Tropic King
Funkwerks in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Farmhouse - Imperial Saison Regular|
Score
7.00
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Originally designed to be a hoppier version of our flagship Saison, the accidental (but fortuitous) addition of two extra bags of Munich malt balanced out the hop bitterness leaving us this very unique beer. Tropic King bursts with fruity tropical characteristics from the use of New Zealand hop varietals. This beer is a flavor extravaganza that has developed a loyal following. Notes of passion fruit, mango, pepper, and ginger.
Pairs well with hula hooping.
Pairs well with hula hooping.
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8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Purchased at College Liquors in Grand Junction, CO; enjoyed on vacation after mountain biking in Fruita, CO. Appearance is a cloudy gold with a rich white head. Aroma or pear, sour yeast, light mango, smells pretty good. Taste is really good, mango comes out very well, very flavorful, lots going on. Need to look out for some other beers from this brewery.
Tried
on 22 May 2016
at 18:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Funkwerks Tropic King 13.1% on tap at Cheeky Monk in Denver. A matte brass gold with a foamy white head. Great spicy white pepper and funk aroma. Very soft body with great tart wheat clove and white pepper spice funk. Great.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 May 2016
at 11:52
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle shared at Ex-ABC. Cloudy golden with thin white head. Sweet caramel malts, sugar, fruity, white raisans. Peachy sweet. Medium body, light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2016
at 16:18
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at THT thanks to sjogro. Murky golden with huge white head. Pineapple, mango, light caramel, spicy yeast, caramel, light sugary, chicory, light grassy hops. Medium sweet and quite light bitter finish. Medium bodied with full but soft carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2016
at 16:12
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle sampled at THT. Cloudy blond orange with a big off white head. Aroma of big malt, wort, fruits, citrus and doughy yeast. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Medium bodied with light carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2016
at 16:07
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
75cl bottle shared at February THT. medium creamy white head. Cloudy blond pour. nice and refreshing
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Feb 2016
at 16:07
6.6/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled June 5, 2015, drunk 12/31/15.
Same massively carbonated appearance, with a huge, slow-to-recede white head and a lightly hazy golden-copper body.
Like the regular saison, I’m again getting more of an abbey trippel character in the nose than any saison notes I’ve ever smelled. Lots of pepper, yellow fruits, alcohol mixing with esters (light banana and bubblegum...) and more maltiness (obviously) than the regular version. A faint touch of guava and mango remain behind, from the hops, but they have mostly passed on, due to the age. Good honey and bread from the malts, with no flaws.
Softer, more supple, malty texture provides a better vessel for absorbing some of this alcohol and the sharper, apricot-peach character. White pepper and black pepper again, with lightly warming alcohol but a good bitterness and dryness on the finish. Carbonation seems a little less problematic here, though it’s still very high through the entirety of the bottle. Again, a fine Belgian beer, with no flaws, but seems completely like a Belgian Strong Golden and very little like a saison (I guess the pepperiness is about the extent of it).
Same massively carbonated appearance, with a huge, slow-to-recede white head and a lightly hazy golden-copper body.
Like the regular saison, I’m again getting more of an abbey trippel character in the nose than any saison notes I’ve ever smelled. Lots of pepper, yellow fruits, alcohol mixing with esters (light banana and bubblegum...) and more maltiness (obviously) than the regular version. A faint touch of guava and mango remain behind, from the hops, but they have mostly passed on, due to the age. Good honey and bread from the malts, with no flaws.
Softer, more supple, malty texture provides a better vessel for absorbing some of this alcohol and the sharper, apricot-peach character. White pepper and black pepper again, with lightly warming alcohol but a good bitterness and dryness on the finish. Carbonation seems a little less problematic here, though it’s still very high through the entirety of the bottle. Again, a fine Belgian beer, with no flaws, but seems completely like a Belgian Strong Golden and very little like a saison (I guess the pepperiness is about the extent of it).
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jan 2016
at 14:35
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Sampled at the brewery, 11/25/15. Fruity hops, a bit floral as well, with some peppery yeast. Dry and very clean on the finished. Hopped up take on the standard Saison that works quite well.
Tried
on 25 Nov 2015
at 13:14
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tap at Falling Rock, Denver. Bright orange color. Thin, white lacing head. Great aroma, yeast, passion fruit, mango, a little pineapple. Flavor has fresh. Fruity hops with some sweet wheat. I believe this is a sweetened saison that appears to rely heavily on the flavor and aroma from the hops. Very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2015
at 13:27
7/10
Tried
on 25 Aug 2015
at 09:57