Hawaiian Lion
Big Top Brewing Company in Sarasota, Florida, United States 🇺🇸
Porter - Pastry / Flavoured Regular|
Score
7.27
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Our Hawaiian Lion combines bold flavors from the finest ingredients in a majestic way. It starts with a proprietary blend of local Java Dog Coffee, roasted the moment before going into the brew to maintain the fresh flavor released from the beans. This custom coffee blend is then paired with over 150 pounds of fresh coconut to create a roaring aroma with a rich and smooth flavor.
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5.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 4
Argh, c’mon Big Top, don’t fall for this kitchen sink beer trend. So this is well executed: its a good porter base, light roast, a little too acrid/tangy but OK. Coconut flavors are true, as is the coffee, which is well mixed with the porter. if this was just a coffee porter, I might love it. But the coconut is just too much. I sip and say "that’s neat" but then it’s just sweet, candyish, and something I don’t want to drink. Beer should be more than a few sips of "oh that’s a neat treat" and more like "this is something I want to drink". I drank about half the serving and dumped the rest. Give me a good porter, not a can of bullshit.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Apr 2017
at 18:32
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
12 oz can poured into a tulip. Courtesy of markwise, cheers Mark! Dark brownish black with about a finger of beige to light tan head. Aromas of coconut, some coffee, cocoa, a little vanilla. Tastes of coconut, some coffee, chocolates, a little malt. Medium to slightly light body with a dry finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Feb 2017
at 23:45
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Canned, from Lueken’s in Dunedin, on Sunday January 29, 2017.6-pack for $10.99.Hazy dark brown color, tan to light brown head. Malty, coffee, coconut, cacao scent. Coffee, chocolate, coconut, sweet taste. Coconut, chocolate, alcohol aftertaste. Medium to smooth mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Warming alcohol.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Feb 2017
at 15:15
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Can. Very dark brown with a mocha head. Aroma of coffee, not much coconut . The flavor is nicely blended coffee with just a touch of coconut that I didn’t think would be there. The light sweetness is balanced by the roast malt bitterness. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Feb 2017
at 16:35