Kona Fire Rock Pale Ale

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

transparent bronze, thin head, minimal carbonation. The bitterness comes up front and overmatched the malt. finish is a little acidic. quick finish.

bottle at home ... copper ... fruity hop nose little spice ... toffee malts nicly balanced ... with fruity spicy hops ... disapointing bitter linger but none the less satisfying and a suprise.

Originally reviewed back on 7/15/04. Received 3.55 score. Added to my RB list to check "Hawai’i" as a beer state consumed. Modest pale ale from a rare beer state. Average pale with some shadows of Sierra Nevada’s classic. But they’re just shadows. Bready and malty with a kick of hops thrown in.

Bottle... Poured an amber color with an easy forming head. This beer had too much of an emphasize on malt. More like an amber ale to me. It was ok, but I need more hops.

This is a pretty solid pale ale. It has a fulll malty flavor with decent hops.

wow. a great beer from hawaii? yes. this is a wonderful pale ale that far from light and rich on great taste. a wonderful palate. please try.

Bottled. Light dusty grain aroma, with a bit of old paper and some pear skin. Mild butter. Amber-orange clear with quickly dissipating head. Watery body with medium-high carbonation. Starts rather dry with neutral fruit malt sweetness, a bit of light brown sugar, and sort of a malt liquor undertone. Light bitter nutty finish with dry after. Sweet and biscuity.

Bottle. Fairly dark amber color... amost brown with a half finger of head on top. Aromas are of caramel malt, pineapple and some citrus hops. Flavor tends to the malty/caramel side of the specturm that is present in the nose... and while the hops are there, they don’t come through crisply. Very nicely balanced, especially given the malt heavy body.