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Kona Wailua Wheat

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RATINGS: 478   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.76   SEASONAL: Special   IBU: 15   EST. CALORIES: 162   ABV: 5.4%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Limited release. Swimming in a fresh water pool at the base of a cascading waterfall is what we all imagine we would find in paradise. On Maui, follow the old Hana Highway and you will find such a place – Wailua Falls. This plunging cascade of clear water is the inspiration for our Limited Release Wailua Wheat. This golden, sun colored ale has a bright, citrusy flavor that comes from the tropical passion fruit we brew into each batch. Sit back, relax and enjoy paradise anytime.

Editor’s Note: Lilikoi Wheat was renamed to Wailua Wheat (both on draft and in bottle).

1.5
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
robertjm (621) - El Cerrito, California, USA - FEB 8, 2012
12oz bottle - Only head is small ring around the glass. Very clear. Obviously filtered. Golden colored body. Sadly, aroma reminds me a lot like Budweiser (kind of corny). Odd sour flavor of cooked corn and green grapes. I’m sorry, but I’ve had beer with Passion Fruit, and I’m just not finding it here. Thankfully I didn?t include this in a recent trade.

3.3
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
patricks110 (810) - Alberta, CANADA - JAN 26, 2012
Pours out a lightly hazed blonde with a finger of dense foamy head. The nose has a definite passion fruit aroma with light sweetness and a bit of wheaty malts. The taste has a sweetness of fruit in the middle with a mildly wheated malt. The fruit comes through less than in the nose. Overall, a really nice fruity wheat brew.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
BillWyce (296) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 15, 2012
From notes: Pours hazy straw color with a small, thin white head. Sharp aroma of bright, sweet citrus. Light bodied, mild, slightly thin. Flavor begins slightly yeasty, quickly giving way to a refreshing and pleasant sweet citrus flavor. Nice summer beer.

2.9
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
matthasson (253) - Pennsylvania, USA - JAN 14, 2012
This is a dissapointment. Smells like any macro lager. Tastes like a lager too. I do not taste any passion fruit, nor does it reflect any wheat qualities. If this was labeled as a lager I may rate it differently.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
m4rest88 (276) - Beverly Hills, California, USA - DEC 27, 2011
On tap at my hotel in Honolulu - a very good beer - idk why people are hating - wheat background pairs perfectly with the passion fruit notes! I was surprisingly impressed......

2.7
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Ernesto987 (1249) - Connecticut, USA - DEC 20, 2011
Bottle as a joke. A one trick pony, the passion fruit is decent but the wheat ale background kinda sucks. Fack!

3.4
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
svandyke (49) - USA - DEC 14, 2011
Bottle- Pours a strawberry blonde with little head. Nose promises a sweet taste with passion fruit. Sadly, it does not produce. Taste begins with the salty side of wheat and ends with a very small hint of passion fruit. A bit more citrus and a lot more passion would have made this quite a bit better.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
Arayaga2 (1435) - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - NOV 28, 2011
Fizzy yellow in appearance. Aroma is very mild sulfur with prominent passionfruit, and taste is the same. It’s not amazing, but it’s far better than I expected. $2/12oz


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