3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
On draft at the Kona Brewery, Hawaii. Had this one next to the Fire Rock Pale Ale, and the Castaway had a much fresher, stronger hops presence. Not so much that it was more bitter, but rather there was more of a fresh, pine-y, resin taste due to the dry hopping. This was a nice change of pace from the typical IPA.
2.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Gold color, great lacing. hardly any head though. Creamy mouth, hoppy bitter finish. Aroma is incredibly weak for this though. Not bad but still missing something for me.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: MAR 6, 2009 On tap at Kona Koko Marina. Pours clear orange-amber with practically no head. Nose is mostly floral hops- pine and marijuana- with a little caramel. Tastes like it smells, but with the malty sweetness a little more pronounced. Mouthfeel is surprisingly thick and finish is long.
4.5 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 10/10 PALATE 5/5 OVERALL 18/20
On tap at the brewery-- This one rates way up there on my scale. This brew has everything I want in a beer--superb balance of flavors, hearty hop aroma and taste, nice pallate & appearance--very close to the perfect brew. Wish the brewery wasn't thousands of miles away...
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a nice burnt orange color with with head. Nice lacing. Aroma is sweet with hints of fruit and hops. Taste is hoppy with some malts. The alcohol coming through. Warm. Not bad, but I wouldn’t want to be stranded with this one.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours orange amber with a large white head. Aroma is grapefruit and a hint of licorice. Flavor is bitter and balanced with a spicy grapefruit finish
2 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 5/20
Meh not the worst IPA that I have taste of strong fruitiness nothing more than a normal ipa
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
(24Mar2003--draft at brewery)
A real IPA. Excellent effort, though again, excellent execution without going very far outside the box.
6.8% ABV, 45 IBU.
Sweet aroma, kool-aid (not bad).
Very malty flavor, perfect bitterness. Nice notes of
Cascades hops in flavor and nose.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
I had this beer on tap at the brewery while I was on vacation there. This is light amber in color with a slightly off-white head. It has a very strong hop aroma with heavy grapefruit aromas. The flavor is surprisingly malty, but the hops do dominate. This beer has a high level of bitterness, as is expected. The hop flavor makes apparent the use of dry hopping. This medium bodied beer has decent drinkability, but I would have rated it higher if I was a bigger fan of double IPA’s in general.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
We drove up the west coase of the Big Island looking for a place to eat and came across the Kona Pub and Brewery. The food was good, and the beer.... This one proves that Hawaiians can brew good beer.
|
