Watching the big game with the Missus, she enjoys the commercials and the half time show, and I enjoy the game sometimes. Rhianna and her future progeny number 2* put on quite the show. One of the first commercials I saw was Ben Stiller and Steve Martin selling out to pitch Pepsi!** I then went to the beer fridge and lo and behold there is a Brock Street brew called Tropical Thunder, which immediately reminded me of Ben Stiller’s movie Tropic Thunder.*** It sounded like as good a reason as any to pop and pour that puppy.
So pour I did, and I ended up with hearty heaping helping of head, a foamy tropical topper. A hazy golden citrus orange. A hoppy aroma, an old school IPA perhaps? The jury is still out, tropical paradise or tropical storm?
First swig is a fizzy, fruity flavour. Not the hoppy zing I thought would be there from the aroma. I am starting to believe that often the nose knows nothing. Fruitful with a nice mild tropical taste. The fizzy stays busy for a spell. Gradually the fizz fades finally leaving a juicy tropical treat, not a zippy hoppy finish but a bit of a fruit funk. An evolution that was enjoyable start to finish. If only I could say the same about the big game.
Cheers and thank you so much for the review on the tropical thunder!!