Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

12 oz. bottle- Pours copper red with a thin head, lacing is average, the aroma is creamy vanilla, very pleasing. The flavor is malt with a little hop kick after the swallow, it is also very smooth with vanilla flavor, why does Bud have to own this very interesting brewery.

On draught. Light copper pour with a thin fizzy white head. Aroma of sweet malt and hops. Even, medium-light bodied taste of sharp caramel and citrus. Smooth finish with a hint of vanilla that masks the higher ABV.

On tap in some casino in Las Vegas. Okay, it looked smelled and tasted like any other pale ale with some notable bready sticky notes. Not really clean tasting. Okay.

Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma is light caramel and light citrus. Flavour is caramel, medium bitter and light citrus hop.

12oz bottle. Pours a crystal clear, copper colored body with a finger-width, off-white head that dissipates quickly and leaves a moderate lacing. Cool color for a pale ale. Aroma is nice. Some caramels and sweeter pale malts with a nice toastiness and hop backing. Woody, floral oranges and mango with a touch of bread. Flavor is more the same. An even balance of caramels, sweeter pale malts, toasty grains, and fruity hops. Oranges, mangos, and a pinch of tropical fruitiness with a light woody biscuit. Finishes with a nicely peppered, herbal bitterness and a fairly lengthy aftertaste. Light to medium, smooth body with a light carbonation. Overall, a pretty cool pale ale. Very well balanced with an easy drinking body. Not too sweet, not too toasted, not too fruity, and not too bitter. I liked this one a lot.

[Bottle] Pours a light amber color with some haze. Moderately hoppy aroma with amber malts in there as well. Some sweet bready and caramel notes in the flavor. Moderately hoppy finish with a lingering bitterness in the aftertaste. Doesn’t taste like a straightforward APA, which made it a bit more interesting to me than it otherwise would have been.

Kona Brewing Company--Fire Rock Pale Ale--12 oz. Bottle. 2000 Release. 5.80% ABV. (4.25 / 5.0) Pale Ale--Slightly hazy rich light amber golden color. Mild floral hop front backed by dominant biscuity malty body. Mildly sweet. Smooth clean buttery texture. Ends with lingering malt balanced by light hop spice. Sampled 8/24/2000. 2004 Release. 5.80% ABV--35 IBU’s? (4.0 / 5.0) Pale Ale--Clear rich golden amber color. Mild head. Mild floral hop front. Crusty creamy biscuit sweet caramel mild fruit body. Smooth mild hop balanced chalky malt end. Mango notes? Mild flavor. Sampled 4/11/2004. 2005 Release. 5.80% ABV--35 IBU’s. (4.5 / 5.0) Pale Ale--Lacy head. Clear bright thin amber gold color. Rich malty floral hop front. Tangy crisp caramel biscuit dough mild sweet crusty grapefruit malty body. Creamy rich hop spice citrus balanced fresh smooth end. Sampled 12/1/2005. 2005 Release. 6.00% ABV--35 IBU’s. (4.25 / 5.0) Pale Ale--Sediment hint. Mild lace head. Clear bright amber color. Mild hop biscuit malt front. Mild tangy creamy smooth doughy caramel mild sweet fruit body. Lingering malt clean mild tangy hop spice end. Malty Pale. Sampled 7/22/2007.

12 fl oz bottle. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Aroma is dary malty, light wooden hops note. Caramelish and roasted malt base with a medium dry hops note to it. Overall a dry and roasted impression. Ends medium bitter and dry.