Big Swell IPA - Maui Brewing Co.

Bookseeb

Washington

3.88/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Appearance has a slightly cloudy light golden color supporting a healthy head leaving fair lace. Smell of caramel malt, citrus grapefruit having a nice aroma of floral hops. Taste has a nice balance of sweet caramel malt, grapefruit bitter with the hops definitely present but not overpowering. Mouthfeel is medium with good carbonation. A very nice easy going IPA that I would love to try on tap.

Serving type: can

12-13-2012 01:37:45 | More by Bookseeb

Syracuse12

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -14.9%

05-16-2013 06:26:27 | More by Syracuse12

jaystooge

Washington

4.75/5  rDev +24.3%

05-11-2013 18:45:39 | More by jaystooge

megamass

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-08-2013 22:43:37 | More by megamass

leftoverburrito

Oregon

2.5/5  rDev -34.6%

05-08-2013 03:42:43 | More by leftoverburrito

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -8.4%

05-04-2013 23:38:58 | More by Kelp

BeerRefugee

Oklahoma

3.91/5  rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 4

Pours a slightly hazy orange color. Big white head with good retention and lacing. Very nice aroma of citrus and piney hops along with some caramel sweetness. Flavor is similarly well-balanced. The caramel malt is a little more noticeable, but really enhances rather than detracts from the hoppiness of the beer. Medium-full bodied and a touch undercarbonated for my taste, but a really very good beer.

Serving type: can

04-30-2013 21:14:40 | More by BeerRefugee

spycow

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-28-2013 22:15:59 | More by spycow

JISurfer

South Carolina

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-25-2013 22:32:22 | More by JISurfer

DougLana

Michigan

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-25-2013 17:51:53 | More by DougLana

BlueMoon10

Mississippi

3/5  rDev -21.5%

04-22-2013 22:29:16 | More by BlueMoon10

thomas2357

Virginia

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-20-2013 03:16:03 | More by thomas2357

zacharko

Alberta (Canada)

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-20-2013 01:13:07 | More by zacharko

iSip

Colorado

2.68/5  rDev -29.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Maui Brewing Big Swell IPA: This beer pours with a clear golden body and decent head. The aroma is fruity. And the flavor is very fruity as well, I taste passionfruit or something like that. No hop bitterness. All in all, not bad for something different, but not up to par with the many competing IPA's out there when you are in the mood for a great IPA.

Serving type: can

04-16-2013 17:20:14 | More by iSip

prlykens

Colorado

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-16-2013 02:54:56 | More by prlykens

eawolff99

Minnesota

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-14-2013 03:26:35 | More by eawolff99

Dope

Massachusetts

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Canned 12/10/12

A: Pours a clear amber with a good sized fizzy white head. Slowly fading head leaves minimal fluffy bits of lacing behind. Decent retention.

S: Mild grapefruit. A little caramel.

T: Again, mild grapefruit up front. Surprisingly sweet with a nice caramel backdrop. Brief wave of bitterness in the middle. Finishes with mild grapefruit and that sweet caramel pervading.

M: Medium bodied with a bit of a drying finish.

O: Hmph, not bad. Nicely balanced but simple. I enjoyed the flavors, they meld well and it goes down easily.

Serving type: can

04-12-2013 03:13:58 | More by Dope

omlooper

Missouri

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-10-2013 23:49:24 | More by omlooper

cletusdog

California

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-07-2013 23:58:31 | More by cletusdog

JReites

Florida

4/5  rDev +4.7%

04-05-2013 23:43:37 | More by JReites

polopaul20

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

04-05-2013 20:23:38 | More by polopaul20

Blaze5445

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-29-2013 23:38:52 | More by Blaze5445

TeachChefs

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -1.8%

03-29-2013 23:00:07 | More by TeachChefs

HopChef44

Massachusetts

4/5  rDev +4.7%

03-27-2013 01:05:57 | More by HopChef44

rawfish

California

3.9/5  rDev +2.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours clear copper with a slight chill haze forming a billowing two and a half finger high head. Retention is average but leave nice streaks of lacing on the glass.

Smell is a bit light and rather sweet. Caramel malts and honey under a hop profile of oranges, mango and pine agitation brings the aroma up some make it more floral and bright.

Solid malty backbone, caramel malts slightly sweetened by molasses. Hop flavor is primarily pine which stays at an even keel while welcoming in notes of grapefruit rind and oranges. Very smooth taste, bitterness is present but not overly bold. Finished clean without much drying. Grapefruit rind lingers in the aftertaste.

Smooth across the palate with appropriate carbonation and body. Could dry better but finishes neatly.

Appropriate for a can, an IPA that is solid all around and you wouldn't be missing any of the aroma or flavor by sacrificing the glass. Good canned beer, one of Hawaii's best.

Serving type: can

03-26-2013 02:56:49 | More by rawfish