Big Island Brewhaus Reviews

kevinsenn	3.6 Big Island Overboard IPA Can from Safeway, Kailua-Kona. Nice malty toffee taste with some resin, pine, citrus. Good balance. Solid malty IPA. Wednesday, March 27, 2024
bhensonb	3.9 Big Island Golden Sabbath Bomber from ABC store. Pours orange gold with a white head. Aroma of yeast spice and honey. Arguably full bodied. A bit sweet with some heat. Spice fights the sweet. Heavy duty brew. Liking it. Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Sledutah	3.7 Big Island Golden Sabbath - American Oak Chardonnay Barrel-Aged On tap at the brewery. Pours clear amber with a small off-white head, light lacing. Toffee, oak, woody, Belgian yeast, esters. Good Thursday, September 28, 2023
Sledutah	3.6 Big Island Paniolo Pale Ale On tap at the brewery. Pours clear golden with a small white head, light lacing. Grapefruit, grains, resin. Good Thursday, September 28, 2023
Sledutah	3.6 Big Island Hoptopias On tap at the brewery. Pours clear light golden with a small white head, light lacing. Grapefruit, tropical fruit, pine resin. Good Thursday, September 28, 2023
Sledutah	3 Big Island Oktoberfiesta Bier On tap at the brewery. Pours clear light amber with a small off-white head, light lacing. Caramel, toasted malts, pine. Ok Thursday, September 28, 2023
Sledutah	3.1 Big Island Migota Rice Lager On tap at the brewery. Pours clear light straw yellow with a small white head, light lacing. Rice, grainy, mild bitter. Ok Thursday, September 28, 2023
Sledutah	3.8 Big Island Overboard IPA On tap at The Seafood Bar & Grill. Pours clear dark golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Grapefruit, tropical fruit, herbal, pine resin. Tasty Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Sledutah	3.6 Big Island Graham's Pilsner On tap at Monkeypod Kitchen in Wailea. Pours clear light golden with a medium sized off-white head, good lacing. Crackers, doughy, straw, mild go bitterness. Very good and refreshing. Saturday, April 1, 2023
BlackHaddock	3.7 Big Island Golden Sabbath On tap in the Hilo Burger Joint on 12th December 2022. Old gold colour, weak white head. Belgian yeast aroma and also in the taste, pretty sweet too. Liked it, real fruity flavour within the sweetness. Monday, December 19, 2022
theisti	3.5 Big Island Graham's Pilsner Shaker pint draft at the Wailea area Monkeypod Kitchen in Kihei, Maui, Hawaii. The pour is a clear golden with a white foamy head that leaves behind nice lace. The aroma is faint sweet malt grain cereal and a bit of honey, maybe lime citrus. The taste is a nice balance of the semi sweet malt grains, the honey and the lime citrus, along with mineral in the back. The palate is light to medium bodied with active carbonation and the dry mineral finish. Easy drinking. Thursday, July 28, 2022
BeerdedDave	3.9 Big Island White Mountain Porter on tap at the brewery; porter with coconut and coffee; dark brown-almost black color; really nice aroma - toasted coconut and coffee coming thru nicely; nice and smooth; roasted malt flavor with mild toasted coconut notes and coffee; ingredients blend together really well Sunday, May 22, 2022
BeerdedDave	3.5 Big Island Paniolo Pale Ale on tap at the brewery; pale ale with Cascade and Cashmere hops; amber color; fruity hop aroma; fruity, citrusy hop flavor on a medium bodied malt base with light caramel notes Sunday, May 22, 2022
BeerdedDave	3.5 Big Island Malolo Special Pale on tap at the brewery; gold color; light fruity hop aroma; a light bodied pale ale with nice citrusy, fruity hop notes; notes of peaches and tangerine Sunday, May 22, 2022
BeerdedDave	3.8 Big Island Golden Sabbath - American Oak Chardonnay Barrel-Aged on tap at the brewery; Belgian ale aged in chardonay and bourbon barrels; clear amber color; some wine notes in the aroma; lots of oaky chardonay notes in the flavor; hints of bourbon; light toasted malt and mild, fruity, Belgian yeast; really smooth and delicious Sunday, May 22, 2022
BeerdedDave	3.5 Big Island Cherry Tart on tap at the brewery; clear amber color; mild cherry aroma; really nice tart cherry flavor; very smooth; nice dry finish; light bodied Sunday, May 22, 2022
BeerdedDave	3.5 Big Island Overboard IPA on tap at the brewery; clear amber color; light citrusy hop aroma; citrusy hop flavor with light fruity notes; cisp and hoppy, dry, bitter finish Sunday, May 22, 2022
benpickens	3.2 Big Island Golden Sabbath Pours dark gold with little head that dissipates quickly; wonderful aromas of peaches and apricots; juicy palate without low bitterness and and sweet finish. Sunday, February 6, 2022
furthur	4.1 Big Island Black Whole Bourbon Barrel Aged Bottle from big island, been in the fridge awhile. Black beer, almond colored head. Aroma malt, bread, toast, vanilla. Taste dark chocolate, cranberries, vanilla, toast. Palate medium, carbonation subdued, finish nearly dry. Lovely. Monday, January 10, 2022
mansquito	2.8 Big Island Vivo Pils Bottle through RB trade: pours pale gold with a white head. Aroma crappy hops and some grain. Taste is also not very good. Not terrible, but definitely not worthy of a bomber. Saturday, November 20, 2021
explosivedog	2.4 Big Island Vivo Pils Bottle, shared by mansquito. Pours slightly hazyish gold. Lavender, grain, orange, chalky, synthetic orange. Thin body. Bad. Saturday, November 20, 2021
