Kona Moon Porter
Six Rivers Brewery

Kona Moon PorterKona Moon Porter
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From:
Six Rivers Brewery
 
California, United States
Style:
American Porter
ABV:
5%
Score:
77
Avg:
3.24 | pDev: 17.59%
Reviews:
23
Ratings:
34
Status:
Active
Rated:
Nov 23, 2014
Added:
Mar 29, 2006
Wants:
  4
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by bradleyp:
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Reviewed by bradleyp from Illinois

3.95/5  rDev +21.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Thanks to Market of Choice for stocking this beer.

A: A very dark brown color with a nice batch of lacing around the entire glass.

S: Coffee is very pungent in the aroma. Almost like coffee with cream type smell.

T: A nice malt flavor, can't really sense the type of hops used, but coffee is the main flavor that I sense.

M: Smooth, easy drinking, not too heavy, but not watery like some other Porters I've had recently.

O: A very enjoyable beer that I wouldn't mind having again. I really enjoy coffee flavored beers, especially Coffee Porters. I would recommend this beer to coffee lovers, as well as beer lovers.
Jul 02, 2011
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.5 by a77cj7 from South Dakota

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by jakecattleco from California

Aug 15, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Hopstout from Minnesota

Aug 07, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by ackeeper from Illinois

May 22, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by GRG1313 from California

Jan 29, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by Nage37 from California

Jul 24, 2012
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Reviewed by Offa from California

3.97/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Black, med tan head steadily shrinks to foamy ring and wisps.

Aroma is coffee, roasted caramelized bread, hints of chocolate.

Taste is roasted coffee sweetness and bitterness, earthy woodiness, general roasty bread, nicely integrated balanced, and complementary elements.
Apr 26, 2012
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Reviewed by AmberMan22 from Minnesota

3.44/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5
I pour this out of my 22oz bomber, and realize that no head is developing. I pour aggressively, but a fizzy head disappears almost instantly. So, no head and therefore no lace. However, this is a firmly coffee-bean brown that doesn't let much light through. It certainly looks like a coffee porter.

It smells much of coffee than it does of porter, but I am fondly reminded of one of my favorite beers -- Moe's Bender (A limited Surly release). Bold and earthy coffee beans mix with hints of vanilla, and bitter dark chocolate. It's like a French Café just fused with a Belgian Chocolatier house.

This beer barely tastes more like a beer than it does a coffee drink. Carrying barely any carbonation, it feels like a coffee drink. Kona Moon Porter sure is a schizophrenic beer. The taste carries all of the notes of the smell: rich and dark coffee grounds, vanilla, and bitter chocolate. It's hard to determine whether hops lend a bit of bitterness, or if the bitter coffee is confusing me.
I'll say it has a bit of a hop bitterness to it, though the beer seems to have a strange lack of malt. Kona Moon is fairly thin, and I can't distinctly pick out a malty taste.

So -- is it delicious? Yes. Is it a good coffee porter? Jury is still out on that one. Certainly worth a try, but I'd appreciate a little more porter to serve as a base, and a little less java.
Jan 10, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by Omer4176 from California

Dec 31, 2011
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Reviewed by OleJohnnieAle from Minnesota

3.38/5  rDev +4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A: A very dark brown color with minimal head and almost no lacing left behind.

S: Coffee... coffeee and ahhhh more coffee. Very strong roastted coffee aroma. Tried hard to pick others out of this and couldn't.

T: Unlike the smell, I get a lot more out of the taste. A decent toasted malt note up front and a nice sweet coffee note.

M: VERY Smooth and easy drinking. Looked like it may be heavier but wasn't. Wasn't watered down or anything.

O: A decent average porter. I would have this one again but wouldn't search it out. Good coffee porter worth a try.
Dec 29, 2011
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Reviewed by stakem from Pennsylvania

2.59/5  rDev -20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Thanks to jh1982 for the chance to try this one. Poured from a bomber into a tulip shaped pint glass. The brew appears dark brown in color with more than a finger of tan froth sitting atop. Around the edges, you can see lighter brown clarity. When held to the light, the main portion of the body is murky with some redness about it. As the cap slowly fades, it leaves some finger-like strings of lace sticking to the glass.

The smell of this brew has quite a bit of tangy elements. It somewhat suggests the awkward citrus that is evident in some forms of coffee but as it mixes with a mineral component it is well, interesting. A light swirl releases some sulfur notes as well as some roasty coffee.

The taste is as tangy as you might imagine based off the aroma. Musty grain mixes with stale coffee flavoring that gets a twist of citrus hops. Very minimal roast here but the bitterness towards the back is more of a roasty bitterness than hoppy bitterness. Mild chocolate grain and minerals are the last thought. The aftertaste has a light amount of earthy character mixed with some lactic character that is almost tart.

This is a medium to light bodied brew with a modest amount of carbonation. It has a very watery feel about it that makes me think that this brew was blended with brewed coffee and not aged over the beans or cold steeped. I am usually a big fan of coffee porters and stouts, this was just missed for me. Perhaps this one is just over the hill, this is at least the 3rd different coffee brew I have had that was tangy and stale tasting instead of fresh and roasty.
Dec 13, 2011
 
Rated: 4 by tbeq00 from California

Dec 10, 2011
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Reviewed by gregb13 from California

3.65/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours typical of the style; nice frothy mocha head and lacing. Smells very roasty with a nice sweet espresso character; also a slight lactic sweetness. Taste is dominated by roasted notes and bitter espresso. Mouthfeel is medium. Very easy drinking, minimal aftertaste.

If the taste followed the nose closer (more sweet espresso rathan than sharp espresso bitterness) than I would rate this one much higher. As it is, it's a pretty good beer.
Dec 06, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by drop6301 from Minnesota

Nov 26, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by Booman from California

Nov 15, 2011
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Reviewed by Pellinore1 from Illinois

3.3/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to sdhomebrewer for sending this one.

Pours deep brown, nearly black into a pint glass. A finger of light tan head leaves a tiny bit of lacing down the glass.

I smell nice roasty malt with a hint of coffee, as well as a slight sourness that seems out of place.

The coffee is a more evident in the flavor, but it isn't backed up by enough rich malt to balance it out.

Medium to full-bodied, with light carbonation, the mouthfeel is unremarkable.

A decent beer, but the flavor and aroma just don't come together that well.
Nov 05, 2011
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Reviewed by DarthKostrizer from California

3/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Look: Black and totally opaque with 1/4 inch head and ok retention

Smell: Very subtle notes of coffee and very sweet chocolate

Taste: This beer taste like cold stale coffee

Mouthfeel: Medium to full body with low carbonation

Overall: Why did I waste my money
Oct 25, 2011
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Reviewed by MrVonzipper from California

2.41/5  rDev -25.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Thanks DarthKostrizer for ending our bottleshare on a bad note with this drainpour.

Black with mahogany edges and a tan bubbly head decent retention. Mild lacing if any.

Nose is muted Bitter chocolate and bitter, stale coffee. 

Flavor is the same as nose except, unfortunately it's in your mouth. Bitter and kinda flat flavor. Stale coffee.

Very high spritzy carbonation. Bad for style. 

Overall an all around bad beer. This needs Alot of work.
Oct 18, 2011
Kona Moon Porter from Six Rivers Brewery
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 34 ratings