Hawaiian Robust Porter - Pineapple Infused

Draught at the brewery, 9/9/16.
I will preface this by saying that the brewer freely admitted the coconut is very intensely-done here and so I certainly take that in to account.
The beer is a rather muddy, drab, mahogany with deep auburn tints and a small, dark beige head atop showing low retention, no doubt mostly in part from the adjuncts.
In the nose, it’s immediately full of coconut. Fresh, liberraly-used coconut that smells real, but very dominant. It transitions slowly, at first, to a juicy, lightly tangy pineapple with dry, earthy, roasty cacao notes on the edges. Seems quite dry from the nose, as there certainly isn’t much in the way of deep, rich, sumptuous malts. That’s fine, I suppose, and I’m glad it doesn’t seem like it will be too sweet, but some more base malt character would certainly help balance the coconut and pineapple better. Clean and with no alcohol noted.
Big coconut-pineapple flavors abound in the mouth, with a very dry, somewhat undermalted or overattenuated feel to it. It’s borderline and I do appreciate the dryness, but it does need a touch more malt sweetness and just all around maltiness for body/texture. Cacao notes in the background and bitter chocolate, light powdered cocoa and a touch of roast, with light milk chocolate and lots of juicy pineapple lingering. Moderately roasty overall, but much of it overshadowed by the pineapple and coconut. So overall, definitely very much on to something here and I don’t even like coconut very much. Just needs a little more maltiness all around. Though I do like that they erred on the side of more dry instead of less.