Big Swell IPA - Maui Brewing Co.

kemoarps

Washington

4.1/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Pours a hazy straw colour. Bubbly white head that dissipates but sticks around just enough to lace the sides beautifully.

The nose is almost a honey sweet with that citrusy/floral hop background bringing it along. This is a delicious smelling beer. Good balance on the aroma.

The taste follows the smell fairly well, expanding on the themes presented and filling out to be a well balanced IPA. The hops are somewhere between floral and grapefruit bitter, with an earthy maltiness running along underneath. The more I drink of this beer, the more I like it.

Smoothe. I'm drinking it on a 100 degree day, and it seems just about perfect. Well balanced and drinkable, though I feel that if I had more than one or two in a sitting it might get overbearing and lose some of its enjoyability. Definitely pick it up if it's available in your area and you have even a passing interest in it.

Serving type: can

05-28-2012 21:46:37 | More by kemoarps

July2Nov

Hawaii

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-20-2013 03:37:04 | More by July2Nov

hilgart1

Illinois

4/5  rDev +4.7%

05-19-2013 02:32:00 | More by hilgart1

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