of spice from the hops and a clean, sweet malt undertone.
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Ratings by rab53:
Rated by rab53 from Washington
3.96/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 08, 2015
3.96/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Nov 08, 2015
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
3.93/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.93/5 rDev -3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16oz can. Can bottom is stamped 'FRESHEST 01/27/23' (sampling this a little past the best by date).
Deep gold colored and slightly cloudy body. Not much of a head upon pouring, with a skim cap and ring after a couple of minutes. Leaves behind a very thin ring of lacing.
Aroma is dull with floral hops, some citrus, and sweet malt.
Taste is pineapple, mango, and citrus fruit. Has a sweet malt base. Jam-like, similar to marmalade. Has a spicy note. Sweet fruit preserves in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel with some syrup. Some numbing of the tongue. Okay carbonation.
I think this is a little past prime but still has an expressive set of juicy fruit flavors.
Feb 01, 2023Deep gold colored and slightly cloudy body. Not much of a head upon pouring, with a skim cap and ring after a couple of minutes. Leaves behind a very thin ring of lacing.
Aroma is dull with floral hops, some citrus, and sweet malt.
Taste is pineapple, mango, and citrus fruit. Has a sweet malt base. Jam-like, similar to marmalade. Has a spicy note. Sweet fruit preserves in the aftertaste.
Medium mouth feel with some syrup. Some numbing of the tongue. Okay carbonation.
I think this is a little past prime but still has an expressive set of juicy fruit flavors.
Reviewed by deanzaZZR from California
3.84/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.84/5 rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I actually confused best by date with canned on date so I drank this a few weeks before the best by date. I did put it in the freezer for about 5 minutes to cool it down more than I would normally do for a IIPA but I did want it to be overly sweet. Poured into a Port Brewery Tulip which is certainly appropriate.
Looks like a classic West Coast IIPA, a dark golden hue with a thin head dissipating quickly. Smell is a sort of generic juicy/fruity sweetness. Quite nice. The one fruit I can really pick up is ripe papaya. Taste is mostly sweet malt with a continued hop presence. Hop taste begins with that sweet papaya and flows all the way to a somewhat bitter and drying backend. Feel is substantial. Coats the mouth and lingering. Overall it's as good as I remember it (it has been a few years now). There's no false advertising here. It's a big, sweet and juicy IIPA that is an enjoyable slow sipper.
Mar 05, 2022Looks like a classic West Coast IIPA, a dark golden hue with a thin head dissipating quickly. Smell is a sort of generic juicy/fruity sweetness. Quite nice. The one fruit I can really pick up is ripe papaya. Taste is mostly sweet malt with a continued hop presence. Hop taste begins with that sweet papaya and flows all the way to a somewhat bitter and drying backend. Feel is substantial. Coats the mouth and lingering. Overall it's as good as I remember it (it has been a few years now). There's no false advertising here. It's a big, sweet and juicy IIPA that is an enjoyable slow sipper.
Reviewed by BillAfromSoCal from California
4.07/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.07/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
16 oz can with a "best by" date of March 2022; who knows when it was brewed. Poured into a goblet. Amber colored, clear with perhaps the faintest haze. Points off on looks because the head literally did not last more than 10 seconds and there was not much in that first 10 seconds. Virtually no lacing either. Taste and nose were both hibiscus and tropical fruit, mainly mango/papaya, less pineapple, really no citrus that i could pickup. Not very bitter. Nicely balanced with malts. Heavy side of medium body, gentle carbonation. Overall I like this one, but it is too bad it has such uninspired looks
Dec 24, 2021Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -1.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Calling this offering “Tropical and Juicy” is like naming a steak “Tender and Succulent.” Like, if you are going to go big and braggadocio like that you better deliver. Now, does this one show up even during rain, sleet, or snow? I think so. It hits the mark like that one guy who is always at the pub and is way too good at darts. So, coming full circle, I would say that we aren’t talking Angela Lansbury world class here, but the beer still passes the audition.
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Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania
4.03/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.03/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Enter the contents of a pint can into a clear glass Imperial pint mug and observe. The color is a shining light copper-dark amber that is surprisingly on the translucent side. It's not generous with head, lacing, nor aroma. Expectations aren't running too high. That's a good thing, so now its not much of a fall. The best aspect about the taste is the hops. They're there in full force and complex, although not at all "tropical and juicy". This is a well, maybe very well, hopped IPA missing a backbone. Points removed for a misleading name. That's unfortunate because those that like a nice IPA with a pronounced dry hop presence will probably pass on this, something they'd truly enjoy. Without knowing its name, this review would go higher.
Dec 05, 2020Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
4.46/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.46/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
I got a can of this beer from my local beer store just around the corner. It poured a mostly clear copper with thin white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent had dank citrus peel notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with tropical fruit peel presence. The mouthfeel was medium in body with good carbonation. Overall its a solid beer.
Feb 22, 2020Reviewed by redresonatedragon from Washington
4.24/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
4.24/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4
This is a fantastic brew, the taste and feel are the best components, mine was a little muted on the nose, I could only imagine how good this would be on tap. A very full bodied IPA that has everything in balance, I don’t associate this with a tropical IPA, however
Feb 08, 2020
Tropical & Juicy IPA (The Hop Freshener Series) from The Hop Concept Brewing
Beer rating:
90 out of
100 with
297 ratings
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