Fire Rock Pale Ale - Kona Brewing Co.

Raven3464

Japan

3.48/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Beer pours a clear, copper body with a soapy head. There is a light amount of carbonation:

Smell: Citrus, pine and sweet malts are noticed right away. A floral aroma starts to take over as the beer warms.

Taste: Sweet fruit, like pineapple and orange, are tasted at first with a light hop bite at the end. It would have been better had the flavors been more pronounced.

Mouth feel: It is light bodied for the style. A little more carbonation also would be nice. Otherwise, it is refreshing.

Overall: It is an average pale ale. As stated above, flavors could be more pronounced and a little more hops would not hurt either. Overall, it is a decent attempt at the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2012 12:31:29 | More by Raven3464

Budinetz

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-19-2013 06:47:04 | More by Budinetz

grubefresh

Arizona

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-19-2013 06:37:54 | More by grubefresh

tjsdomer2

Illinois

3.41/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance: Ruby-copper with good foam and decent lacing. Not too much carbonation.

Smell: Sweet caramel and dry hay. Not incredible, but a nice balance.

Taste/Mouthfeel: Dry hay and a hint of caramel. A bit too sour in the background. Pretty active carbonation, but flattens in finish.

Overall Drinkability: Not as good as Pipeline Porter or Coconut Brown...not even close. Enjoyable to start, but not great in the end.

Serving type: bottle

05-19-2013 01:17:49 | More by tjsdomer2

bzach

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-18-2013 23:02:46 | More by bzach

jkane101

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -17.4%

05-18-2013 22:13:16 | More by jkane101

neenerzig

Ohio

3.74/5  rDev +3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured out of a 12 oz bottle into one of my pint glasses. This beer pours a clear medium to copper/amber/dark golden color with a white head that is initially 1 inch when first poured. Settles pretty quickly to a medium to thick ring lining the inside of the glass with a pretty good film layer of foam hanging out on the beer's surface. Pretty decent lacing too. Aromas of slightly toasted caramel malt and some grassy, floral hop notes. Decent flavors of some slightly toasted caramel malt and some grassy floral hop bitterness. Good balance of the malt sweetness and the hop bitterness, but the hop bitterness does tend to be the more dominant flavor profile here. Has a crisp, yet smooth, oily and even slightly rubbery medium to full bodied mouth feel with moderate carbonation. Easy to drink in the way good beer should be.

Eric

Serving type: bottle

05-18-2013 04:30:41 | More by neenerzig

SmellsofMahagony

Texas

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-18-2013 02:46:46 | More by SmellsofMahagony

eheinz

Illinois

3/5  rDev -17.4%

05-18-2013 00:57:24 | More by eheinz

Imperial_Sapient_Groat

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-17-2013 18:48:31 | More by Imperial_Sapient_Groat

Carpentiere

New Hampshire

2.25/5  rDev -38%

05-16-2013 22:49:29 | More by Carpentiere

ajtorres311

Florida

3/5  rDev -17.4%

05-16-2013 18:05:10 | More by ajtorres311

BurnMeInMyBar

Florida

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-15-2013 21:02:08 | More by BurnMeInMyBar

drummermattie02

Texas

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-14-2013 18:18:45 | More by drummermattie02

Sunnanek

Sweden

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-14-2013 15:55:00 | More by Sunnanek

BeastLU

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-14-2013 14:58:36 | More by BeastLU

Flippymoz

New York

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-14-2013 01:36:20 | More by Flippymoz

durlta

Iowa

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-11-2013 22:47:34 | More by durlta

muddyh2oblues

Illinois

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-11-2013 20:01:32 | More by muddyh2oblues

Celtics76

Rhode Island

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-11-2013 18:54:33 | More by Celtics76

bigpoppa67

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -3.6%

05-10-2013 04:22:39 | More by bigpoppa67

Hopinista

Nevada

4/5  rDev +10.2%

05-10-2013 01:01:17 | More by Hopinista

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -17.4%

05-08-2013 03:58:43 | More by tommyguz

blknikon

Massachusetts

3.25/5  rDev -10.5%

05-07-2013 23:40:12 | More by blknikon

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +3.3%

05-06-2013 02:39:34 | More by ZEB89