Tempest Soma IPA
"The beer formerly known as Bomber" makes its grand return!
We couldn't possibly just let go of such a cracking IPA, so it's got a shiny new name and label but still the same wonderful tropical, juicy hop flavour we all know and love. It sits perfectly alongside Brave New World as two examples of the way we like our IPAs.
Plus, it recently dethroned Brave New World at the Scottish Beer Awards to be named Best IPA in Scotland!
We couldn't possibly just let go of such a cracking IPA, so it's got a shiny new name and label but still the same wonderful tropical, juicy hop flavour we all know and love. It sits perfectly alongside Brave New World as two examples of the way we like our IPAs.
Plus, it recently dethroned Brave New World at the Scottish Beer Awards to be named Best IPA in Scotland!
3.7
156 reviews
Tweedbank, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Community reviews
Saveurs &Bières - Superbe IPA bien équilibrée.
Malty, strong orange peel flavour, maybe too sweet for some palates but fine for me. Bitterness comes through in the finish. Excellent
Brilliant white fluffy head on a hazy dark golden body.
Minimal faint aroma of tangerine.
Medium bodied, soft on the tongue with a soapy finish.
Tangerine, bitter orange, lemon & hoppy tastes.
Decent IPA
Tap at Hops Budapest. Pale colour. Aroma of citrus fruits. Taste of tropical fruits,easy to drink,medium bitter hoppy finish
Fles. Wrang, scherpe ondertoon. Iets te veel scherpte naar mijn gevoel. Geen lange nadronk; wel een zeer eigen smaak
Tap@Konttori, Tampere, Finland. Strong/medium, balanced nuances of resin, fresh fruits, some pine and average hops. Medium taste spectrum and medium aftertaste with hoppy fruits. Medium body with medium carbonation. Overall, nice body, too much resin and dry nuances. 7 3 7 4 15
Hoppy nose with a hoppy start. Pineapple, citrus and peach afterwards. Really nice IPA
Tap@konttori. Hazy golden color with medium white head. Aroma has citrus, caramel, malt and tropical fruits. Taste is malty sweet with long bitter and a bit sweet aftertaste. Flavors of caramel, citrus, grass and passion fruit. Smooth mouth feeling.
Tap at Konttori. Pours cloudy golden, white head. Malts, fruits, citrus, light grapefruit, faint hops. Medium body, average carbonation.
Bottle. BB Apr 2019; Drank Nov 2018 - Hazy pale yellow with a small white head. Juicy grapefruit and lemon citrus, peel, peach. Mildly spicy; peppery. Piney hops. Toasty malts, grainy. Quite dry. Bittersweet citrus and tropical fruity spicy hoppy throughout. Tasty fruity IPA. Good. (2018-11)
Tap at Olutexpo 2018, Helsinki. Colour is clear golden with small white head. Aromas and flavors: Fruits, citrus, hops and malts.
Tap@oe. Golden yellow clear. Pretty nice bright citrus nose. Fresh feeling, clean and clear. Gooseberrybush. Med bodied, clean citrussy. Really brewdoggy feeling. Right nice.
Bottle from Pezinská pivná pumpa
Pours hazy goldish with thin off-white head. Fresh fruity aroma. Medium bitter, okay carbonation. Tropical fruits. Nice.
Bottle. Hoppy aroma, citrus fruit, grassy notes. Tastes the same as aroma, medium to high bitter. Medium body, hoppy bitter finish. Good.
Color rubio dorado, dos dedos de espuma con retención media. Aroma herbáceo tirando a canábico. Gusto canábico con toques cítricos, pomelo y tropicales, albaricoque, a parte del cañonazo de lúpulo el gusto a cereal también está presente, amargor intenso y duradero al final del trago. Cuerpo medio. Una Ipa de manual que he probado muchas veces y siempre me ha entusiasmado, IPAZO!
33cl fles. 50IBU. Blond bier met wit schuim. Geur: hop, fruitig, exotisch fruit, wat pompelmoes. Smaak: hopbitter, fruitig, exotisch fruit, ananas, lychee, mango, licht harsig. Goede koolzuurprikkel. Afdronk: hopbitter. Lekker.
33 cl. bottle @ home, bought @ Jumbo Wageningen.
Hazy pale yellow with a white head. Grapefruit and pineapple aroma with some pine as well. Also some light malts in the aroma. Taste is properly bitter but still manageable quaffable. Great IPA.
Pale yellow color with a small, white head that diminishes quickly and with fair lacing. Aroma and taste of herbs and grass with lots of tropical fruits and pineapple, light notes of cereal. Medium-lasting bitterness partially compensated by sweetness, light body, watery texture and low carbonation. A very fair IPA that promises to be much, much better on tap or freshly bottled.
Bottle. Tropical fruit and floral perfumed notes in the aroma. Oily grassy hops, pineapple and citrus in the flavor, Sweetish. Firm hopbitter finish.
En copa, cerveza dorada pálida ligeramente turbia, con una fina capa de espuma blanca. Aroma tropical intenso, sobretodo a piña, acompañado de notas herbales y de malta. En boca, textura ligera y acuosa. Sabor predominante a cereales, con una suave amargor que se intensifica al final del trago. Una IPA interesante, bien equilibrada e integrada.
330 ml bottle from Beer Hawk, bb 19/04/2019.
Golden, hazy, myriad of suspended tiny floaters.
Nose - citrus fruit, some flowery and herbal accents, very airy.
Taste - juicy, herbal. Light bitter aftertaste.
33 cl bottle served in a snifter. Poured lightly hazy golden yellow with two finger off white head. Aroma: pineapple, grapefruit, Orange peel, citrus, caramel, vanilla, bitters, grass, earth, mango. Taste: grapefruit, Orange, citrus, dry bitter hops, grass, earth, pineapple, mango, vanilla, caramel, oats. Medium body with bittersweet fruity finish. Pretty good!
Tap at Diagonal, Varna. Pours clear amber. Aroma is citric, resin, WC-Stein, soap. Body is medium, quite bitter with a low-ish carbonation, some resin, lots of citric notes again, also tropical fruit. Good.
330ml bottle. Aldi. Pours unfiltered hazy lemon with a small white head. Aroma is pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, grapefruit and grassy, biscuit malt. Taste is grassy, light caramel, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit and grapefruit. Pine resin on the finish, medium to high bitterness. Fantastic !
Bottle from Aldi. Good beer. The nice aroma and fruity palate hides the strength lurking within. Well-balanced.
Houbons : motueka et mosaic
Très bonne bière. Couleur blonde, un peu trouble. Beau fruité, belle amertume, alcool 6.8 bien. Carbo bien. Tout bien.
Ajout 2eme degustation : le houblon ajoute une note poivrée. Je confirme qu'elle est bonne.
Golden colour with light haze. Aroma and flavour have some citrusy hop notes and also some well rounded malts. Hints of caramel. Nice balance.
330ml bottle from Aldi beer fest. Hazy gold with a foamy white head. Big tropical fruit aroma, flavour is pineapple, very light and refreshing, perfect for the summer
Good foam very white and slight cloud on yellow with modest carbonation. Nice apricot on the nose, sweet and sugary but not excessive. Flavour is nice apricot with a bit of a malty back end. Medium finish not too sharp. Nice and very English style to this.
33cl-fles. U: Helder stroblond met een witte schuimkraag. G: Tropisch fruit, wat citrus en een beetje mout. S: Tropisch fruitig met citrusbitterheid. Harsig, grassig, ananas, pompelmoes en lychee. M: Medium body en stevige carbonatie.