Fortunate Islands
Modern Times Beer in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - American Style / APA Regular Out of Production|
Score
7.16
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Fortunate Islands combines the bangin' hop aroma of an über-tropical IPA with the crisp, deeply quenching drinkability of a killer pale ale. We achieve this magical result by starting with a mild, nutty malt backbone, then dry-hopping the bejesus out of it with Citra and Amarillo hops. Restrained bitterness and vibrant notes of mango, tangerine, and passionfruit combine to form a sessionable crusher of mind-bending proportions. It tastes like wizards.
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7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can at Yosemite lodge, picked up from whole foods. Light hazed yellow / straw coloured pour with a lasting frothy white head. Aroma is nice fresh fleshy mango, zesty citrus and pale white bread. Some floral / pollen character on the nose as well. Flavour is composed of light grains, little wheat, straw, mango and orange, crisp finish. Palate is light and refreshing. Moderate carbonation. Fluffy. Good hoppy wheat.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jan 2016
at 23:50
6/10
Tried
on 27 Jan 2016
at 09:10
6.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 4
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated 16 oz. aluminum, from slowrunner77 can poured into a glass. Slightly hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is herbal hops, medium/light body, and pretty good small-bubble lacing. Taste is herbal hops and passion fruit. I prefer 80 acre.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jan 2016
at 19:19
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
light fruity wheat you nose very light bitterness. Hoppy light slightly astringent and very drinkable. Excellent
Tried
on 22 Dec 2015
at 06:58
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from BottleDog, Edinburgh. Hazy golden body with a medium white head. Faint lacing. Aroma of orange pith and grain. Flavour of tangerine, minerals and lime. Thin to medium body with a watery texture. Lively fizz. A lovely hoppy Wheat Ale.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2015
at 18:20
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from can thanks Willrunforbeer. Pours coppery gold with a white head. Aromas of fresh citrus pine and wheat. Taste follows with a nice balanced flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Oct 2015
at 21:02
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can from Brewdog Birmingham; clear golden amber pout with a big frothy white head, aroma has long light pine, taste has dust pine and citrus, doesn’t look like a wheat and doesn’t taste like juan, but I’m not rating to style, taste has done spicy mango, pineapple, ok.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2015
at 08:56
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
US pint can at home, from Brewdog Edinburgh. Pours clear pale gold, thick white head. Clean, crisp grapefruit aromas, citrus, lime. Taste has more tropical fruit, mango, grapefruit bitter. Light body, but a decent length to the finish.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2015
at 07:30
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
16 oz can. Clear golden blonde color. Frothy white to off white head, good lacing. Aroma from the can is pure citrussy hops. From the glass it’s tropical fruit (guava?), citrus, a bit resin. Retronasal there’s fruits, wheat, citrussy sourness. Flavor is soft bitter with light fruity sourness. Light bodied, a bit thin even. Finish is slightly dry, moderate bitter. Nice, refreshing and sessionable.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Oct 2015
at 02:03
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can at home. Pours clear golden, nose is malty toffee, light pine, citrus, taste is juicy citrus, toffee, light bitterness.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Oct 2015
at 11:10