Kona Longboard Lager

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: Premium Lager
Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

Serve in Lager glass

I had this one a long time ago. If I have the chance to drink it again, I’ll update this rating

355ml bottle. Clear pale golden colour with small fading white head. Caramel malt aroma with a hint of algae or chard or something. Continuous Lager taste on an acceptable niveau with an again minimally vegetable finish (maybe asparagus). Standard with the exception of that interesting vegetable note not really definable for me.

The first smell screamed ’adjunct’. I have a hard time distinguishing this from bud etc.

Wowww...this is very average. A pale straw with a small cap of gross off white looking head. The nose is grainy and corny with a bit of caramel and no hop at all. The taste is similar with a corny water taste and a bit of lemony hop. Light body and no mouthfeel. This isn’t a good brew, but it is still better than the regular macro lager.

Bottled. Decent sweet corn nose. Light hop body and crisp, light bitter finish.

Slightly hazy yellow almost without head. Aroma is sweet, malty and moderate hoppy - straw. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 200112

Bottle. Slightly hazy yellow with tiny white head. Aroma is malt, grainy anbd hops. Flavour is malt, little sweet, hops, little grass and a little bitter.

Congratulations Kona - you have emulated Miller, inbev et al in producing a boring yellow lager w/ corn, cereal etc. NOt a lot here to write home about.