Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
12 ounce can. Number one with a slap shot. Orange gold color. Pillowy white head. Aroma of dank citrus and pine. Flavor is bittersweet citrus. Notes of grapefruit and orange pith. Some toasted malt in middle. Finishes with a hint of resiny pine. Quite enjoyable. Let’s go FLYERS!
Clarkvv (16523) reviewed Tropical Squall from Dogfish Head Craft Brewery 5 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6
Can, I think it says AUG 2025 on the bottom, drunk 9/16/25.
Lightly hazy, rich honey-blonde-golden. Large, off-white head steadily to partial cover.
Just smells like fruit juice, honestly. There's a bit of white bread malt behind it. Lower acidity. Not boozey, which is shocking.
Powdered sugar, fruit juice concentrate, syrupy Dole pineapple. Very cheap-tasting. There's a reasonable malt body here, which is about the only positive thing I can say about this beer. And it's not hotly boozey or cloying. Though on the sweeter side and that fruit flavor is pretty awful.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Tap in Boston. Pale pastel yellow with a tall head. Light lemony aroma with clean malts. Biscuit and lemon flavors with lemon candy. Light. Dry finish. Ok but unimpressed.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Can from Livonia Liquor. Pours a clearish yellow gold with a finger of white foam that lingers. Aromas of grain, lemon and orange zest. Palate is similar with a touch of scratchy carbonation and more more. Balanced and refreshing. Easy drinking with citrus, and lemon/lime notes. Not bad.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Can pours slightly cloudy with lively carbonation and a white head that reduces to lace. Silky mouthfeel with tart lime flavor that lingers. Very slight citrus rind bitterness at finish. Very nice ale!
RB score 3.55
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
16 ounce can from Milton brewery. Number one with a bullet. Bright medium gold color. Large frothy white head. Yeasty, bready malt aroma. Flavor is light and crisp. Grainy malt, grassy hops. A hint of lemongrass on backend. Light dry finish is brief. Definitely crushable.
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
Bottle, 2021 vintage. Rich roasted malt aroma with notes of chocolate, caramel, dark fruit, sherry, licorice, vanilla, oak and whiskey. Pours deep brown with a thin mocha brown head that has little retention and no lacing. Starts with roasted malt, chocolate, licorice, vanilla and sherry flavors as well as having a rich, full body and slick, viscous mouthfeel. Finishes impeccably smooth with caramel, dark fruit, oak and whiskey flavors as well as punch of warming booze at the very end that’s pleasant and well balanced. Fantastic!
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8
Pours amber with a fluffy white head. Aroma of malt. Taste has typical pale ale notes, flat malt base, loads of tropical fruits. Palate has lingering juicy hop notes, light hop bite. Very juicy.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5
Unique rating #7000
I think I had this bottle in the basement for at least a year but I’m not sure. Why doesn’t Dogfish Head puts dates on these bottles?
Anyway, it pours black with a small dark tan head. Smells of coffee, dark roast malt, chocolate, and booze. The intense flavor is of espresso, dark roast malt, chocolate, alcohol, and maybe vanilla. Mostly it’s a very big, intense coffee stout, which is fine with me. Excellent beer.