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Mehana Hawaii Lager


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A Vienna brewed by
Mehana Brewing Company

Hilo, Hawaii USA

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312.92/5.02.91/5.0-63.5 Lager glass P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This Hawaiian-style European lager is most often described as being very smooth with lots of body and some bitterness. It is an all-malt brew with the tropical taste in mind. This lager has a deep copper color with a malty aroma and subtle fruitiness creating a caramel maltiness on the palate with a sweet malt aftertaste.

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 toncatcher (200), Santee - SAN DIEGO, California, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/511/20

Feb 25, 2008  
I had this on the plane ride back from Honolulu. Pours amber with a surprisingly thick creamy head into a plastic cup, yes I know, with some lacing. Aroma of spice. Flavors of a saison, spice, banana, malt. All in all a pretty nice brew.

 Ale_Drinker (1066), Sunnyvale, California, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/54/103/510/20
Jun 19, 2008  
Not really sure why this is listed as a vienna. Besides the beer being pale yellow, there is really no malt presence at all. Not much hops either. I would put this as maybe a American Premium. That should give you a good idea of what this beer tastes like.


weezfour (80), Oradell, New Jersey, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/56/103/58/20
May 4, 2008  
Hmm nothing big to mention here, basically what you would expect out of any lager. Pretty run of the mill stuff. Coming from Hawaii I guess you just naturally want things to be a little bit more exotic, but I guess sometimes a lager is a lager is a lager. Definitely not bad by any means though.


 VitaminR (267), Colorado, USA
4.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/105/59/104/519/20
Feb 13, 2008  
Fruity aroma, lots of banana. Deep yellow with some orange undertones. Sweet malt, with a dry finish. Full and round, seemed like a German Helles. One of the better non-Pilsener American lagers--Great!


 BeerBelcher (714), Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/56/103/58/20
Jan 26, 2008  
My Dad spent Christmas on Kauai and all I got was this (mostly) lousy beer. A pretty bad aroma, but a decent flavor, although a bit spicy for a lager. Appearance was a soapy and slightly dirty looking caramel color. Aroma was mercaptan and pretty much only mercaptan - think a compost pile. Flavor was significantly better, although not great. There is a malted milk ball flavor with significant cloviness and some evidence of hops. Mouthfeel is clean and as a lager should be. I can’t really recommend this, but it is not awful and a bit unique.




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