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Kona Wailua Wheat

Kona Wailua Wheat - Fruit Beer

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26
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Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer

Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

bottled
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 Ratings  Average  Score  Seasonal  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
3292.77/5.02.77/5.0Special5.4%51.7Flute
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Commercial Description:
Limited release. Swimming in a fresh water pool at the base of a cascading waterfall is what we all imagine we would find in paradise. On Maui, follow the old Hana Highway and you will find such a place – Wailua Falls. This plunging cascade of clear water is the inspiration for our Limited Release Wailua Wheat. This golden, sun colored ale has a bright, citrusy flavor that comes from the tropical passion fruit we brew into each batch. Sit back, relax and enjoy paradise anytime.

Editor's Note: Lilikoi Wheat was renamed to Wailua Wheat (both on draft and in bottle).

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 Elwood (647), Leesburg, Virginia, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/59/20
Nov 7, 2009  
Serving: 12 oz. bottle. Appearance: Pale gold color with a frothy, white head. Poor head retention. Aroma: Slightly fruity (the passion fruit I am guessing), light (very light) wheat notes, and not much else. Rather light overall. Flavor: Odd fruitiness (the passion fruit), some citrus, a bit of paper, and a touch of wheat. A bit on the uneven side as it doesn’t quite come together. Palate: Medium carbonation with a light mouthfeel and an odd, fruity finish that seems to stick around. Overall: Not the best wheat or fruit beer for that matter. Not recommended.


 FROTHINGSLOSH (1961), GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
Oct 10, 2009  
A gift from a friend coming in from out west. Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a pale yellow-golden color with a small white head. The aroma was tangy passion fruit with a perfumey undertone. The flavor was dryish and tart with a fairly strong and distinct passion fruit element. The finish was tangy and fruity. Medium body. Odd but decent.


 rocbyter (902), Waterbury, Connecticut, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/102/511/20
Sep 28, 2009  
Wheat and dry tangy fruit in the aroma. Light cloudy color with a small white head. Light beginning getting sweeter in the middle and fading in the finish. Light palate.


 mrhoppy (208), Santa Clara, California, USA
1.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/104/52/101/53/20
Sep 19, 2009  
Strange, I don’t like the aroma but the taste at first is good. Then as you drink it starts to get dank. Not to good.


 Fratto (662), Arlington, Texas, USA
0.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/101/51/101/51/20
Sep 17, 2009  
This beer literally smells like diarrhea. I’m not joking. I had to chug it in order to finish it off.


 Radek Kliber (3912), Toronto (Can) Krotoszyn (Pol), Ontario, Canada
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/54/102/57/20
Sep 8, 2009  
bottle 355 ml
Appearance: light haze on golden base, minimal light top 2-
Nose: dusty with feel of cardboard, slight fruity feel at finish.
Flavor/Palate : mid thin bodied. Lighter middle with harsh fruity feel, honey sweetness, grainy hints with touch of wheat. Rough aftertaste. What did they try to accomplish?


 Pwn3d (1036), Manhattan, New York, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/104/515/20
Sep 7, 2009  
Bottled from mo’s and split with kmoonlegend in Lynn Massachusetts on a hot afternoon by the pool. Wildly refreshing, simple and tart wheat beer. Passon fruit notes are subtle but right on. Very tart, prickly, wheat ale. Compliant, unique and underrated.


 Wiseblood (658), Clarksville, Tennessee, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/55/102/59/20
Sep 3, 2009  
Light gold, slightly cloudy, with small, creamy head. The aroma is grain and some fruity esters. The flavor is weak, balancing bitter-sour against fruit juice. Slightly sweet, sour. Odd flavor combination.



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