Kona Pipeline Porter

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: Porter
Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

12 oz. bottle pourd into pint glass- poured non transparent black when held to a light source, high-light carbonation of very tiny bubbles, nice tan one finger head formed but showed minimal lacing. Aroma of a dark roasted malt, brown sugar, and coffee. Hits the mouth with a wide body, malt was nicely roasted, sweet coffee comes in the middle and it’s not Folgers kids (!), finish has twang of coffee remaining and is a little acidic. Now I just have to remember that this isn’t coffee because I want to crack the rest open early in the morning to wake up to!!!

12 oz. single bottle from Total Wine in Jacksonville, FL. Pours a dark brown with a nice tan head. Aroma is all coffee and maybe a touch of malt. Taste is rather bodacious with a coffee and roasted malt combination. Very drinkable, not too overwhelming, a very nice porter.

Black beer with a pretty thick tan head. Nose is mostly coffee with a hint of chocolate and malteds candy. Whatever coffee they used in this is freakin’ tasty. A thinner bodied porter that allows the coffee addition to really shine. Easy to drink and enjoyable. Probably want more.

12 oz, bottled Aug 27, 08. Opaque black with a half-inch creamy head that deposits sugary lace. Aroma of fresh roasted coffee bean, slightly tempered with some dark brown sugar. Flavor is almost overpowering coffee at first, then some light caramel and marshmallow come to the rescue, leaving a nearly-balanced coffee and charred wood aftertaste. Medium body is a little watery (in a good way), smooth and roasty-dry. This is not my favorite porter, but I give it an extra tenth on "overall" for being exactly what it set out to be: a good Kona coffee-flavored beer.

Dark black beer, thin tan head. Good lacing. Buttey coffee aroma. Taste is like milk, sugar and loads of good coffee, and I don’t even drink coffee. Mouthfeel starts out smooth but finishes a lttle rough. Consistency is medium/thin. Finish has a lot of coffee.

SDFOB-2008. Draft. Smooth porter. Very good coffee flavors at the start and middle. Finish is a little off. A good drinking beer.

Appearance: Pours a dark brown, near black body with a bubbly, beige head. Smell: Coffee-scented nose with notes of dark malts, unsweetened chocolate, and a hint of dark caramel. Taste: Sweetened Breakfast Blend coffee with traces of chocolate and caramel. Not too terribly much in the way of hops or bitterness, but this serves to allow the coffee flavor to rest leisurely on the palate. Chocolate dosed coffee in the finish. Mouthfeel: Just barely medium-bodied. Medium carbonation. Drinkability: A surprising, subtly tasty treat with a reasonably, sensible ABV. I’ll have another, please.

Pours nearly black with a ruby hue and a clingy tan head. Obvious aroma of coffee with roasted, vanilla, leather and nutty notes. A bit thin in body with cocoa and coffee flavors. A little chalky with a little DMS. A little lackluster.