Heretic Brewing Company Tangerine Tornado

Tangerine Tornado

 

Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Belgian Style - Strong Ale Regular
Score
6.82
ABV: 9.0% IBU: - Ticks: 15
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5.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

19.2 oz. can from Total Wine. Pours an opaque gold color with a very large off-white head and annoyingly great retention. Very good lacing too. Lots of floaties present. Canned on 12/18/23. Thanks again, Total Wine! Citrus and booze aroma. The taste follows the nose, but both the citrus and booze flavors are more subtle than expected. Tired tangerine notes. Medium body. Medium carbonation. Not bitter. The 9.0% ABV is well hidden. Might actually be good if it was fresh.

Tried from Can on 27 Sep 2025 at 19:35


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Lake Tahoe Aleworx, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of citrus skins, alcohol and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is citrusy and dull, with citrus skins, biscuity malt and some alcohol. Keg seems old — maybe this is a function of the establishment serving this ? Dull and lifeless.

Tried from Draft on 17 Apr 2022 at 05:16


7.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can ordered from Malt Miller, Swindon. Aroma combines sweet sour edged tangerine with a sugary yeastie streak. Light opaque orange-gold. Foamy translucent white head soon fades away. Tart citrus. Spice. Bitter streak. Grainy. Lacks the sweetness I was preempting but is juicy nonetheless. Light-medium bodied. Slick. Average-fizzy carbonation. Long dry slightly astringent finish. Enjoyable crisp juicy stuff.

Tried from Can on 28 Jan 2022 at 20:26


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Sample at GABF 10/05/2019, thanks to kathryneels for assistance with note-taking. Hazy orange color with a medium thin white head that dissipates quickly to an outer ring. Short strings of lace. Aroma of fruit, yeast and malt. Medium body with flavors of tangerine, yeast, mild hops and malt. The finish is fruity with a citrusy aftertaste. Decent overall.

Tried on 11 Mar 2020 at 18:19


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

Can at GBBF 2019. Big tangerine nose. Not much else. Hazy golden color. Sweet and sour tangerine flavor. More like a cocktail than a beer. Surprising from Heretic.

Tried from Can on 15 Aug 2019 at 11:08


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can 1pt. @ MÖ&WF 2019 [ Malmö- Öl & Whiskyfestival 2019 ], Malmömässan, Mässgatan 6, 215 32 Malmö, Sweden.[ As Heretic Tangerine Tornado ].Murky matt medium yellow orange colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, orange, tangerine, moderate yeasty, fruity yeast - belgian yeast. Flavor is moderate to light heavy sweet and moderate bitter with a average to long duration, fruity yeast, tangerine, sweet malt, sweet yeast. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20190316] 7-3-8-3-15

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2019 at 15:30


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

16 oz. can. Thanks, Joe! Pours a hazy, light orange color, with a small, fizzy, white head. The aroma is orange juice, cloves, green banana, hay, and lime. Sweet and citrusy, with a light tart flavor and some good yeasty notes. Light body, with a crisp, lightly acidic palate. This is a nice, fruity beer.

Tried from Can on 09 Aug 2019 at 14:25


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Can at GBBF 2019. Hazy gold orange. Tangerine strong flavour some sherbet some good flavours. I rather enjoyed it thanks Ken. Light bitterness. Good.

Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2019 at 15:44


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

7th August 2019
GBBF Day 2. Can. Hazy orange gold beer, good cream colour head. Airy palate, mildly dry, decent fine carbonation. Fluffy m sweetish. Dominant flavour by far is floral tangerine. Little tangerine peel. Light finish. Drinks well under the abv and is pleasingly tangerine but needs something else going on. Interesting beer.

Tried from Can on 07 Aug 2019 at 14:26


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can. Slightly hazy amber beer with a cream head. orange aroma. Tangerine and light grapefruit flavor. Medium bodied. Good bitterness. Tangerine and light grapefruit linger with light lemon.

Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2019 at 18:05