Kona Brewing Company Castaway IPA

Castaway IPA

 

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

  IPA - West Coast Regular
Score
6.79
ABV: 6.0% IBU: 50 Ticks: 173
Take a sip of this copper-colored India Pale Ale and you’ll taste bold, citrusy hops with a touch of mango and passionfruit balanced by rich caramel malts. Castaway IPA has a clean, crisp finish that’s as fresh as the wind in your face when you set sail for adventure.
 

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6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Creamy White good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and heavy hopy aroma. herbal and mango notes. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Oily palate.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Feb 2015 at 01:31

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Aarhus tasting. Clear golden with an off-white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, caramel and moderate hoppy - fruity. Flavor is quite sweet and rather bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 170215
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2015 at 12:52

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle @ Højbjerg tasting. Nice head with good duration. Color is golden. Aroma and taste are peach, mango, flowers, malt, grass and hops. Nice and fruity with a bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2015 at 12:49

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle, 6%. Clear golden with small off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, caramel, hop, citrus and grapefruit. Flavour is malt, fruit, hop, little caramel, pine, grapefruit, little citrus, little sweet and medium bitter.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Feb 2015 at 12:46

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
330 ml bottle shared by MisoW. Thanks!
Dark golden, hazy body, with a small, white head.
Aroma of grapefruit, pine, grass, some peach, some dark fruits.
Taste follows this, with some more caramel.
Medium mouthfeel, with a lively carbonation.
Finishes bitter, dry, zesty, grassy.

Good, but nothing special. An average IPA, with the expectable aromas, presented in a well balance and good drinkability. There are much better IPAs though.
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2015 at 14:21

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
bottle shared by MisoW at Vienna Tasting 02/2015. Thanks Michal. light orange, hazy color. small white head. smells citric, orange, grapefruit, very fruity. full body, very astringent, leather, orange, light alcoholic, pines. light bitter fruity finish
Tried from Bottle on 15 Feb 2015 at 10:34

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Overall this seems like a really old beer. No significant off element, but lacking hops to be a propper IPA. Caramel and resiny aroma. About the same taste. Good after all.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2015 at 10:45

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle kindly shared by MisoW, many thanks. Orange color with medium white head. Ugly spicy, citrus hoppy aroma with caramel. Strong hoppy taste with citrus, spices. Medium long hoppy bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Feb 2015 at 10:44

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
355ml bottle. Barely clear, golden colour with average, fluffy, half-way lasting, minimally lacing, white head. Piney, citrusy, and minimally floral hoppy aroma, a herbal touch of bath salt and mint. Taste is biscuity malty, floral, piney hoppy overtones, a citrus touch. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2015 at 16:09

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottled. Goldeny orange colour with a mediumsized white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, some mild bready and caramelly notes as well as some herbs and mild spicy elements. Flavour is fruity and floral with some sweet malts coming in as well. A rather balanced brew, which makes it a good session beer, though a bit high on the abv.
Tried from Bottle on 12 Feb 2015 at 12:42