Wingman - Tropical Storm
BrewDog

 

 

From a can adorned with a tropical bird, complete with Hawaiian shirt. It is a murky, hazy orange color with a thin white head. Huge fruit aroma...passionfruit and mango it says, although I think it is like a fruit punch. Sweet up front, with fruit and malt flavors. A bit of a hop bitterness as well. Heavy in body and the abv is warming. Intense, for sure. It's an interesting combination.

 

12 oz can from Total Wine and More in Short Pump, VA The ale poured a hazy tangerine with an off-white head that quickly dissipated. No lacing. The sweet aroma of tropical fruit greets you. The flavors of ripe fruit, like mangos or melons. The high ABV contributes to the sweetness experienced. This is not the beer to quaff down after cutting grass in 95-degree heat with humidity. High ABV beers have many that love them. The ale has a medium body and soft carbonation.

 

Canned in a big old tallboy crafty craft can and purchased on my local big Tesco’s reduced aisle bb 01/04/26
Pours a sightly hazy golden body with nice foamy white head
Aroma is tart stone fruit
Flavour is bitter pine against sweet ochre

Very sweet. Taste like juicy fruit gum. I love Brewdog, it's local for me, but this was not for me.

 

440mL can from Tesco. BBE 16/10/2025.

Look: 3. Cloudy light brown with a short lasting dense white head.

Scent: 4. Fruity mango, lychee, and apple juice.

Taste: 4.5. Sweet with tropical fruit notes, and mild hop bitterness balancing the sweet.

Feel: 3.5. Soft with mild carbonation.

Finish: 3.75. Lingering mild hop bitterness with some pineapple toward the end.

Overall: 4.25. A very good NEIPA with a sweeter flavour profile.

 

 

tropical fruit infused

 

440 ml can from Sainsburys. Hazy yellow pour, white foamy head. Big tropical aroma, mango, citrus, orange. Taste is grapefruit, pineapple, juicy, mango, guava, leading up to a mildly dry finish.

Copenhagen 13/1 2025. 44 cl can from Meny, Borups Allé, Frb. F. Light blue can with BrewDogs Avian mascot in a Pilot's outfit.

Pours opaque hazy, golden yellow with a small white head. Settles as a thin almost transparent layer of foam stretching to cover the surface of the beer. Substantial lacing.

Aroma is fairly intense with a quite sweet, flavored odor of Stone fruits mingling with a more subdued citric sour scent. Canned peach and pineapple. White sugar. Whiff of citrus.

Medium streg carbonation. Slightly thick, oily, lively and tingling texture.

Flavor is medium intense with a strong fruity sweetness followed by a more moderate bitterness. Aftertaste is sweetish with a bitter undertone. Lingers for a while. Finish is semi-dry.

Tropical indeed - in a canned version.

I have to admit that this thing is better than most of all the craft beers I had lately (except for Founder’s Imperial Stout…)
This is insanely juicy, reminds me of the good old days 10+ years ago when there were more like this around…
Very intensive, aroma and flavor, full of tropical fruits, from peaches to citrus, and it full on tastes like enjoyment. 100% fun beer. Very much like the beer I like, the way I want an IPA to be.
Usually I’m not a great fan of Brewdog but man, they did it this time! Hats off!

 

440ml can.
L: Opaque, orange colour (with a reddish core) and a creamy but short-lived head.
S: Huge stone fruit aroma.
T: Bucket loads of over-ripe tropical fruit with an earthy backdrop and low bitterness.
F: Full body, soft mouthfeel but a slightly flat and disappointing finish despite the hefty ABV.
O: A big and bold NEIPA from Brewdog. Juicy and subtly dank. One of their better offerings. One of the reviews before this one mentions Voodoo Ranger Juice Force - I agree.

(The US reviews (and photo) show 9.5% ABV whereas the same beer in the UK, Brewdog’s home market, is 7.2%. Different recipes. Voodoo Ranger Juice Force is 9.5% so… )