Hanalei Island IPA
Kona Brewing Company in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Session Regular|
Score
6.54
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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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7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
355ml bottle from 'Bitter Virtue', Southampton. Drank at home on 9th Nov 2018, poured into a huge vase shaped glass. Light golden body, large white head. Orange aroma with other tropical fruit like esters, taste also has orange/guava/mango flavours. Different, interesting and pleasant IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Nov 2018
at 20:56
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Sample@Ølfestival København 2018 - fuzzy golden coloured pour with medium white head. Tropical fruity hoppy and malty, grapefruit, peachy, lemon, pale malty support, pine and herbal hoppy, hoppy bitter finish.
Tried
on 05 Nov 2018
at 08:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Bottle, 0.355l. Cloudy orange pour, no head. No lacing. Mild on the nose, nice fruity character. Notes of pine, passionfruit and mango. Herbal background. Thin body, medium carbonation. Light mouthfeel and texture, a bit watery. Mild bitter taste with fruity sourness. Aroma of passionfruit and mango, nice tropical feel. Citrus tart in the aftertaste. Slight herbal notes, mild malty background. Short finish with citrus tart dominating the palate. Overall, a bit mild and watery but otherwise quite good session IPA. Tasty and refreshing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Oct 2018
at 13:27
7/10
Underwhelming after a week or two of great beers. Probably tastes great on the beach, though.
Tried
on 29 Sep 2018
at 21:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle. Frothy white good mostly lasting head Yellow colour. Moderate malty and heavy hoppy aroma. Grape notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finisnh. Oily palate.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Sep 2018
at 06:32
3.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3
Another bottle of IPA & not only that, its only slightly warm with flakes floating around in it. Smells a little sweet & rubbery. Clear pale, except for the flakes, that is. Taste is rather citrus up front, with a lacing of ipa hops. A little veggie in nature. Not as bitter or mouth-coating as higher end IPA but you still git that ill ale feeling when you take each slug, bitter rude & all. Date code is jul1317 so I guess that's why it seems a little old & dull? Don't hops loose their effect after 24 hours of bottling? Come on. Must say tho, that citrus backbone keeps kicken till the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Sep 2018
at 19:26
5.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
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Tried
on 16 Sep 2018
at 07:45
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottle 355ml @ home
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt and passion fruit. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long slightly dry, bitter and passion fruit finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Pours clear golden with a white head. Aroma has notes of malt and passion fruit. Taste is light to medium sweet and medium bitter with a long slightly dry, bitter and passion fruit finish. Body is light to medium, texture is thin, carbonation is soft.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Sep 2018
at 21:32
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Bottle. Clear golden body, whtie head. Mild tropical taste, some herbal hoppy touches. Taste... candyish guava, bitterish hoppy finish. Slightly too dry and light for my tastes, slightly astringent, saved by the guava aroma. Would love to love it, but nah... Not my type of beer.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 17:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.33 l bottle shared with Marko and Anna God. Hazy golden, small off-white head. Moderately to heavily hopped, passion fruit, pineapple, guava. Distinct ripe fruity profile. Light fruity flavours, low bitterness, quite rich, light tart note. Thin body, moderate carbonation, light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 17:44