Maui Brewing Big Swell IPA

Brewed by Maui Brewing Company
Style: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii USA

Serve in Shaker, Tulip

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Can at O’briens. Pours with an amber body topped by a thick, off-white head with some lacing. It’s slightly sweet and malty with a light grapefruity hop note and a little apricot. Reminds me more of a Pale Ale than an IPA. Medium bodied and smooth.

can from naven. A very nice IPA. Tons of citrus. Very drinkable. Me likey.

UPDATED: APR 19, 2008 Draft. Amber body, somewhat malty nose with light hop presence. Substantially underhopped for the style, with its balance much toward the malt side, fruity, slightly grainy. Drinkable. 6 3 7 3 14 RERATE: At the brewpub on draft, this is much hoppier.

(Can, courtesy of blutt59) Pours a clear copper body with a thick foamy long-lasting off-white head. Aroma of pineapple, apricot, grapefruit, lime, and toasted barley. Flavor of citrusy hops, caramel, and toasted malt. Has a nice carbonation upfront that extends to a soft mouthfeel and mild bitterness in the finish.

12 0z. can, good yellow gold color with grapefruit nose, very nice balanced taste and smooth slightly bitter finish, quite a surprise for an island beer

Can courtesy of a traveling colleague. It’s strange being a fan of craft year and being aware of the stigma beer has compared to let’s say wine. However, even knowing how off-base the bias is, I tend to apply a similar stigma to canned beer. This beer went a long way in breaking that stigma. Anyway, the beer pours a mostly clear dark amber-orange color with a thich and foamy light beige head that diminishes slowly. Small patches of lacing on the glass. Hoppy aroma with notes of citrus and malt. Medium-bodied with flavors of grapefruit, hops, toffee and malt. The finish is dry with a grassy hops aftertaste that lingers awhile. Solidly above average all around.

12-ounce can from mixed-6 in Kona. Labeled 6.2%. Light-to-medium body, well-carbonated with a pronounced hop flavor and bitterness. Little detectable malt with a sharp bitter finish. Even for an IPA, very out of balance. Not pleasant.

12 oz can, purchased at Foodland, Princeville, Kauai. Another tasty beer from Maui Brewing. This actually came in a sampler pack which contained two IPA’s, 2 Bikini Blondes and 2 CoConut Porters. All three of the beers turned out to be very good and easily the best thing I have found on this island. There is nothing outstanding about this IPA, it’s fairly tame by San Diego standards. But, it’s tasty, easy to drink and in this area where Steinlager reigns supreme, this is curing my hop fix. Awesome looking can, too.

Bottled. Thanks Bolagshataren - here’s looking at you kiddo. Pale amber colour with average sized head. Flowery tea-like(reminiscent of warrior) hops in aroma. Pretty much 1-dimension here. Loads of flavouring hops, that might subtle down the bitterness, that is approximate to 50 IBU maybe? Tasty beer with easy drinking and medium body, not very complex.

Can from Nathan on St Patrick’s Day. A Hawaiian beer to celebrate America’s favorite holiday. Very sweet nose. Flavor matched but with a hop kick. Mango, orange, pine. Smoky pale golden in color. Left nice lacing. My favorite of the Maui Brewing Co that I have tried.