Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale

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

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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A stock APA. Very orange, big head, OK label. Like the lizard. The thing that was most remarkable about this beer was the palate and mouthfeel, which was extremely good. Solid, not overbittered, overbrewed or overhopped. Nice light pine and moderately sweet caramel in the aroma and flavor. Medium acidity. This is a good clue as to why APA became a prominent style -- it’s going back to the roots. Lots of APA’s are formulaic, grotesquely evolved versions of this basic brew. Sturdy, drinkable and solid.

Bottle @ DØE Meeting. Pours golden with a small white head. Aroma of sweet bready malt, sweet fruity hops, peach, pineapple. Taste is malt, sweet fruit, peach and pineapples, light citrus, but the hops seems a little faded / old here. Medium body, average carbonation. 160512

I get no smell off this, but the taste is quite good. Nice little level of hoppiness to it, though it has no head. Great easy-to-drink brew.

Pours with a clean amber color, off-white head. The minor lack of aroma is made up in the palate and taste. A rich malt start is is finished by the sharp resiny finish. A well balanced pale ale, that leads to a craving to have more.

355ml bottle. Pale gold, white head. Fruity aromas, malt, caramel, spruce, hops, not too expressive. Off-dry, medium bodied, medium bitterness, balanced CO2. Fruity, quite malty taste, hops, spruce, grapefruit peel, apricots, a hint of grain. (2012-05-13)

Bottle @ DØE Syd. Clear golden/amber with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hops and a little citrus. Flavour is malt, fruit, hops, little citrus, little caramel, little pine and a little bitter.

(Bottle) Good copper color with minimal head and aroma. However, a mildy sweet and easy drinking beer, well styled beer for warm weather. Hard to only have one.

Amber orange with off white head. Decent lacing. Lemon, caramel, and mild floral. Caramel, mild roast and lemon flavors. Decent balance with lite bitterness and roast bitterness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle. Nice head with good duration. Color is amber. Aroma and taste are sugar, caramel, rich malt, flowers and hops.

Bottle. Pours copper with an aggressive head, decent lacing, uneven bubbles. Aroma is all citrus / grapefruit. Taste is lightly hoppy with some sweetness. There is a little dark malt taste to this one that makes it a little different. Kona Brewing doesn’t make typical brews on the reg. Solid.

Pours a clear amber-red with a small white head. Smells of bread, citrus, flowers. Taste is moderately bitter, good hop presence but not overwhelming. Hint of grapefruit in the finish.