Kona Dukes Blonde Ale

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Draught, Kona Brewpub, HI. Head is mostly diminishing. Body is hazy medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (toasted grain), trace hops (flowers), with a light note of lemon. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation.

Had this on-tap at the brewery. This beer poured a hazy, light gold with a tiny, mostly diminishing head. The aroma was quite simple: light malty notes of grain, light hoppy notes of herb and pine with a teeny tiny trace of banana. The flavor was also very simple: it started lightly sweet and moderately bitter with an average-length finish with a trace of bitterness. The palate was light with a watery texture and lively carbonation. I think this beer is what a Golden Ale is supposed to be, but it wasn’t very engaging to me personally.

Medium golden and moderately active, with a very thin head. Thin and just lightly malted in a koelsch-style, but with little distinctiveness. Still a good well-made micro.

A fair beer, as its way to light and mild for me, but the average drinker will find it pleasant. malt s and hops well balanced but light.