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Kona Wailua Wheat

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26
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bottled
common

on tap
common

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
3362.77/5.02.77/5.0Special5.4%51.4Flute
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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 BallyLoser (134), Redmond, Washington, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/103/511/20
Jul 19, 2008  
Sweet aroma, light taste. Clear amber colour. Light taste of passion fruit. Clean finish.


 Hank1980 (764), Athens, Georgia, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Bottle. Pours a clear gold with a small white head. Aroma of passion fruit, citrus, malt. Taste is also of passion fruit, with yeast and grain. I didn’t think the passion fruit is overwhelming, though I may be in the minority. I thought the fruit was as subtle as passion fruit could be, though I’d agree it wasn’t particularly "wheaty".


 SuperDave70 (1157), Beautiful Sunny Mesa, Arizona, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 17, 2008  
Hazy light gold pour with a small foamy white head. Sweet fruity aroma with just a hint of yeast and grain. Sweet fake fruity flavor as well, which masks any wheat beer properties I was hoping to find. Refreshing enough, but just average.


 Hangover (768), Atlanta, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/512/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Clear, golden pour with a thin white head and lots of active carbonation streamers. Aroma has some light honey, citrus (orange) and what I assume is passion fruit. Taste is mostly passion fruit. None of the banana, clove, or any esters I would associate with a wheat. For what it is, a passion fruit flavored beer, it’s OK. On tap I bet it would be a bit creamier and probably rate a couple points higher. Good enough.


 Floback (335), Naples, Florida, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/54/103/59/20
Jul 15, 2008  
Six-pack from Publix grocery store. After tasting this, I wish I hadn’t gotten a six-pack of it. Pours a 3 cm. white head with a hazy golden color.The nose here is soapy and quite unappealing. Flavors are wheat, something fruity-not sure if its passion fruit or not-, and marshmallows. Light/medium body and medium carbonation. If anything, this is a decent session brew, but that would be a slight exaggeration.


 marcus (1869), Sacramento, California, USA
2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/102/57/20
Jul 14, 2008  
This cloudy yellow beer poured with a thin white head and a sweetish wheat aroma. The flavor is flat, almost tasteless, with a hint of passion fruit. It’s refreshing, but not much else.


Sandman2222 (42), Florida, USA
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/514/20
Jul 13, 2008  
Golden pour with a semi-fruit/semi-wheat nose on it. Taste passion fruit on top at first, mellowing off into a pretty solid wheat beer. Better for those who don’t want to venture too far off a wheat, but want something more than Blue Moon has to offer.


 Suttree (2732), Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/57/103/513/20
Jul 12, 2008  
Golden yellow, with a citrusy, flowery, cinnamon and mango aroma. Flavor is a kind of non-specific citrusy, with a mish mash of grapefruit and lemon and lime and oraqgne. I guess that would the passionfruit. The fruityness more or less overwhelms everything.



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