Passion Fruit Kicker
Green Flash Brewing Company in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
6.81
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We’ve kicked it up a notch by adding a tropical twist to this refreshing ale. Get amped on Passion Fruit Kicker—a jaw-dropping, mouth-watering, smooth brew with sweet, tart, fruity flavor. We layer passion fruit tea and passion fruit juice with wheat malt and 2-row malted barley to bring you this exhilarating crowd pleaser. Your palate will do a 360 for more of this luscious wheat ale. Appearance—Hazy pale yellow with white beer foam. Aroma—Passion fruit pungency and fruit Belgian yeast esters similar to bubblegum. Flavor—Flavor has a prominent sweet tart passion fruit character that mingles with the Belgian fruit bowl esters.
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught at Lulu’s, 3/27/16.
Moderately hazy white-gold-to-flax colored body is topped by a medium-sized white head with strong retention.
Passion fruit is strong in the nose with honey and strong black pepper. Lemon, light bubblegum and dry wheat notes round it out, with some light cake icing coming in late. No alcohol noted.
The flavor is more tart tha expected, with a big passion fruit flavor that nonetheless shows a fair amount of dryness overall, despite having some sweet interludes. Pepper phenols help dry things out, as does the wheat and the passion fruit itself is quite authentic. I see all the mediocre reviews, but it seems that expectations may be to blame there. This is just a fruity wit bier and I thought quite drinkable and mostly clean, at that. Plus, the fruit is done very, very well; way better than any of the sculpin fruit series, in my opinion. Carbonation is moderate and fairly engaging, while the pleasing tartness and pepperiness lingers on, rather quenchingly. Pleasantly surprised with this one. I think, to style, it’s actually very good, despite being a bit pedestrian to the beer geek who is expecting a wild ride with big bold flavors.
Moderately hazy white-gold-to-flax colored body is topped by a medium-sized white head with strong retention.
Passion fruit is strong in the nose with honey and strong black pepper. Lemon, light bubblegum and dry wheat notes round it out, with some light cake icing coming in late. No alcohol noted.
The flavor is more tart tha expected, with a big passion fruit flavor that nonetheless shows a fair amount of dryness overall, despite having some sweet interludes. Pepper phenols help dry things out, as does the wheat and the passion fruit itself is quite authentic. I see all the mediocre reviews, but it seems that expectations may be to blame there. This is just a fruity wit bier and I thought quite drinkable and mostly clean, at that. Plus, the fruit is done very, very well; way better than any of the sculpin fruit series, in my opinion. Carbonation is moderate and fairly engaging, while the pleasing tartness and pepperiness lingers on, rather quenchingly. Pleasantly surprised with this one. I think, to style, it’s actually very good, despite being a bit pedestrian to the beer geek who is expecting a wild ride with big bold flavors.
Tried
on 12 Apr 2016
at 23:34
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Sampled on draft at the Headkeeper this beer poured a cloudy yellow color with a medium sized foamy white head that faded quickly and left minimal lacing. The aroma was sweet sugar, passion fruit and mango. The flavor was bitter and perfumey with a sweetish and tangy passion fruit note. Long passion fruit finish that turns dry. Medium body. Disappointing.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Apr 2016
at 11:13
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Brashland. Pours a cloudy gold with medium creamy white head that lasts. The aroma is wheat, passion fruit, cereal, dough. Medium mouth, dough, wheat, passion fruit, fruity pebbles, light finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 31 Mar 2016
at 19:03
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
bottle - Pours hazy pale yellow with a small head. It smells of passion fruit and Belgian yeast. The sweet flavor has assertive passion fruit along with wheat and yeast plus some minimal hops presence. It’s not exactly my style, but it’s good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2016
at 20:18
9/10
Tried
on 16 Mar 2016
at 18:56
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Salted Pig. It pours a pale yellow color with a white head. The aroma has big tropical passoinfrut with some light notes of citric acid and hints of floral hops. The flavor has lots of passionfruit. Very fruity with lith hints of fruity acidity. Low bitterness. Enjoyable if a bit simple.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Mar 2016
at 19:09
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On Tap at Pre Funk Nampa Hazy bright orange-yellow. Thin wispy head and spotty web-like lacing. Soft wheaty light fruit flavors. Slight tartness, but I wouldn’t call it a "sour beer" Pleasant and tasty.
Tried
from Draft
on 05 Mar 2016
at 00:02
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle: Hazy, bright yellow/gold with a white head. Passion fruit, pink grapefruit aroma. Taste is passion fruit, lemon, wheat malt. Very acidic..solidly fruity and citrusy. Refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2016
at 21:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Passion fruit, passion fruit, and more passion fruit. If that’s what you’re looking for, you’re in luck! Pours a hazy yellow, with minimal head. Aroma of passion fruit and wheat esters. Flavor is strongly passion fruit, with a touch of wheat sourness and other fruits (banana, etc.). I liked it, though I see others have struggled.
Tried
on 04 Mar 2016
at 17:13
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle. A- Passion fruit, wheat. A- Yellow color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Passion fruit, slightly sweet, wheat. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly unbalanced finish. O- While it’s a tasty wheat, it doesn’t taste spectacular. Almost like a glorified Leinenkugels or Shock Top. Passion Fruit was there and not too sour or tart. Actually could have been more tart. A bit artificial tasting, but again, not bad.
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Mar 2016
at 20:15