Funky Buddha: Tropical Sunrise

This one sounds interesting. I have wanted to to try Funky Buddha's beers, but have never been able to find them in socal.

 

Very interesting profile. One of the rare beers I actually liked better as it warmed up and breathed a bit.

 

Agree. My least favorite beer in the box thus far, but it did improve after it was able to breath and became drinkable.

 

Umm, I really don’t know what to think about this…. It’s either really interesting and complex, or medicinal. Letting it breathe and warm a bit like you’re saying. Certainly wouldn’t go for this again, but glad I tried it.

 

Brownish pour with a tint of purple. Head has a faint pink haze to it. Strange, don't know if I've seen this color before. Aroma is earthy, alcoholic prunes and other dried fruits, with a hint of when you leave the O.J. in the fridge a little too long. Wet wood. Tastes are the same but with more wet (maybe moldy?) wood, some citrus and also the tequila. Very interesting flavors. Won't be able to get through this one, but glad I tried it.

 

My wife and I enjoy this one, it reminds us both of a nice citrusy mixed drink, almost approaching a negroni in some aspects. Definitely not close to a flavor profile I've had in a beer before.

 

I get like an Old Fashioned vibe from this one. For a cream ale it is very cloudy and cocktail tasting. But I can't decide if that's a good thing here.

 

Not a cream ale guy. I took advice from above and let warm a bit. Agee that it tastes like a cocktail. Since the idea of Extreme Beer Box is to experience "extreme" versions of styles outside your "go to" styles, I am glad it was in the box. That said, I am one and done.

 

Part of my reason for buying the Extreme Beer Box was to get me out of my IPA/Stout comfort zone. Well, this one certainly checked THAT box! It reminds me of the tropical fruit punch that you'd find at a Caribbean resort. Not quite a drain pour, but close.

 

This was awful. It tasted how cleaning products smell. Very medicinal. I lasted for a few sips and then dumped it.

 

Big tequila barrel smell as soon as the cap pops. Taste of oak, tequila, orange, tart. Appearance is fairly off putting. Fun to try but not my favorite.

 

This was a very solid and unique drink. The tequila and orange both come through nicely. It drinks better warmer but really unique and good. I agree with someone that said that the color is a touch off-putting.

 

At first, I thought it was very odd and unusual. "Odd and unusual" is a good thing in an Extreme Beer selection, but I wasn't sure it was odd-unusual-good!

As it warmed and opened up, I found myself liking it more and more and I ended up deciding it was odd-unusual yum and I was sorry when it was all gone. It does not seem possible to get more.

 

Agreed with the sentiment here that the longer it opened up, the more I enjoyed it. Definitely not my favorite, but definitely funky and I ended up enjoying it.

 

Funky Buddha, Tropical sunrise w/pomegranate..
I think it’s the pomegranate that may be the unusual and “off-putting “ flavor profile for most, as looking at some of these reviews may imply.
I found it to have a very strong tequila nose when opened and poured, and with the first couple of sips.
Then the mouthfeel opens up the orange and pomegranate, somewhat dusty dry pomegranate tartness.
As this warms the tequila flavor dissipates leaving the warmth of the 11.5% ABV to finish it up. Dry pomegranate tartness lingers.

 

At first couple tastes, I didn’t care for it. I like barrel beers but have never found a tequila version I liked. But then it grew on me, the flavorings really complemented the barrel notes, the barrel aging here has an interesting flavor profile complexity, compared to others I’ve tasted. Would love to drink more, sad when mine was gone.

 

Agree with most of the comments regarding the ugly color and the off-putting aroma. I found myself intentionally holding my breath for each sip. But I appreciate the effort in pulling all this together. The flavor was delicious after sip #3, in my opinion. If was the nose that conspired to spoil everything - but thankfully easily defeated!

 

Funky Buddha used to matter here in SoFlo. They did! I used to do open mic beat poetry at their lounge in Boca Raton on weekends and got to know the original owner and his wife. They would brew small batches at Cigar City Brewing in Tampa and sell them to us.,. their ginger IPA will forever be a great great memory.,.
I recall the dude grating coconut in the back room to put in the original version of ‘Last Snow’. Real maple syrup in their killer Maple Bacon Coffee Porter. Yum stuff!
But then they got ‘big’. It all changed.
One day I went to the “New Brewery” and was greeted with the familiar smile and had a snifter pushed up to me.
“Whatcha got?”
“Raspberry Stout!”
OK.,. swirl, sip, experience.,.
“Tastes like NyQuil”, I said.,.
Dude’s face dropped. I walked away and never went back.
Come to find out that all the OG effort and care was replaced with fkn flavored syrup to speed up the process and get distribution!
They’ve done nothing, nada, since that, that merits our attention. Artificial chemistry don’t get it - at least not for this developed beer man dude.
So - this ‘Funklightened’.,, mess.,. just reinforces my overall experience.
Anything other than FB’s ‘Hop Gun IPA’ is a joke.
Sink pour.,.