Fugu
Tox Brewing Company
- From:
- Tox Brewing Company
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #1,575 - ABV:
- 6.5%
- Score:
- 89
Ranked #16,336 - Avg:
- 3.98 | pDev: 10.55%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 16
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 18, 2026
- Added:
- Jun 25, 2021
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
89
Very Good
89
Very Good
As Spring fades to Summer, these warm days have us wanting a superbly drinkable, yet abundantly flavorful IPA. Fugu is Inspired by beach days on the Connecticut coast, a perfect wooded New England hike, and catching just the right wave right after sunrise. Immensely aromatic and complexly hoppy for its crushable nature, Fugu combines a carefully selected combination of American hops. Flavors of earthy citrus, papaya, grapefruit, and a subtle note of watermelon all swirl on the pallet with a finishing pop of appropriate bitterness.
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Rated by Khocolate from Tennessee
3.5/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
SOLID
May 18, 2026
Reviewed by Fieceheart from Connecticut
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.68/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
It was entirely too sweet for me. There was no date on the can so no way to discern how fresh it was. The appearance of the head indicated freshness, it didn’t taste old and it certainly was not skunked but it had zero bitterness or hop aroma or flavor to offset the fruit-punchy, sugary, sweetness. For a 6.5% beer it tasted very boozy.
Sep 06, 2025
Reviewed by Spankyrightus from Maryland
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev -1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On Draught, pours murky, thick hazy pale orange/yellow color with a creamy head and abundant lacing initially.
Tropical fruit flavors dominate, esp. grapefruit, citrus, pineapple, subtle earthy orange. Malt sweetness is also predominant, hop bitterness is somewhat subdued in comparison.
Nice finish, tropical flavors linger.
Jun 08, 2025Tropical fruit flavors dominate, esp. grapefruit, citrus, pineapple, subtle earthy orange. Malt sweetness is also predominant, hop bitterness is somewhat subdued in comparison.
Nice finish, tropical flavors linger.
Reviewed by robwired from Kansas
4.39/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.39/5 rDev +10.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Poured into a Prairie Ales snifter to the second line, it formed a frothy head that took its time going down, leaving good lacing.
There was an orange peel scent with white grapes.
It had a hoppy grapefruit flavor with a clean finish.
Nov 09, 2023There was an orange peel scent with white grapes.
It had a hoppy grapefruit flavor with a clean finish.
Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York
4.13/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
4.13/5 rDev +3.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4
Can purchased and drank at Fattey Beer Company in Rochester, NY.
This one pours a fairly hazy golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like melon, pineapple, candied lemon, pine, and grapefruit.
This is real solid, with a candied hop character, and a very soft bitterness. It’s well balanced overall.
This is soft and super drinkable, with a smooth finish.
I’ve liked the couple of beers that I’ve had from Tox a lot.
Aug 07, 2023This one pours a fairly hazy golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.
This smells like melon, pineapple, candied lemon, pine, and grapefruit.
This is real solid, with a candied hop character, and a very soft bitterness. It’s well balanced overall.
This is soft and super drinkable, with a smooth finish.
I’ve liked the couple of beers that I’ve had from Tox a lot.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.08/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
White cloudiness to the straw colored beer. Moderate sized head which remains throughout the tasting. Lumpy recession. Wide streaks throughout.
Beautiful citrusy floral hop aroma. Lightly grassy with a white pepper bite.
Creamy body with a slightly oily pale malt flavor. Fuller bodied with an average carbonation level. The hops are closer to black pepper culminating at the swallow and leaving a long, long aftertaste.
Jun 24, 2023Beautiful citrusy floral hop aroma. Lightly grassy with a white pepper bite.
Creamy body with a slightly oily pale malt flavor. Fuller bodied with an average carbonation level. The hops are closer to black pepper culminating at the swallow and leaving a long, long aftertaste.
Rated by Sellen from Connecticut
4.12/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.12/5 rDev +3.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
6/29/22
Feb 28, 2023
Reviewed by BIGPOPPAS from New Jersey
4.02/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.02/5 rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Recommended by the Beer Manager and very cheap for 4 - 16 Oz cans $10.99
I’m not going to say it was the greatest I’ve ever had , but as a daily IPA IT WAS OUTSTANDING ❤️
Nice color, smell, lace, head and very drinkable ☝️☝️☝️
Jan 09, 2023I’m not going to say it was the greatest I’ve ever had , but as a daily IPA IT WAS OUTSTANDING ❤️
Nice color, smell, lace, head and very drinkable ☝️☝️☝️
Rated by Fishbob
5/5 rDev +25.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
5/5 rDev +25.6%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Amazing .. so smooth and tasty. My new favorite
Nov 28, 2022
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