Toro!
Forbidden Root - Chicago
- From:
- Forbidden Root - Chicago
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- Imperial IPA
Ranked #1,661 - ABV:
- 9.2%
- Score:
- 90
Ranked #10,580 - Avg:
- 4.1 | pDev: 8.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jul 28, 2025
- Added:
- Sep 03, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
90
Outstanding
90
Outstanding
TORO! is a triple dry-hopped Triple IPA. Huge hop nose and lovely peach and heavy citrus notes, rolling in at 10% ABV this bull ride is surprisingly smooth. Updated hop bill of loads of Citra and Belma complimented by some Grungeist!
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Reviewed by Sinfull from New York
3.5/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hazy orange color. Medium-sized, white head. Citrus, pine resin, and malt in the aroma. Hoppy bitterness in taste is balanced by a malty backbone. Not as aromatic as some best examples of the style but not a bad one.
Feb 25, 2025
Reviewed by darktronica from Indiana
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +0.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Variability in ABV from batch to batch, this one labeled at 10%. A good example of a "triple IPA" that doesn't become too malty or cloyingly sweet. Grapefruit, lemongrass, and papaya on the nose, a real melange of flavors. Nice floral additions on the palate, with some honey and biscuit as well.
Jul 15, 2020
Reviewed by ksimons from Illinois
4.24/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
A-hazy orange yellow with just a very thin layer of white lacing around the top
S-tropical fruit and citrus
T-taste is similar with lots of tropical fruit and citrus in the finish. Alcohol is well hidden.
M-medium body and crisp carbonation
Overall a well done, juicy DIPA with well hidden alcohol
Jul 10, 2018S-tropical fruit and citrus
T-taste is similar with lots of tropical fruit and citrus in the finish. Alcohol is well hidden.
M-medium body and crisp carbonation
Overall a well done, juicy DIPA with well hidden alcohol
Reviewed by stortore from Illinois
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
16 ounce can into a tulip snifter. Had 3/27/18.
Pours a hazy, bright orange, with a short, quickly dissipating head and spotty lacing. Aromas of pineapple, mango, orange, grapefruit, mango, some pine, light malt. Both a little dank and sweet smelling. The taste is orange, pineapple, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, some mango, malt. A good amount of hop bitterness up front, fairly sweet on the finish. Smooth, refreshing, a good lighter body, well carbonated.
Nice hop/malt balance, the sweetness works well in this one. Good, enjoyable, worth a purchase.
Apr 23, 2018Pours a hazy, bright orange, with a short, quickly dissipating head and spotty lacing. Aromas of pineapple, mango, orange, grapefruit, mango, some pine, light malt. Both a little dank and sweet smelling. The taste is orange, pineapple, tangerine, grapefruit, peach, some mango, malt. A good amount of hop bitterness up front, fairly sweet on the finish. Smooth, refreshing, a good lighter body, well carbonated.
Nice hop/malt balance, the sweetness works well in this one. Good, enjoyable, worth a purchase.
Reviewed by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Tasted in a Spiegelau IPA glass from a one pint can on March 13, 2018. Canned on 02-22-18. Triple-dry-hopped triple IPA. Notes of tropical stonefruit, mango and pineapple. Juicy and smooth. Highly recommended.
Mar 25, 2018
Reviewed by Masonz223 from Michigan
3.95/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.95/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Smell: Really sweet. Vanilla yogurt and Strawberry right away. With a sprinkle of booze. Underneath that your getting a malt sweetness with a little bit of a floral hop presence. A mild stone fruit presence is there as well. Peaches, apricot and pear. The beer smells sweet with a touch of booze and fruit.
Taste: Yeah the beer is weaker on the palette then it is on the nose. The malt presence really takes the lead and dominates this beer, with the fruit and hops playing second fiddle. The malt presence carries throughout the beer. The mid palette is where the fruit shows up I get strawberry, pear, and apricot. With a touch of vanilla yogurt showing up. The finish has a mild floral hop presence with a touch of passion fruit. The aftertaste is a mix of passion fruit and sweet malt.
Feel: Medium to full body. A light creaminess. The booze is actually really well hidden in the taste which is impressive.
Overall: This isn’t anything special it is alright, but the malt is to dominate in this beer. I definitely wouldn’t trade for this again.
Mar 14, 2018Taste: Yeah the beer is weaker on the palette then it is on the nose. The malt presence really takes the lead and dominates this beer, with the fruit and hops playing second fiddle. The malt presence carries throughout the beer. The mid palette is where the fruit shows up I get strawberry, pear, and apricot. With a touch of vanilla yogurt showing up. The finish has a mild floral hop presence with a touch of passion fruit. The aftertaste is a mix of passion fruit and sweet malt.
Feel: Medium to full body. A light creaminess. The booze is actually really well hidden in the taste which is impressive.
Overall: This isn’t anything special it is alright, but the malt is to dominate in this beer. I definitely wouldn’t trade for this again.
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