Kona Brewing Company Hanalei Island IPA

Hanalei Island IPA

 

Kona Brewing Company in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States 🇺🇸

  IPA - Session Regular
Score
6.54
ABV: 4.5% IBU: 40 Ticks: 199
Hanalei Island IPA is an easy-drinking, sessionable beer that combines the hoppy aroma of an IPA with a tropical Hawaiian twist. Passionfruit, orange and guava balance the hops to deliver a coppery, session-style ale that reflects the flavors and spirit of the islands.
 

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7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Decent and interesting IPA, sweet but not disgusting, passion fruit and guava, giving a fruity touch, malt, decent bitterness, 12.07.19, at Epalinges.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Aug 2025 at 18:02

12oz bottle. Watery, thin. Not much bitterness or balance. Sessionable I suppose, but pretty mundane and simplistic at best.
Tried on 12 Apr 2025 at 05:21

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Unclear golden body with a moderate sized white head. Nice, aroma of citric and tropical fruit and oranges. Flavor has some sweet pale malt, fruity like aroma and pleasant bitterness. Medium body and OK aftertaste. No big deal really but refreshing and quite enjoyable.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Mar 2025 at 05:15

7/10
RB score 3.33
Tried from Draft at Kona Brewing - Brewery & Pub on 12 Mar 2025 at 03:54

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 4 Texture 8 Overall 4
Bottle at home, koszi Mesi. Pours semi clear goldenish with an orangeish hue and quickly dissipating head. Nose is citruses, orange and passion fruit, some grassy hops too. Taste is that of a macro IPA with artificial fruit and dumb bitterness. Light bodied with soft carbonation. Meh, as expected.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 09:07

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Another IPA. There are oh so many IPAs on the market today. Looks, smells and tastes like an IPA.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2025 at 06:02

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
6er from the lcbo. Clear orange pour with a small white head. Aroma is orange zest, grapefruit, hints of guava and light passionfruit, with a bit of skunk. Mouth feel is great, with a solid carb. Finish is medium to highly bittrr, strong orange zest and guava in the end. Nice bitter, crisp, fruity session ipa.
Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 06:44

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottiglia. Il gusto al naso propende per luppolo e frutta tropicale. L'olfatto viene stimolato in maniera è elevata, permanendo in maniera apprezzabile. Il cappello di schiuma ha una scarsa tenuta. La grandezza delle bollicine è a grana media. Il liquido appare velato. La frizzantezza si presenta sotto forma di bollicine medio-fini. Il colore è giallo dorato carico. Il corpo è strutturato. L'amaro è deciso. La forza gustativa è elevata e la persistenza è buona. Il gusto è piacevole. Le sensazioni boccali finali risultano luppolate. Il finale è amarognolo. Il retrogusto è intenso. Il tetto della bocca riconosce impressioni di miele, frutta secca, luppolo, resina, pino, pompelmo, arancia amara, ananas, mango e frutto della passione.
Tried on 17 Feb 2025 at 11:40

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle from Drankenhandel Leiden. Aroma is fruity with lots of tropical fruits, guava, passion fruit, citrus, orange, some grapefruit, bit candied, mildly hopped. Flavour is moderate sweet and bitter. Body is light to medium. Pleasant juicy stuff, bit candied, could have used a bit more hop character to balance out the added fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2025 at 12:17

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle 0,335ltr: Hazy golden colored brew with thirst-quenching abilities and not much bitter, hints of nice tropical fruits.
Tried from Bottle on 29 Dec 2024 at 11:19