Spearhead Brewing Hawaiian Style Pale Ale

Hawaiian Style Pale Ale

 

Spearhead Brewing in Kingston, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

  IPA Regular
Score
6.74
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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Upfront citrucy hops, tropical fruit, light malts, but no pineapple yet. The flavor is a medium bitter, and as the beer warms the pineapple is more evident. The finish is bitter but not over powering, a good session beer. The hops are there but they dont seem to trash my palette.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:34


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4.5

This ipa poured a light amber colour with a creamy, off white head. Scents include must, oats and leather. Light lacing. First swig was malty with flavours of tea and light fruit. Finish was a little bitter with that musty tea flavour lingering.

Tried on 05 Jan 2018 at 21:50


2.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 2 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5

Keg at Ottawa Winter Brewfest. Disclaimer: This event used plastic cups, which may have prevented my ability to fully appreciate this beer. Hazy dark amber, mid sized head. Cardboardy nose. Mid sweet with medium body and clean mouthfeel. Cardboard and... wet paper. Metallic finish. Eh.

Tried on 18 Feb 2017 at 18:18


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

At a tasting, thanks, small stable bubbly head, hazy orange color with yellow taints, aroma of fruit Popsicle and some citrus, flavor of melon with some herbal bitterness and a hint of soapiness. Nice and easy but not too complex.

Tried on 25 Apr 2016 at 01:14


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle sample at a tasting at the Beer & Beyond shop. Thanks troubles. Hazy golden. Aroma of slightly stale citric hops. Flavor has a bit of sweetish malt, and bitter citric hops, a bit stale. Medium-bodied.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Apr 2016 at 09:21


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draught @ Stout Irish Pub, Toronto. Pours slightly hazy amber with small white head, Clear aroma of malt and hops, with fruity and estery touches and citric hints. Bitter, hoppy flavour with estery notes and touches of malt and fruit, possibly orange peel as well. Mild, estery and slightly fruity aftertaste. Low carbonation. Refreshing and agreeable but not top-notch.

Tried on 06 Jul 2015 at 21:23


1.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 0.5

Glass, 4-ounce, draught, during the Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 13 2014; eye: caramel with an orangey hue, lightly hazy, tiny ring of tan head, no lacing; nose: sour, infected; mouth: sour, infected; overall: why serve infected beer? FRANÇAIS Verre, 4 onces, en fût, lors du Mondial de la bière, savourée le 13 juin 2014; œil : caramel avec une teinte orangée, légèrement voilée, petit anneau de mousse fauve, pas de dentelle; nez : aigre, infection; bouche : aigre, infection; en résumé : à quoi ça sert de servir une bière infectée?

Tried on 29 Sep 2014 at 16:23


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On tap at the Ottawa Beerfest. Hawaiian Style Pale Ale served in my 5$ Spearhead tasting snifter. Their flagship beer pours an opaque copper-orange. The nose is a burst of  piney orange citrus hops. Not sure what they mean by Hawaiian but this is quite good. It has a crisp mouthfeel of palate cleansing bitterness, It’s  a clean bitter hoppy pale ale with a solid malt backbone.

Tried from Draft on 18 Aug 2014 at 05:28



7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Bottle from the LCBO. Pours a light slightly hazy amber with a small white head. Nose is pine, grass and citrus with definite pineapple notes. Sweet malt backbone leads to a nice bitter blend of pine and citrus. Far from being distracting, the pineapple blends seamlessly with the usual Pale Ale character to make a really interesting beer. Body is a bit light but the slick mouth and good carbonation leading to a dry bitter finish are excellent. Really enjoyable.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Feb 2014 at 16:48