Tropical Hoptical
Blue Point Brewing Company

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From:
Blue Point Brewing Company
 
New York, United States
Style:
American IPA
Ranked #3,052
ABV:
6.7%
Score:
84
Ranked #22,743
Avg:
3.62 | pDev: 11.6%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
17
Status:
Active
Rated:
Oct 10, 2023
Added:
Jan 26, 2018
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  3
Tropical Hoptical is a tropical fruit-centric take on Hoptical Illusion IPA. We loaded our signature IPA with mango, guava, and pineapple for a bright, sweet finish that balances the pine and citrus hop character.
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Ratings by Beejay:
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Reviewed by Beejay from Virginia

3.39/5  rDev -6.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
A: A yellow orange amber in color with a large white head. Lots of chunky floaties in the brew.

S: Tropical fruit. Smells like pineapple, and mango juice. Smells more like fruit juice than beer.

T: Tastes like a tropical fruit shandy made with an IPA. Bitterness has a real rough edge to it, which fights the sweet juice feel. Feels a bit out of whack.

M: Medium light in bod with fairly high carbonation, with some lingering carbonic bite, and some bitterness.

O: This one is a miss for me. The bitterness is a little abrasive in comparison to the sweet fruit flavors.
Oct 12, 2018
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by dkoehler42 from New York

3.15/5  rDev -13%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
The beer pours a transparent yellow with a white head, and fruit nose. The flavor is not really sweet fruit, but not sour as a grapefruit either. There's a bit of hop notes on the end of the taste, but I could've believed it was a sour.
Oct 10, 2023
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Rated by Beertsipper from New York

2.54/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
This was not good. Stick to their Toasted lager. Blue Point has a lot of work to do, if they want to produce quality IPA's.
Sep 13, 2019
 
Rated: 3.82 by Orny18 from New York

Aug 14, 2019
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Reviewed by socon67 from New York

3.65/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
*On cask at the brewery

Nice aroma of citrus fruit and lemongrass. Flavors don't quite come out in the flavor, though it is a nice mellowed vibe. Not particularly harsh, this is a nice contrast to their Hoptical Illusion.
Jul 25, 2019
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Rated by Justincredble from Pennsylvania

3.09/5  rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Not reminiscent of an IPA. Reminds me of a Spotted Cow cream ale as opposed to an IPA. Not that great.
Apr 16, 2019
 
Rated: 4.13 by robebo44 from Virginia

Apr 07, 2019
 
Rated: 3.49 by brewnme from Maine

Oct 17, 2018
 
Rated: 3.74 by swierczt from Connecticut

Sep 05, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by alexsergio from New York

Aug 30, 2018
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Reviewed by EMV from Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a 12 oz can into a Sick'n'Twisted tulip

L: Hazed golden amber pour with 2 fingers of fluffy white head. Great lacing.

S: Tropical fruits and citrusy hops. Mildly floral.

T/F: Light malts and sweet tropical fruits. Modest bitterness... pineapple and guava mingled with grapefruit and tangerine rind. Mild peach/mango in there as well. Light bodied... some floral character. Slick on the tongue. The finish is bittersweet hops.

O: A solid tropical forward IPA. Very good flavor and drinkability.
Aug 23, 2018
 
Rated: 3.86 by smithj4 from New York

Aug 03, 2018
 
Rated: 3.97 by entenduintransit from Tennessee

Aug 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.13 by timmy2b from New York

Jul 27, 2018
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Reviewed by haines710 from Delaware

4.21/5  rDev +16.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Saw this can at Wegmans and decided to give it a chance on a hot summer day. Nice citrus smell but I wouldn’t call this a fruity beer. A very solid IPA. Kind of juicy and hoppy. Very easy to drink on a hot summer day. I liked it a lot
Jul 27, 2018
 
Rated: 4.04 by Wskierman from New York

Jul 20, 2018
 
Rated: 3.75 by plaid75 from New York

Jan 26, 2018
Tropical Hoptical from Blue Point Brewing Company
Beer rating: 84 out of 100 with 17 ratings