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Tropic Of Thunder
Stone Brewing
- From:
- Stone Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Lager
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.79 | pDev: 12.14%
- Reviews:
- 133
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 27, 2022
- Added:
- Oct 12, 2018
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 54
Imagine you set sail for a three hour tour. Let's say from the port of Escondido (work with us here). The weather started getting rough. You're tiny ship (but not lunch, thankfully) was tossed. Long story short: You're marooned on a remote island somewhere near the Tropic of Thunder. The good news is that the Capt. Of the S.S. Stone and her brewing kit were among the small cast of colorful characters that survived the rough voyage with you. Mainstays Citra and Mosaic, along with newcomer Cashmere hops are joined by their juicy tropical aromas of citrus, pineapple and coconut (try stringing all that together in a catchy tune). The rescue ship will find you all soon enough. For now, set aside the non-working cell phone and lack of social media (again, work with us here), kick back and revel in your moment of tropical island lagoon serenity.
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Ratings by Asics:
Rated by Asics from Washington
4.03/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Feb 16, 2019
4.03/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Feb 16, 2019
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by jadpsu from Georgia
3.92/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.92/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
LOOK: Pours a moderately hazy pale gold with a nice 2 finger pure white head that demonstrates good retention and has even better side glass lace.
AROMA; Plenty of citrus hops hit the nose, not normal for the Lager brand. Orange or tangerine rind as well as some tropical ones included with some bready herbal malts.
TASTE: Some earthy malts and hops up front and citrus hops. Some light bitterness
This should be characterized as an TPL.
Good beer, just not what I expected.
Mar 31, 2021AROMA; Plenty of citrus hops hit the nose, not normal for the Lager brand. Orange or tangerine rind as well as some tropical ones included with some bready herbal malts.
TASTE: Some earthy malts and hops up front and citrus hops. Some light bitterness
This should be characterized as an TPL.
Good beer, just not what I expected.
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.97/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.97/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
568 mL can from the LCBO; dated Feb 19 2020 and served slightly chilled.
Pours a hazy, translucent medium golden colour, generating more than a finger of soapy, sparkling white head that lasts for the better part of five minutes. Gobs of gorgeous, messy lacing are left behind as it fizzles down to a fat, frothy collar and thin cap - looks fantastic to me. Pink grapefruit, lemon and tangerine on the nose, with hints of passion fruit, melon, pineapple and floral hops, as well as a touch of bready malts.
A pleasantly fruity, fairly strong lager that can reasonably be lumped together with IPLs. It starts off a little sweet, with bready malts, honey and canned pineapple in syrup, followed up by notes of cantaloupe, grapefruit and mandarin orange. Notes of lemony citrus pith and floral, slightly earthy bitterness come through towards the finish, preceding a tropical fruit-y aftertaste that lingers on the palate briefly. Light-medium in body, with moderately lively carbonation that provides a little bit of crispness to this brew's smooth, satisfying texture. Good drinkability, even at nearly 6%.
Final Grade: 3.97, a very solid B+. As more than a few BAs have already noted, Stone's Tropic of Thunder is something of a wolf (IPA) in sheep's (lager's) clothing. Of course, if you're surprised by the fact that a Stone product was unnecessarily and unrepentantly hoppy, then hopefully you didn't hurt anything while tumbling off the back of that turnip truck. It's a little pricy at $4 (Canadian) per 'very tall' boy, but I'd still recommend this to hopheads who are seeking out something more refreshing and less palate-exhausting than their usual fare.
Nov 30, 2020Pours a hazy, translucent medium golden colour, generating more than a finger of soapy, sparkling white head that lasts for the better part of five minutes. Gobs of gorgeous, messy lacing are left behind as it fizzles down to a fat, frothy collar and thin cap - looks fantastic to me. Pink grapefruit, lemon and tangerine on the nose, with hints of passion fruit, melon, pineapple and floral hops, as well as a touch of bready malts.
A pleasantly fruity, fairly strong lager that can reasonably be lumped together with IPLs. It starts off a little sweet, with bready malts, honey and canned pineapple in syrup, followed up by notes of cantaloupe, grapefruit and mandarin orange. Notes of lemony citrus pith and floral, slightly earthy bitterness come through towards the finish, preceding a tropical fruit-y aftertaste that lingers on the palate briefly. Light-medium in body, with moderately lively carbonation that provides a little bit of crispness to this brew's smooth, satisfying texture. Good drinkability, even at nearly 6%.
Final Grade: 3.97, a very solid B+. As more than a few BAs have already noted, Stone's Tropic of Thunder is something of a wolf (IPA) in sheep's (lager's) clothing. Of course, if you're surprised by the fact that a Stone product was unnecessarily and unrepentantly hoppy, then hopefully you didn't hurt anything while tumbling off the back of that turnip truck. It's a little pricy at $4 (Canadian) per 'very tall' boy, but I'd still recommend this to hopheads who are seeking out something more refreshing and less palate-exhausting than their usual fare.
Rated by joaopmgoncalves from Portugal
3.54/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -6.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Drank at CoolaBoola, 12th September.
Oct 04, 2020Reviewed by entheos from California
3.23/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.23/5 rDev -14.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
So very citrusy and dank at the same time. It’s very easy to drink (crushable) and strong at the same time. This is a really great lager for the summer, fall, winter and spring!
Sep 06, 2020Reviewed by timon from California
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
3.88/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Ya, the look and smell are nothing special at all. Taste and mouthfeel are pretty nice, though. Does have a tropical flavor of green mango, pineapple, and lemon. Mouthfeel is very good, imho. That is a personal thing but for me it's nice--medium and a bit syrupy for the low alcohol level.
Sep 03, 2020Rated by pkalix from California
4.11/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
4.11/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Clean and crisp! one of the (very) few Stone brews i enjoy.... gettin' a little bit of cat pee in this though....?
Aug 06, 2020Reviewed by PirateXena from New York
1.32/5 rDev -65.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
1.32/5 rDev -65.2%
look: 3 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
This tastes exactly like an IPA. Its really just fine as an IPA, but I wanted a larger. I am disappointed. I won't buy this brand again. I will drink the 6 pack, and I'll probably enjoy it; once I just accept the beer for what it is--an IPA!
Aug 03, 2020Reviewed by neenerzig from Ohio
4.35/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.35/5 rDev +14.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Poured out of a 12 oz can into one of my pint glasses, this beer pours a clear, pale, light to medium golden color with lots of streams of little fairly rapidly and continually rising to the beer's surface. Has a white head that's well over an inch thick when first poured that settles eventually to a thick ring surrounding the inside of the glass along with some small swirls of surface foam and pretty decent lacing. Aromas of some melon, lemon and a hint of grapefruit citrus and pineapple, along with some white cracker like, herbal malts along with white grape and slightly earthy and citrusy hop notes. Starts out taste wise with the fruit flavors of melon, lemon and a hint of grapefruit citrus and pineapple, and grape that are all followed by the slightly bready, cracker-esque, slightly toasted malts with just a hint of caramel sweetness. This is all rounded out with a refined citrus and earthy hop flavor that adds a nice bitterness. Overall, this is very well balanced. Has a somewhat crisp, also very smooth, light to medium bodied mouthfeel with fairly light carbonation. Has a mostly dry finish and aftertaste. What a nice beer here overall. Stone makes another damn good one!
Eric
Jul 15, 2020Eric
Tropic Of Thunder from Stone Brewing
Beer rating:
85 out of
100 with
344 ratings
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