explosivedog	3.2 Big Island White Mountain Porter Bottle, shared by mansquito. Pours black with a huge white head and a hefty explosion. Fruit, red fruit, chocolate, toast. Little thin and overcarbonated. Fine. Sunday, November 7, 2021
mansquito	3.7 Big Island White Mountain Porter Bottle from RB trade: pours blackish with beige head. Aroma is coffee and dark chocolate. Taste is bitter, sweet, chocolate. a gusher but still pretty nice. Saturday, November 6, 2021
ABUSEDGOAT	3.1 Big Island Golden Sabbath Darker orange with a white head. Aroma of yeast, sugar, lighter fruit. Medium bodied, sugary mouthfeel, somewhat sweet, definitely American style. Sunday, October 10, 2021
brokensail	3.2 Big Island Red Giant Ale On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Red-amber beer with a small off-white head. Pretty typical amber ale here with toasted grains and bread, some caramel, and toffee. A bit of an herbal hop bite as well as some grass and a touch of pine. Subtle red apple and berry esters in the background. Light to medium grass and pine bitterness on the finish. It's at least not bad, but not something I really was a huge fan of. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.4 Big Island White Mountain Porter On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Pretty much black with a small khaki head. Certainly get the coffee here but the coconut is a bit more subdued. Kind of a chewiness from the coconut, which I like--gives a nice mouthfeel. Plenty of roasted malt, cacao, some molasses, and a bit of a sweet plum and raisin fruitiness. Light bitterness on the finish. Maybe a bit of ash. Okay. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.5 Big Island Golden Sabbath On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear amber beer with a white head. Big time sweetness of candy sugar, stone fruit, grape, and raisin. Maybe a little bit of a cotton candy thing going on. There's a decent bit of spice to it, mostly clove with a hint of white pepper. Hints of booze on the back end. Flavor finishes with an overripe pineapple note. If you like these strong pale/golden Belgian styles I'm sure this is great, but it's a bit too much of non-stop sweetness for me to really love. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.5 Big Island Hoptopias On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Somewhat cloudy golden-orange beer with a white head. Really dank beer. A lot of weed, herbs, sap, and resin up front. Sweeter citrus and a bit of tropical fruit in there, too. Somewhat of a floral tea note? Mild astringency and a lot of grass on the back of the tongue. Strong citrus and pine hop flavors to it. Certainly quite sweet and malty, too. It's not bad, but wasn't my favorite. Kind of reminds me of some of those San Diego double IPAs from the late 2000s/early 2010s. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.7 Big Island Paniolo Pale Ale On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear golden beer with a finger of dense white foam. This is one of the better hoppy beers I tried here. Grass and citrus hops with a nice orange and grapefruit peel note to it. Good biscuity malt base with some sweet bread and marmalade. Light to moderate bitterness of grass and citrus rind on the finish. Maybe a touch of unripe pineapple in there, too. Not bad. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.3 Big Island Graham's Pilsner On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear darker golden beer with a soapy white head. Found this to be a fairly unoffensive though unremarkable beer. Sweet bread and grains up front with a light floral and herbal hop profile. A bit of sweet fruit esters, mainly apple and a hint of pear, along with mild citrus. Light grass and herbal bitterness on the finish. Good enough carbonation. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.6 Big Island / Caldera Red Sea of Cacao On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Dark amber beer with a khaki head. This was much better than I expected, actually. Slight saltiness along with a ton of chocolate. Kind of like a salted dark chocolate bar. Caramel, toffee, and a light spiciness. It's got a bit of an earthy quality on the finish that I don't love, but otherwise not bad. Friday, October 1, 2021
brokensail	3.3 Big Island Malama Lager On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear golden beer with a white head. Sweet grains and bready malt is pretty much what this one has going on. Not much in the way of hops, just a bit of a leafy floral quality and a touch of sweet citrus. Mild grassy bitterness on the finish. Get a little bit of an apple juice ester. Good body and carbonation, at least. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3.3 Big Island Irie Irish Stout On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Pours black with a cream colored head. Lots of roasted malts, some acidic coffee, and a bit of dark chocolate. Light earthiness to it as well. Good mouthfeel and body at least. The beer itself is okay, just kind of heavy on the roast and not a whole lot else, so feels a bit acidic. Mild bread and toast sweetness. Okay. