Kona Wailua Wheat

Brewed by Kona Brewing Company
Style: Fruit Beer
Kailua Kona, Hawaii USA

Sampler at Kona brewpub. Odd-looking, was a greenish yellow tint. Aroma is tart, lemony. Taste is a touch medicinal and quite sour. I know there’s passion fruit in here, so style points for that one, but too medicinal and tart for me....

Bottle @ Jens C.G. Pours clear golden with small bubbles on top. Nose is sweet of sugar, corn and fruit. Sweet fruity flavor of wheat and berries. Medium bodied. Ok

Very small white head with moderate carbonation. Presents a nice deep golden color. Taste of corn and reminds me of fresh papaya. Not too sweet and very enjoyable. After a while, the carbonation is quite reduced and the beer loses some of it’s qualities.

Presentation: It was poured from a brown 12oz, long neck bottle into a pint glass. The bottle has a “bottled on date” of 060409 notched into the label. Appearance: The body has good clarity and a nice golden color. It builds up a tall white head full of big loosely packed bubbles that quickly fade out. This only makes for a very little spotty lacing. Smell: The aroma is pleasant and has a little bit of sweet fruity mango and papaya like notes with a light grainy base. Taste/Palate: Its flavor is very close to what you would expect from its aroma. It is sweet overall and has a pleasant hint of tropical fruitiness. The finish is sweet as well and there is no balance from hops. It’s not overly sweet in my opinion but there is very little hop flavor at all. Notes: My overall feeling is that it is easy to drink, somewhat interesting and would have to say that I like this beer. I think this would be a great beer for non-beer drinkers or just people who don’t like bitter beers.

Bottel on 6-17-09 Pours crystal clear with a yellow to golden color with a med white head that lingers but just a little. Refeashing crisp and fruity but would lose apeal in the fall. Overall reminds me of a lite lager with fresh fruit flavor. Not bad but not great either.

Bottel on 6-17-09 Pours crystal clear with a yellow to golden color with a med white head that lingers but just a little. Refeashing crisp and fruity but would lose apeal in the fall. Overall reminds me of a lite lager with fresh fruit flavor. Not bad but not great either.

25th June 2008. Really not that fruity and also a little watery. A real let down this - was hoping for somethiing with more flavour than this.

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.