Tropical Bitch Belgian-Style IPA
Flying Dog Brewery in Frederick, Maryland, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Belgian Regular|
Score
6.86
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2016 marks the 25th anniversary of Flying Dog, and to celebrate, we are launching our newest addition to the family, Tropical Bitch. A spin on the Belgian-Style IPA you already know and love, Tropical Bitch was brewed with pineapple, mango and passionfruit.
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7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at Bishops Arms, Sundbyberg. A bit hazy dark golden with a medium white head. Quite hoppy with grapefruit, grass, yeast, some pineapple and malt. The finish was medium bitter.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 May 2016
at 11:30
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. Mitchell’s Wines, Sheffield. Hazy, light amber. A few floaters. Film of white head, much of which sticks to the glass side. Lots of tinned, fruit salad on the nose. Lots of mango, mostly. Some fruity hop. Some chewy, spicy malts. Some Belgian yeast vibe. Taste has an initial, fruity sweetness, turning big, dank, spicy bitter. Moderate to full body. Long, spicy bitter finish, with a bit of a metallic edge, maybe coming from the fruit acidity? Decent, albeit a bit at odds with itself.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 May 2016
at 16:29
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Fresh Fields Market, Croydonia. It pours clear deep amber with a thick off-white head. The aroma is soft, fresh, juicy, tropical fruit action, mango, marmalade, peaches & cream, toasted grain and a touch of cheese. The taste is crisp, bitter, spicy, orange peel, peach, passion fruit, waxy grapefruit peel, earth, pine and varnish with a dry, spicy finish. Medium body and moderate, prickly carbonation. Perhaps a touch too spicy, but it has a nice tropical vibe. Pretty nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Apr 2016
at 14:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle from Cotteridge Wines; clear copper pour with a thin beige head, aroma has yeast and grapefruit, taste has tangerine, grapefruit, caramel, yeast action.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2016
at 13:24
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
17th April 2016
Clear gold - amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and minerally crisp. Thin malt base, touches of caramel and cream but not that sweet. Tangy orange, ripe orange, little marmalade. Just a very modest tropical fruit. A bitterish savoury note before a light dry, crisp finish. This bitch could have been more tropical.
Clear gold - amber beer, tidy cream colour head. Palate is light, dry and minerally crisp. Thin malt base, touches of caramel and cream but not that sweet. Tangy orange, ripe orange, little marmalade. Just a very modest tropical fruit. A bitterish savoury note before a light dry, crisp finish. This bitch could have been more tropical.
Tried
on 24 Apr 2016
at 10:03
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
At Maakun’s. Bottle shared. Amber with thin greyish head and some chunky business goin on. Sweet grains, barley, oatmeal. Very piney, pine resin. Light tropical fruits, strong yeast presence, doughiness. Under medium sweet, about medium bitter. Medium bodied, about medium carbonation. --- Beer merged from original tick of Tropical Bitch - 2016 on 21 Nov 2017 at 20:57 - Score: 7. Original review text: 3.4 --- Beer merged from original tick of Tropical Bitch Belgian IPA on 21 Apr 2016 at 23:31 - Score: 6. Original review text: Amber/thin greyish head & some chunky business goin on. Sweet grains, barley, oatmeal. Very piney, pine resin. Light tropical fruits, strong yeast presence, doughiness. Under medium sweet, about medium bitter. Medium bodied, about medium carb.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2016
at 17:31
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle shared thanks to sjogro. Clear amber with a few little chunks floating around. Pine resin, dry malts with a nice roasted note, quite some spicy yeast, some canned fruits, biter dried herbs, salty caramel. Light sweet and medium bitter. Medium bodied. I don’t get Much of the tropical notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Apr 2016
at 17:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle from Ship in a Bottle Liverpool drunk at home. Clear amber brown colour lasting cream head. Tropical fruit aroma mango and tangerine dirty ripe fruit. Some toffee malt in mouth but not much. It’s ok but the tropical fruit is a bit over the top. Ok.
Tried
from Bottle
on 14 Apr 2016
at 14:29
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
12 oz. bottle purchased at 7 Eleven, Kittery, ME. Clear copper appearance with thin lasting head. Aroma is mostly just fruit purée: mango, pineapple, and maybe weak caramel.
Ok, again, mostly fruit purée. The only reason I know there is beer here at all is the light resin bitterness. It also displays a caramel sweetness. The yeast must be covered in fruit juice. So in summary: lots of fruit purée, mild bitterness and caramel sweetness. Yeah, overall it’s doesn’t taste bad but not even sure I would accept another one if offered. Meh
Ok, again, mostly fruit purée. The only reason I know there is beer here at all is the light resin bitterness. It also displays a caramel sweetness. The yeast must be covered in fruit juice. So in summary: lots of fruit purée, mild bitterness and caramel sweetness. Yeah, overall it’s doesn’t taste bad but not even sure I would accept another one if offered. Meh
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2016
at 21:42
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle. Passionfruit, mango, pineapple, malt, and light grass aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Sweet tropical fruit, malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit peel flavor. Nice body. On the sweet side but nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Mar 2016
at 19:27