Tropical IPA
Steel Hands Brewing in Cayce, South Carolina, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.79
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jgb9348 (11828) reviewed Tropical IPA from Steel Hands Brewing 2 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Crisp, deep copper and strong bronze coloured body with a large, three to four centimetre tall off-white and tan head, very soapy that sits on top nicely. Aroma of soap, grass, flowers, pine, resin and a slight nuttiness shows strong up front with some earthy malts and rustic qualities near the end of the nose. Medium-bodied; Strong and pungent earthy, nutty and very floral without any real tropically notes, nor any real fruitiness at all - some caramel and toffee comes through of course, but the alcohol and especially the malts reign supreme here. Aftertaste is deep, pungent and super nutty, with the herbal and especially the caramelised sugars are strong and don't show any compromise. Overall, a deep and robust old school IPA with a lot of bitterness, but more richness, caramel and nutty flavours than anything else. Nice to try, but not tropically and definitely not fruity, this is super old school and not really great at that. Still nice enough to try from down South, but not really worth the space in my car and definitely not worth a space in checked luggage should you go that route. I sampled this twelve ounce can, purchased from Lowe's Foods in Pawley's Island, South Carolina on 01-January-2022 for US$1,87 sampled at my house here in Washington on 23-February-2022.
MrSpooks (5447) reviewed Tropical IPA from Steel Hands Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Not bad, lives up to its namesake with a good dose of papaya, pineapple, and mango coming from the hops. Caramel malts and modest sweetness, and the firm pine on the finish evens things out. Pretty good IPA.
SinH4 (15499) reviewed Tropical IPA from Steel Hands Brewing 4 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Can. Hazy amber color with white head. Aroma is piney, caramel, resinous. Taste is caramel, piney, resinous. Oily mouthfeel with low carbonation.