Troptimistic
SweetWater Brewing Company
- From:
- SweetWater Brewing Company
- Georgia, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
Ranked #277 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,754 - Avg:
- 3.3 | pDev: 12.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 8
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 26, 2022
- Added:
- Feb 14, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
Wheat Ale with Passionfruit & Kiwi
Troptimistic (Adjective): An uplifting mindset inspired by thoughts and vibes of an island escape. “The tropical hops paired with passion fruit and kiwi additions encourage a troptimistic outlook that will take you on an exotic getaway for the senses.”
IBUs: 24
Malt Bill: Pilsner, Malted Wheat, Wheat Flakes
Hops: Sultana
Dry Hop: El Dorado
Flavor Profile: Kiwi, Passionfruit, Creamy, Tropical
Troptimistic (Adjective): An uplifting mindset inspired by thoughts and vibes of an island escape. “The tropical hops paired with passion fruit and kiwi additions encourage a troptimistic outlook that will take you on an exotic getaway for the senses.”
IBUs: 24
Malt Bill: Pilsner, Malted Wheat, Wheat Flakes
Hops: Sultana
Dry Hop: El Dorado
Flavor Profile: Kiwi, Passionfruit, Creamy, Tropical
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Reviewed by defunksta from Wisconsin
3.69/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev +11.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Pours a mostly clear, medium-golden color with a strong and bubbling white head that lasts. SRM of 7-8. (4.00)
Aroma: Moderate aromas of tropical fruit, kiwi, passionfruit, dragon fruit, with some pear and vinous aromas off the end. (3.75)
Flavor: Mild flavors of tropical fruit. Kiwi, dragon fruit, guava, and papaya. Finishes with a smooth grape-like sweetness. Leans dry from the wheat. (3.50)
Feel: Leans-lighter bodied. Nice carbonation. Finishes clean and relatively dry. (4.00)
Compared to New Belgium Summer Bliss 6/27/21: Pours a clearer color with a larger head. More tropical aromas. Less mango and spice.
Overall: A light and fairly clean tropical wheat beer. Drinks tropical like described with a nice wheat body. Mostly Kiwi, dragonfruit, guava, and papaya flavors. Mild though and not overpowering. Drinkable and could probably replace most light adjunct lagers during the summertime. A nice and clean summertime wheat ale for sure. (Final Rating: 3.69)
Jun 27, 2021Aroma: Moderate aromas of tropical fruit, kiwi, passionfruit, dragon fruit, with some pear and vinous aromas off the end. (3.75)
Flavor: Mild flavors of tropical fruit. Kiwi, dragon fruit, guava, and papaya. Finishes with a smooth grape-like sweetness. Leans dry from the wheat. (3.50)
Feel: Leans-lighter bodied. Nice carbonation. Finishes clean and relatively dry. (4.00)
Compared to New Belgium Summer Bliss 6/27/21: Pours a clearer color with a larger head. More tropical aromas. Less mango and spice.
Overall: A light and fairly clean tropical wheat beer. Drinks tropical like described with a nice wheat body. Mostly Kiwi, dragonfruit, guava, and papaya flavors. Mild though and not overpowering. Drinkable and could probably replace most light adjunct lagers during the summertime. A nice and clean summertime wheat ale for sure. (Final Rating: 3.69)
Reviewed by russpowell from Arkansas
3.53/5 rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev +7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours an effervescent & bright gold with 3 fingers of pearl colored head. Descent lacing & below average head retention
S: Passion fruit & strawberries once warm
T: Follows the nose, also the promised Kiwi & dryness, plus a little tangerine up front. Dryness, grassy bitterness & Kiwi as this warms, a little bitter orange as well, plus a little passion fruit. Finishes dry with Kiwi Fruit & a little sweet orange
MF: Medium/Light body, fairly firm carbonation
Easy to drink but pretty meh in the flavor department, glad I only got a single
May 24, 2021S: Passion fruit & strawberries once warm
T: Follows the nose, also the promised Kiwi & dryness, plus a little tangerine up front. Dryness, grassy bitterness & Kiwi as this warms, a little bitter orange as well, plus a little passion fruit. Finishes dry with Kiwi Fruit & a little sweet orange
MF: Medium/Light body, fairly firm carbonation
Easy to drink but pretty meh in the flavor department, glad I only got a single
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.58/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +8.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle with a 7/17/2021 BB date stamped on the back label.
Pours with a clear, dark golden body and a decent head.
This has a very fruity aroma. The flavor hits the tongue with some fruity sweetness but quickly turns moderately bitter. Shimmy, near medium body and carbonation.
May 17, 2021Pours with a clear, dark golden body and a decent head.
This has a very fruity aroma. The flavor hits the tongue with some fruity sweetness but quickly turns moderately bitter. Shimmy, near medium body and carbonation.
Reviewed by theaudist from Alabama
2.13/5 rDev -35.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
2.13/5 rDev -35.5%
look: 4 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2.5
Got from a tackle box from Specs in Wichita Falls, TX. (Can you believe they deleted the IPA "yellowtail" from the mix pack for this???)
Thin bodied wheat ale that drinks like a skunked IPA. Almost no detectable fruit flavor, in fact if it wasn't on the label I wouldn't believe it to be a fruit beer.
One of sweetwater's worst. I haven't had a truly bad beer ever from them, but this is about as close as it gets to a drain pour for me. Delete.
Apr 10, 2021Thin bodied wheat ale that drinks like a skunked IPA. Almost no detectable fruit flavor, in fact if it wasn't on the label I wouldn't believe it to be a fruit beer.
One of sweetwater's worst. I haven't had a truly bad beer ever from them, but this is about as close as it gets to a drain pour for me. Delete.
Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri
3.05/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -7.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
On draft. Poured out a clear, golden orange color with a small, off-white head of foam. It left some sudsy trails of lace on the glass. It smelled of berries, caramel, wheat and yeast. Very sweet tasting with a strong berry presence. A little overly sweet.
Mar 19, 2021
Reviewed by jjamadorphd from Florida
2.94/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Quite surprised with this...
...expecting a wheat and I got a funky, dank IPA. I don’t think this is one of Sweet Waters better offerings. Indeed, this was certainly not...
Mar 13, 2021...expecting a wheat and I got a funky, dank IPA. I don’t think this is one of Sweet Waters better offerings. Indeed, this was certainly not...
Reviewed by Zylod from West Virginia
3.32/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.32/5 rDev +0.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Nicely golden in appearance, slight aroma of fruit, but not the taste I was expecting. Light himts of fruit on the front end but a very heavy and Long lasting bitter finish. Sweetwater makes some nice beers, I’m not sure this one will stick around long.
Mar 13, 2021
Reviewed by Mark-Leggett from Missouri
3.34/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a bottle. Golden on color with a white head. Smells of tropical fruit, pineapple, mango, lime and orange. Kind of a weird flavor, maybe to many different things going on. Taste is like a tropical fruit candy. Not bad but not what I hoped for.
Mar 10, 2021
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