Irie Jungle 2021
Tripping Animals Brewing

 

Poured a dusty orange juice body with no real head or lace retention to speak of. Aroma has a smell of mild, acidic hops and also something like grapefruit and hint of tropical fruits. Smooth beer, yet retains some stickiness as well, with a sharp acidic hop bite underneath a chalky fruit sweetness like peaches, grapefruit and/or tangerine. Booze adds a touch of heat in the finish and it is a good beer, definitely a slow sipper, but something is slightly off with this beer (and I swear I get something like peppermint in the finish).

I got a can of this beer off the single shelf from my local beer store located just around the corner. It poured a smoothie hazy orangish with very thin white head that is not leaving much lace. The scent had dank stone fruit and apricot notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with dank tropical fruit presence. The mouthfeel was fuller in body and had smooth carbonation. Overall it is a solid beer.

 

I'm digging the can art. The pour is a hazy golden yellow. The taste is a mild sour note, some mandarin orange alongside some juicy peach & pineapple sherbert. The vegetal notes are very mild in my opinion almost undetectable. In addition to, the taste is well balanced & the 10% abv is well hidden, this drinks more like 7 percenter. I would have to agree with what some people are saying about this beer, I think it's well constructed & tastier than any gas station hazy IPA your going to come across in the southeastern region of the U.S.A. I tip my hat off to you guys at Tripping Animals, you're taking the Florida craft beer scene up another notch. You guys over at Funky Buddha & Cigar City better watch yourselves because you got a new brewery throwing some weight around here. Cheers! A-

 

Very hazy pineapple color with a dense bone white head. Citrus aromas are prominent on the nose, especially juicy ripe oranges and passion fruit. There’s also an earthy, vegetal aroma and a sweet oat aroma as well. Other than that, this beer has nothing going on.

The citrus flavors are forward on the taste and very dank, but I really enjoy the earthy vegetal flavor, which really works well with the citrus and the sweetness from the oats. Large mouthfeel for a large beer, this is exceptionally well done, IMHO.

Murky, dirty orange color. Vegetal, earthy hop profile. Taste is sweet, bland hops. I really can’t detect specific flavors. Finishes with a table sugar sweetness. I have to tell you, I could not finish this. Drain poured with pleasure. Mouthfeel is on par for the style.

This was disappointing. At this price point I can find so many better options. This was just a mess of a beer. One and done for me.