Fortunate Islands
Modern Times Beer

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From:
Modern Times Beer
 
California, United States
Style:
American Pale Wheat Beer
Ranked #10
ABV:
5%
Score:
91
Ranked #6,960
Avg:
4.08 | pDev: 8.33%
Reviews:
244
Ratings:
1,338
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 07, 2023
Added:
Jul 11, 2013
Wants:
  130
Gots:
  224
Fortunate Islands combines the bangin' hop aroma of an über-tropical IPA with the crisp,refreshing 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 passion fruit combine to form a sessionable crusher of mind-bending proportions. It tastes like wizards.
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Ratings by BayAreaJoe:
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Reviewed by BayAreaJoe from California

4.46/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Wow, a full flavored fruity burst for 5% ABV. Really shines when compared with all of the other session IPAs out there. Full fruity and juicy aroma and flavor frankly blows away most of the pale ales and IPAs out there.
Strictly judged amongst its class, this is one of the best session beers out.
Dec 25, 2017
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 4.15 by LA2ED7

Jan 07, 2023
 
Rated: 4 by LAM01833 from Massachusetts

Jul 31, 2022
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Reviewed by DoctorZombies from Florida

4.46/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One finger of rocky white foam domes deep gold liquid with very good clarity; excellent cap retention; medium heavy lacing; solid ring; streaming carbonation. Nose is lemon and lychee. Entry is light bitter lemon peel, followed by lychee, mild grapefruit and semi sweet passion fruit; firm malt base. Light body; semi crisp feel; moderate minus carbonation; no astringency. Overall an enjoyable pale ale; good balance between bitter hops and clean light malt; tasty light bitter citrus linger. I could drink this often.
Jul 30, 2022
 
Rated: 4.25 by AnitaBrewski from Massachusetts

Feb 09, 2022
 
Rated: 3.5 by Resistance88 from California

Dec 05, 2021
 
Rated: 4.22 by Meddwol from Michigan

Sep 11, 2021
 
Rated: 3.35 by mmmbeer89 from New Mexico

Jul 06, 2021
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Reviewed by Thankin_Hank from Texas

4.32/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Fortunate Islands pours a slightly hazy lemon, orange color with a foamy head, a little lacing and big carbonated bubbles. A sixteen ounce can dated 04/12/21 has an odd and funky aroma. The taste is very good. Has a light citrus flavor that's easy to drink and overall I would buy this beer. Thanks @RaulMondesi for sharing
Jun 17, 2021
 
Rated: 4 by WillieThreebiers from Connecticut

Dec 23, 2020
 
Rated: 4.04 by jemsdelajems from Ghana

Dec 18, 2020
 
Rated: 3.63 by BigMike from Pennsylvania

Dec 04, 2020
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Reviewed by Troy-Hawaii from Hawaii

2.75/5  rDev -32.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Bought a single 16 oz can $3.79 Foodland
93 days old
Hazy amber orange color
Medium mouthfeel
Light carbonation
Taste watery, light bitterness, faint citrus, not much taste.
Overall this is not a great beer. Lacks flavor and character. Would not buy again.
Sep 02, 2020
 
Rated: 4.28 by dfillius from Iowa

Jun 18, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by TallGuyCM from California

Jun 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3 by ejimhof from Pennsylvania

Apr 20, 2020
 
Rated: 4.14 by jjboesen from Maryland

Mar 21, 2020
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Reviewed by monkist from Hungary

4.32/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Well well well, am I picking up lighter beers recently or am I the one whose taste buds are going numb?
Okay, let’s get this straight: the way this beer smelled was really amazing so I got a bit too overwhelmed - and expected something outstanding, something boomingly hoppy out of this... which it wasn’t quite like.
Now, after I calm down, let me start over again. This is a Pale Wheat Ale!!! I mean... IS this a Pale Wheat Ale??? The beer smells amazing(ly hoppy), extremely fruity, no wonder it has been dry hopped just like an IPA, it says. Maybe that’s where I went wrong, expecting it to be (like) an IPA, which it is obviously not. A Pale Wheat Ale, is it a wheat ale? It is luckily not like a weizen, although it is made with wheat but without that remarkable yeast the Germans use for their beer.
I think you can tell by the looks that this is a wheat ale, it looked very wheaty, very pale and hazy but not like your IPA-hazy. The taste, on the other hand, was very crisp, had a mid- to low maltiness to the body which was quite light and on the top of it, maybe just as if the whole hops things went awol, you had the dry hopping: you have a wheat ale (without hops) dry hopped. Is this actually true? Not sure but it felt like that.
So it felt like a real refresher, with lots of orangy fruitiness to it but unlike your IPAs, it wasn’t punchy, here the taste quickly faded into lightness, almost like - like a lemonade without sugar? (if the latter was to be stood for an IPA...)
Anyway, even though it was different from what I expected, I was impressed with this beer, because I never had such a wheat beer, never had a Pale Wheat Ale before - just the Germans - and I do think that all wheat ales should be like this! I really liked the lightness of it and the way it was hopped, the way those hops created a real fruit flavor to the beer, making it almost like a Fruit and Field Beer.
A good one Modern Times, you never do wrong! Way to go!
Feb 23, 2020
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

4.01/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Grunt fill from Albertsons. Medium golden, light haze, small but creamy cap of white head. Light, heady grain aroma. Taste too is big on the grains, very bready. A snap of hop bitterness at the end elevated this. One of the best wheat Alex I’ve had.
Feb 08, 2020
 
Rated: 4.39 by a_silva_016 from Arizona

Jan 28, 2020
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