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3.5 Big Island Overboard IPA On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear golden beer with a white head. A maltier IPA. Pretty sweet and bready with some caramel notes to it as well. Hops are very pine and citrus rind forward, even a touch oily. Get a bit of a sweet orange note as well as some spicy and tangy grapefruit. Moderate resinous bitterness to the finish. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3.9 Big Island Jabba De Gose On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Pours a cloudy pink kind of color with a white head. Definitely a bit salty, but sour citrus fruits come through strongly after that. Somewhat of a guava note as well. Mild wheat and bread malt flavor and sweetness. Get a lot of lime, lemon, and grapefruit here. Just a bit of grass and green grape skin on the finish. The best beer tried during our visit. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3.5 Big Island Pelagic IPA - Tangerine On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Cloudy light orange beer with a white head. Smells of tangerine, grapefruit, grass, and pine. Fair amount of bready malt as well. Flavor is sweet malts and citrus up front. Fairly assertive pithy and resinous bitterness on the finish. Kind of rough around the edges, but better than a number of other offerings I tried. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	2.9 Big Island Vivo Pils On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear pale yellow beer with a white head. Sweet bready malt up front on the nose. Sort of a graininess, too. Get some apple ester as well. Flavor is sweet grain and bread along with a touch of fruity esters. No real bitterness, just a touch of grass and straw hop flavors. Could use some more carbonation. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	2.5 Big Island Odin's Sword On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Dark cola beer with no head. Smells of roasted malt, ash, and dark fruit. A slight soy sauce note, too. The flavor is slightly acidic and has a bit of a solvent bite to it on the finish. Roasted malt, coffee, ash, and some dark chocolate. Slight molasses and dark fruit sweetness. Somewhat slick in body. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	2.1 Big Island Malolo Special Pale On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear golden beer with a white head. This smells smoky. What? Bread and toast malt notes followed by some grass and orange. Flavor is fairly bready and sweet with some bitterness of grapefruit and grass on the finish. Very light in body and lacking in carbonation as well. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3 Big Island The Halfling IPA On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Clear, pale, yellow beer with a white head. There is an odd apple thing going on here. Some grassy and spicy hops, too. Some sweet cereal/grains and toasted bread giving this one sweetness. Moderate bitterness of grass and citrus rind. Light spiciness, too. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3 Big Island Coconut Creme Ale On tap @ Big Island Brewhaus. Cloudy golden beer with a small white head. I get a bit of coconut, but it’s also pretty lemon heavy. Some bready malt and a touch of grass. The flavor is more of the same. Lightly sweet, but also oddly tart. Mild coconut, some lemon, straw, and a mild earthiness. Thursday, September 30, 2021
brokensail	3.4 Big Island Dark Sabbath On tap @ Brew'd. Dark cola colored beer with a small khaki head. A whole lot of sweet caramel, molasses, and dark fruits on the nose. Big time raisin, date, plum, and cherry. Flavor is more of the same and very sweet and sugary. Get a little bit of booze, some light roast and chocolate, and a touch of spice. Has some characteristics I like, but overall too sweet. Tuesday, August 10, 2021
dwyerpg	4.2 Big Island Red Giant Ale listed as a red IPA, I quite liked this. some sweet caramel malt and plenty of hops. a bomber is a lot but a tasty beer. Thursday, June 24, 2021
dwyerpg	2.5 Big Island Vivo Pils one of two not on tap but in the bottle, I didn't much care for this one. quite dry, evident hops but with a lofty feel and some alcohol noticeable. good price for a bomber but I preferred the other pilsner. Thursday, June 24, 2021
dwyerpg	3.9 Big Island Overboard IPA yum. nice mix of hops for a good piny west coast feel. nothing wrong here. good bitterness throughout. edit. the more I had the more the bitterness took over. had to lower a bit. Wednesday, June 23, 2021
dwyerpg	4 Big Island Odin's Sword pretty nice. labeled as 8.0 now at the brewery. not heavy or sweet. solid beer, like everything here. Wednesday, June 23, 2021
dwyerpg	4.5 Big Island / Caldera Red Sea of Cacao this is very interesting. lots of cocoa. good amount of hops. nice bitterness. great stuff. Wednesday, June 23, 2021
dwyerpg	2.7 Big Island The Halfling IPA with 2 pale ales and three ipas I don't think this beer is needed. my least favorite of pale/ipas here. Wednesday, June 23, 2021
dwyerpg	3 Big Island Jabba De Gose I don't know what this fruit is but is has a grapefruit feel. nice pink yellow appearance. medium to high salt content. not a gose fan but this is okay. Wednesday, June 23, 2021
dwyerpg	3.6 Big Island Malolo Special Pale description sounds more like an English pale ale. a light pale ale, I think I may have preferred the Paniolo but it was two days ago. Wednesday, June 23, 2021