3.2 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap @ The Hang Ten Bar at Turtle Bay... Poured deep amber with s khaki head. Definitely not your NW pale. Easy drink with lots of malt sweetness and some yeast esters. Hops didn’t really spice more than just balancing the malt. I couldn’t detect any off, infected flavors so kudos for that.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Yard House in Hawaii
Appearance: Clear amber with a medium sized white head and good lacing
Aroma: Floral, citrus and light malts
Taste: Pale malts, grapefruit with a slightly bitter citrus in the finish
Nice, crisp and easy drinking.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle. Light amber, hazy, small and fully diminishing head. Light to moderate, malty and caramel sweetish fruity aroma, faint citrus hoppyness. Body is medium, malty and sweetish flavor, some caramel and citrus and grapefruit hoppyness. Finish is average, malty and lightly sweetish, some hoppyness and caramel. Caramel sweetish pale ale.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap @ the Yardhouse, Oahu. Light amber with a small whitish head. Bright hoppy aroma of citrus and flowers. Clean taste with a firm bitterness and a light malt flavor. Medium body, crisp and refreshing. Very solid Pale, tasted fresh.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
12 oz. bottle.
Ar: Mildly hoppy aroma with a bit of spice and some caramel.
Ap: Pours a slightly hazy copper with a 1" head that leaves great lace.
T: A touch of caramelly malt up front gives way to a slightly spicy hopped finish that is somewhat bitter.
P: Medium body with medium carbonation.
O: Holy mediocrity batman! This beer is fine, but epicly mediocre.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
On tap at the Yard House in Honolulu, HI. Pours a clear, deeper golden-orange colored body with a tint of amber to it. Finger-width, dense and frothy, off-white head that dissipates slowly and leaves a nice lacing throughout. Aroma is pretty caramel based, but has a good amount of floral hops. Bready with some oranges, perfume, and a light pine. Flavor is similar. Bready caramels with a moderate sweetness, a good amount of floral oranges, and a light pine. Finishes smooth and dry with a good amount of caramel and a medium-light, floral and piney bitterness that leaves a lengthy aftertaste. Medium, very smooth body and soft, moderate carbonation. Overall, a pretty solid pale ale. Nice balance between a good amount of caramels and a well hopped orange, floral and piney bitterness.
3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tap at Cronies bar and grill. Pours copper with thin white head. Aroma is faint hops, not much going on here. Taste is similarly non-descript, a bit sweet with a touch of hop bitterness. Average palate with bitter finish.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
UPDATED: DEC 9, 2010 Sample at the Mehana Taproom in Hilo. The beer is a clear yellow-orange color with a medium thin off-white head that dissipates to an outer ring quickly. Short stringy lacing. Piney hops aroma with some malt notes. Medium body with a moderately bitter hops flavor that has a piney character. Some malt and citrus in the background. The finish is short with a hoppy aftertaste. Slightly above average overall.
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