Gold Cliff IPA
Kona Brewing Company in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, United States πΊπΈ
IPA - West Coast Regular|
Score
6.68
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Gold Cliff IPA features real pineapple, along with bright, tropical fruit aromas of Mosaic and Citra hops and a hint of smooth caramel malt.
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6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle, Legacy. Bright, amber colour, with a thin head. On the nose light piοΏ½a, touch of orange. Soft body, moderate bitterness and a fair bit of sweetness. Balanced, but I guess the point is that the fruit adds this element to an overwise basic IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Aug 2018
at 02:35
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Total Wine in Sacramento, CA. Pours bright gold with a sort of creamy white head. Aroma is tropical. Hints at pineapple. Med body or so. Flavor is tropical. But flavors? Mango? Melon? Pineapple? I can't reliably parse this stuff. It's fairly dry. Moderately bitter. Decent IPA, but far from the current pack of marvelous ales.
Tried
from Bottle
on 09 Aug 2018
at 01:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
22nd July 2018
Clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, lightly sweet. Hops are a mellow orange, semi fresh. Touches of tangerine and grapefruit. Mild hop spice before the semi dry finish. Tidy and drinks light for it's 7.2% but it could do with a lot more hops.
Clear gold beer, small pale cream colour head. Palate is smooth and has reasonable fine carbonation. Light malts, lightly sweet. Hops are a mellow orange, semi fresh. Touches of tangerine and grapefruit. Mild hop spice before the semi dry finish. Tidy and drinks light for it's 7.2% but it could do with a lot more hops.
Tried
on 22 Jul 2018
at 17:22
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottled 355ml (Alko web)
Clear golden-amber colour, small white head and some lace. A bit bready aroma has some citrusy hoppyness and sweet maltyness. Medium-bodied. Crisp front. Citrusy, piney, mentholy hops, pale maltyness. Not really pineapply, some fruity sweetness. Clean palate. Light citrus in the aftertaste. Ok old school feeling.
Clear golden-amber colour, small white head and some lace. A bit bready aroma has some citrusy hoppyness and sweet maltyness. Medium-bodied. Crisp front. Citrusy, piney, mentholy hops, pale maltyness. Not really pineapply, some fruity sweetness. Clean palate. Light citrus in the aftertaste. Ok old school feeling.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jul 2018
at 18:09
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Immediate aroma of pineapple when the bottle is opened. Pours amber/coppery. Thick head, heavy carbonation. Tastes of pineapple. Palate includes lemongrass and heavy but well balanced hops. Heavy IPA mouthfeel, but still definitely drinkable.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Jul 2018
at 22:35
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
On Tap at Taphouse, Boise Clear golden witha full lasting white head. Very mild IPA characteristics. Muted tropical and citrusy hop aromas and flavors. and under bittered for an IPA. Particularly a pretty big one like this. Still, balanced in its over all tame character.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 May 2018
at 20:54