Ocean Potion

Triggerfish Brewing in Somerset West, Western Cape, South Africa 🇿🇦

Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular

Score

6.36

ABV: 5.0%

IBU: 26

Ticks: 8

Ocean Potion, our flagship beer, is a classic American Pale Ale that pours pure gold with a solid lasting head that laces the glass beautifully. Its trademark is the huge tropical fruit and citrusy aroma. This hoppy component is underpinned by a solid yet complex malt base. The first surprise is that this beer, after the aroma, is all beer. It’s light bodied and finishes surprisingly bitter.

Malts: Pale, Crystal, Munich
Hops: Galena, Centennial, Citra

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7.5

cagarvie (40076) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 6 months ago

Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

keg at the brewery ... deep amber ...thin white lacing ..soft sweet caramel toffee fruit nose ..soft sweet caramel toffee malts

Tried on 29 Aug 2025 at 11:39

Fruitsalad (2249) ticked Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 6 years ago

Sweet

Tried at Triggerfish Brewing on 25 Nov 2019 at 17:48

Sloefmans (15389) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Nearly gushing to huge, yellowish-beige head, over unclear, orange-ochre, very carbonated beer. Very fresh-smelling nose; hops and garden herbs (some unnamed small green tree comes to mind), watercolour paint, floral. Watercolourpaint returning, mild-malty, cookies, dried herbs. Finish and aftertaste are quite peppery. Medium bodied, very carbonated, slightly refreshing. Nice & interestings. Txs to SA traveller Mathieu!

Tried on 11 Feb 2013 at 00:17

6.2

McCash (16021) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

33cl bottle thanks to Nustu. Pours a cloudy and yeast-filled yellow-orange with a thin head. The nose has pine and earthiness maybe parsnip. The taste has a seriously yeast-influence with still the apricot fruit coming through. The finish is very drying and yoghurty. The palate has a medium body and texture with a drying finish. This is an interesting beer but I can’t imagine this is what they intended to produce.

Tried from Bottle on 05 Nov 2012 at 12:32

5.4

Oakes (33493) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 13 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Hazy dull light amber. The aroma is c-hoppy and the palate has some moderate bitterness, light citrus and tropical fruit notes. Both aroma and palate have a fair bit of butter, unfortunately. The diacetyl seems deliberate, but its too strong and obfuscates the hop and malt characters.

Tried on 30 Oct 2012 at 14:10

6.4

oh6gdx (51139) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottled@omhper. Amber colour, small beige head. Aroma is fruits, wood, some mild herbal notes as well. Flavour is fruits, wood, mild herbs, some sweet malts as well as some bitter grassy ntoes.

Tried from Bottle on 04 Nov 2011 at 01:28

4.9

omhper (44752) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 14 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

Bottled, thanks jolo! Hazy golden, lively reichly gushing head. Minerally yeasty nose. Sweet and fruity with light body. Yeasty canteloupe flavour. Fairly low bitterness. Not great.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2011 at 07:09

6.5

gnoff (11188) reviewed Ocean Potion from Triggerfish Brewing 14 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

34 cl bottle at the sampling night at omhper on September 30, 2011Cloudy yellow color, yellow head. Sweet, honey scent. Salty, malty a bit weak taste. Weak mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Dry finish.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Oct 2011 at 03:21