Cloudbreak Tropical IPA
O'Connor Brewing Company in Norfolk, Virginia, United States 🇺🇸
IPA Regular|
Score
6.67
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Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5
Ridiculously hazy deep copper and pale golden coloured body with a very thick, four to five centimetre tall tan head that fades fast and leaves a very ugly lace. Aroma of citrus, tropical fruits, light funk and a dash of pepper and very bitter hop (traditional) notes - very nice and pungent. Light to Medium-bodied; Relatively soft fruit flavours of grass, oranges, citrus and tropical fruit notes with a dry and hay bitterness with a very small malt backbone and very dry and floral bite at the end, without any sugars nor tropical fruit notes! Aftertaste is clean, but very dry and super mild with pepper and herbal notes, a bitter and piney character and only a touch of citrus and fruits - no real depth in flavours or balance. Overall, this one starts out so well, with a great scent, beautiful hazy look, but the flavour and palate are underwhelming and the dry notes are good, but not akin to the style! Good to try fresh, but not worth grabbing, unless you need to fill a mixed six pack, like I did! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle, purchased from Food Lion in Oak Hall, Virginia on 14-June-2020 for US$1,67 sampled at my house here, just two days later, in Washington on 16-June-2020.