Hawaii Five Ale
Destihl Brewery in Normal, Illinois, United States 🇺🇸
Fruit Beer Regular|
Score
5.84
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Our fruity and juicy blonde ale will quickly transport your palate with a taste of paradise. Tropical flavors of pineapple, coconut, mango, peach and guava are balanced by smooth maltiness. One sip and you'll be singing the song of the islands. Aloha!
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5.6/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Super crisp light golden coloured body with the slightest amount of haze to a straw coloured body with a super thin, and ultra fast-dying pure white head, less than a centimetre tall. Aroma of lactose, mangoes, funk, light pineapple (fake) and a candied curacao and dried banana chip scent that makes this a bit off-putting and instead of fresh fruits, relies seemingly more on dried or canned fruits. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong fruity flavours dominate, again, with more of a dried fruit note with some coconuts, pineapple and of course, bunches of mangoes noticeable along with a softer wheat bite and some dry notes, especially at the end. Aftertaste shows grass, hay, dried fruits and fake sugars with a slightly funky and almost bad aftertaste of artificial notes and a dash of easy-drinking wheat at the tail end. Overall, a decent [at best] beer with some fruit notes, albeit on the dried/candied variety and some funk; While this remains easy-to-drink, this isn't soured, worth going after and especially NOT reminiscent of anything you'd get in any of the Hawaiian Islands. I sampled this twelve ounce can purchased from Total Wine in Towson, Maryland on 27-May-2019 for US$2,49 sampled at home in Washington on 28-October-2019.
Tried
from Can
on 29 Oct 2019
at 06:42
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Thin off white head left a small collar on a hazy gold body. Peach & coconut aroma. Medium bodied, tingly on the front with a softer back. Sweet floral tastes with syrup, mango, apple, l pineapple & a faint coconut finish.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2019
at 20:50
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Can as pictured. Not excited about this tick. Fairly clear pale ale with a thin head. Smells like corn, I think. Then maybe I get a caribean breeze, if I imagine enough, that is. Taste is that of a smelly perfumy candle. Weird fresh pineapple lurking in the background. Big fruity fruit punch mess of a beer. Some ratebeerians like that: Its OK by me. So be it. Like a six legged tick before its first blood blonde meal. I'll take 8 legged ticks before I smash them. Difficult brew fer-sher. Fruity like a $1 can of fruit cocktail you'd get at yer favorite grocery store.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Oct 2019
at 17:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. A- Coconut, tropical fruits. A- Gold color, hazy liquid, white head. T- Coconut, guava, subtle overripe fruit. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Coconut surprisingly dominates both the aroma and the flavor. A blonde ale filled with a crap ton of fruits. Probably goes in this order in terms of noticeable flavors: Coconut, guava, mango, pineapple, peach.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Aug 2019
at 21:36
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 7/2/2019. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with solid retention, that reduces to a thin spotty lace cap that lingers. Nice spotty lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, mango, melon, coconut, guava, berries, peach, pear, red apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light hay, straw, grass, musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of pineapple, coconut, mango, peach, guava, fruity/spicy/light funk yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big lightly tart/tangy pineapple, mango, melon, coconut, guava, berries, peach, pear, red apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, hay, straw, grass, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, light musty funk, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate fruit tang/tartness, and Brett spiciness on the finish. Lingering notes of tart/tangy pineapple, mango, melon, coconut, guava, berries, peach, pear, red apple, white grape/wine, peppercorn, wheat, cracker, and white bread dough; with light hay, straw, grass, musty funk, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, coconut, mango, peach, guava, fruity/spicy/light funk yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt, tart/tangy fruit, and yeast spiciness balance; with no cloying/puckering flavors after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from tart/tangy fruit and spicy yeast. Medium-plus carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 6.4%. Overall this is an excellent semi-wild fruit beer. All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of pineapple, coconut, mango, peach, guava, fruity/spicy/light funk yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, refreshing, and fairly crisp to drink with the mellowly acidic/tangy/drying finish; great soft feel. Great big juicy fruit presence, with solid Brett complexity; and a great balanced wheat/malt backbone. Light residual sweetness with crisp drying. A very enjoyable offering, and impressive style example. Not overwhelming on any aspect.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jul 2019
at 21:43
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Sampled from the can. Hazy light gold color with a white head. A unique taste mix of a pale ale and strong coconut. I expected to like it more than I do, but this blend isn't really working for me. Passable.
Tried
from Can
on 02 May 2019
at 03:00
8/10
Tried
on 02 Oct 2011
at 22:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
on tap-pours a white head and cloudy straw/yellow color. Aroma is sweet light/medium malt, pineapple. Taste is sweet light/medium malt, pineapple, mellon, slight hops.
Tried
from Draft
on 08 Aug 2010
at 07:41