Wailua Wheat - Kona Brewing Co.

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

3.49/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Was pleasantly surprised. Not a big fan of their other beers (save the porter, which is their best). This one offered your usual wheat fare, but with whatever (passion) fruit they brewed it with, gave it a little more levity, which strangely, was nice. Proper subtle amount of hopping. Doesn't seem like a wheat you'd want to put any additional fruit into.

Poured out looking like a wheat beer, a little cloudy, a little haze, small 1/2" white head on the top. Aroma was wheat and tropical fruit, seems apropos. Taste delivered both as well.

A great hot weather beer for around the pool.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2009 22:50:28 | More by Beerandraiderfan

siddhartha

Colorado

1.75/5  rDev -47.8%

05-22-2013 01:31:34 | More by siddhartha

Nachos4two

Illinois

2/5  rDev -40.3%

05-21-2013 23:30:35 | More by Nachos4two

KingMe

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -3%

05-21-2013 23:00:55 | More by KingMe

MacStinson

Michigan

3/5  rDev -10.4%

05-21-2013 21:52:52 | More by MacStinson

Mark88

Ohio

4/5  rDev +19.4%

05-21-2013 02:28:15 | More by Mark88

Falcone

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -10.4%

05-20-2013 23:56:17 | More by Falcone

sparx1100

Minnesota

2.5/5  rDev -25.4%

05-20-2013 02:07:46 | More by sparx1100

Whiskeydeez

Kansas

2.5/5  rDev -25.4%

05-19-2013 17:11:08 | More by Whiskeydeez

Flashyspoons

Louisiana

3/5  rDev -10.4%

05-19-2013 00:42:07 | More by Flashyspoons

jkane101

New Jersey

2/5  rDev -40.3%

05-18-2013 22:12:01 | More by jkane101

jbarletto

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -10.4%

05-18-2013 21:40:25 | More by jbarletto

JArena13

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +19.4%

05-15-2013 02:46:24 | More by JArena13

Flippymoz

New York

4/5  rDev +19.4%

05-14-2013 01:35:31 | More by Flippymoz

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.7/5  rDev -19.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

The embossed bottle advertises this stuff as "liquid aloha", and I hope it keeps that promise. This stuff pours a clear pale straw topped by a finger of white foam. The nose comprises successive blasts of dry, funky wheat, with only a mild twinge of papaya (well, I guess it's really passion fruit, but it seems like papaya to me...maybe mango...you get the point) on the sea floor. Given some time to breathe, though, the fruit comes through stronger, sharper. The taste is basically a low-budget rehash of the smell, with the wheat replaced by straight barley-like grain and the fruit with an analogous powder, not unlike a tropical Kool-Aid mix. Suffice it to say, this direct-to-video remake is hardly a replacement for the original, which, in and of itself, wasn't exactly a classic. The body is pretty light, with a light moderate carbonation and a watery feel. Overall, I applaud the general idea behind this beer, but the execution leaves quite a bit to be desired.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2013 03:16:27 | More by TMoney2591

jminch

Ohio

3.75/5  rDev +11.9%

05-12-2013 11:24:55 | More by jminch

leftoverburrito

Oregon

2.75/5  rDev -17.9%

05-09-2013 01:20:21 | More by leftoverburrito

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.25/5  rDev -3%

05-04-2013 20:20:58 | More by Kelp

cnwillis31

Maine

3/5  rDev -10.4%

05-02-2013 20:16:47 | More by cnwillis31

blurredline

Oregon

2.75/5  rDev -17.9%

04-29-2013 04:51:49 | More by blurredline

Jason1337

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -10.4%

04-28-2013 15:37:29 | More by Jason1337

thatoneguymike

Georgia

4/5  rDev +19.4%

04-28-2013 01:03:09 | More by thatoneguymike

sajaffe1

Alabama

3.76/5  rDev +12.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Poured from the bottle into a glass tankard

A- This ale is bubbly, clear and yellow. Looks a lot like a typical American adjunct lager.

S- This smells like pineapple, which I like and a blend of other tropical fruits. Must be the passion fruit. There is also a bit of wheat on the nose.

T- This is pretty fruity tasting and fairly sweet. There is some noticeable wheat and hops, which remind you this is still a beer.

M- Slightly above average and a bit like an AAL but better.

O- Not bad if you like a sweeter beer and/ or want to try something new. Good, but not great.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2013 20:43:05 | More by sajaffe1

Proclarush

Rhode Island

3.25/5  rDev -3%

04-26-2013 03:18:02 | More by Proclarush

Beerswag

California

3.25/5  rDev -3%

04-24-2013 20:59:49 | More by Beerswag