Tropic King

75cl bottle pours a murky neon orange with lots of frothy head. Nose has tons of fruit, tangerine, yeast, pineapple, some pepper. Flavor is sweet, mango, tropical fruit, pepper, yeast, orange, tangerine, malt. Spicy finish. Very high, distracting carbonation.

750 ml bottle shared by someone at a tasting. The pour is an orange golden with a small white. The aroma is tropical fruit hop, along with a nice balance of cereal grain. The taste is balance between the fresh bright tropical hop, the fresh cereal grain and a bit of pepper and ginger in the back. The palate is a little rough, though I don’t mind this since it accentuates the pepper and ginger. The finish is nicely dry, with grassy earth bitterness from the hops. Interesting one, glad I was able to try it.

Aroma is fairly fruity with some pineapple, pear, citrus and overripe tropical fruit. No discernable hop aroma. Phenolics are moderate with a decent amount of pepper. Pours a hazy, pale golden orange with a huge, pillowy, slightly off white head with average retention and moderately high lacing. Flavor starts with a bit of a stale malt character which could be a result of the bottle’s age. Some tropical fruit, pear, and a fairly large amount of red apple cider. Medium low bitterness without a discernable hop flavor either. Lower phenolics than in the aroma. Finish has hints of tropical fruit, pear and ginger along with a hint of citrus. Fairly dry finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium high to high carbonation. Low but present astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall not the most amazing saison in the world. This beer was two years old when it caught my attention in my cellar. It is not nearly as fruity as the label made it out to be and the malt was stale; I hope both of those were due to the age. Having said that I still wonder whether this would be a top notch saison when fresh.

Bottle: Poured a cloudy beige color ale with a large dirty white foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of spicy ginger notes with rustic malt and fruity zesty hops. Taste is a great mix between some rustic malt with quite dry aftertaste and some spicy ginger notes with some fruity and zesty hops. Body is full with limited filtration and good carbonation. I really enjoyed this beer but I would have personally prefer less ginger.

Almost reminds me of a Belgian blond or trippel more than a saison. Aroma of floral hops, light coriander. Pours golden clear with good head and lacing. Pepper and light lime as well. Finishes with faint sweetness. Nice package, just off for saison. Thanks to Sammy.

Capped 750 from LetsPour.com. Pours translucent gold with a creamy white head. Aroma is earthy/spicy multiple fruits. Full bodied. Flavor is earthy/spicy multiple fruits. I’d say it’s much more tropical fruit than anything else. Fruit wise. The rest is earthy, approaching barnyard. Love the ginger notes. Finishing so complex that I will not attempt the details. Lovely, lovely, ale.

Bottle via trade with brokephibroke. Cloudy, effervescent apricot body, thick, puffy off-white head. Tart, estery nose with pineapple and hints of banana. Sweet, creamy body with pineapple, banana, and some sweet and spicy, perfumy floral notes. Very nice, a bit on the sweet side, borderline Tripel.

mmmmm Imp saison. Bottle shared by AZ crew at the driveway tasting. pours cloudy gold with nice tropical aromas. tastes in your face fruity yeast, plus lemons, grapefruit, cloves, grass, bananas. nice silky finish.

Poured from a 75 cl bottle shared in Breckenridge CO. Pours a cloudy gold with a thick white head. Fruity aroma. Flavors of tropical fruits, pepper and lemon zest. Astringent mouthfeel.