Liquid Breadfruit | Maui Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Maui Brewing Co.
Hawaii, United States
mauibrewingco.com
Style: Fruit / Vegetable Beer
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 8.20%
Availability: Limited (brewed once)
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by Halcyondays on 11-17-2012
This beer is retired; no longer brewed.
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3.11/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
12 oz can. Pours a hazy golden orange with a big meringue white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is wit-like with some tropical fruit and funky yeast and pepper.
The flavor is earthy yeast with light tropical fruits and some peppery spices. There's some phenolic bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with slightly sharp carbonation.
Overall, it's more yeasty than fruity but a bit phenolic.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
12 oz can. Pours a hazy golden orange with a big meringue white head that retains well and laces the glass.
The aroma is wit-like with some tropical fruit and funky yeast and pepper.
The flavor is earthy yeast with light tropical fruits and some peppery spices. There's some phenolic bitterness in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with slightly sharp carbonation.
Overall, it's more yeasty than fruity but a bit phenolic.
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3/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can, poured into a Goblet
Appearance: Pours a very pretty, golden/copper color with a very pronounced orange hue and a quarter of a finger of white head that quickly dissolved away into a thin halo of foam that gripped the sides of the glass.
Aroma: Not much in the aroma department, actually. I don’t get much of anything, which is disappointing.
Taste: However, there’s lots of flavor to this beer! Toasted malt up front, imparting notes of sweet Hawaiian bread, followed by some fruity tropical flavors, such as papaya, mango, a touch of pineapple and banana, as well as some grapefruit and apple. Very good.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and pretty effervescent. With an ABV of 8.2%, there should be some alcohol warmth on the palate, but there’s not. I think all of that fruit masks it well.
Overall: Good beer. Really interesting flavors of toasted malt and tropical fruit, all really well balanced together. Definitely worth a try.
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look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
12 oz can, poured into a Goblet
Appearance: Pours a very pretty, golden/copper color with a very pronounced orange hue and a quarter of a finger of white head that quickly dissolved away into a thin halo of foam that gripped the sides of the glass.
Aroma: Not much in the aroma department, actually. I don’t get much of anything, which is disappointing.
Taste: However, there’s lots of flavor to this beer! Toasted malt up front, imparting notes of sweet Hawaiian bread, followed by some fruity tropical flavors, such as papaya, mango, a touch of pineapple and banana, as well as some grapefruit and apple. Very good.
Mouthfeel: Medium-bodied and pretty effervescent. With an ABV of 8.2%, there should be some alcohol warmth on the palate, but there’s not. I think all of that fruit masks it well.
Overall: Good beer. Really interesting flavors of toasted malt and tropical fruit, all really well balanced together. Definitely worth a try.
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2.67/5 rDev -22.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
A new collaboration between DFH and Maui brewing. I heard about this when I was at the brewpub this summer and have looked forward to trying it. Poured from can into HF stemware glass. Pours a somewhat cloudy golden color, just a little bit of head retention, not much. Smell- bready, yeasty aroma. A little rosy perfume. Smells like a decent golden ale/blonde ale. Not too much going on. Taste- Oh no. Where I was expecting to get a nice sweet bready malt, I was greeted by a weird bitterness and something that reminds me of stale tonic water. Just no sweetness to speak of whatsoever- I don't get it. More and more, I can't get my mind away from the stale tonic water flavor. There aren't many redeeming qualities to this beer and I regret buying a 6 pack of it. Wonder what DFH's version will be...this one sucks.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
A new collaboration between DFH and Maui brewing. I heard about this when I was at the brewpub this summer and have looked forward to trying it. Poured from can into HF stemware glass. Pours a somewhat cloudy golden color, just a little bit of head retention, not much. Smell- bready, yeasty aroma. A little rosy perfume. Smells like a decent golden ale/blonde ale. Not too much going on. Taste- Oh no. Where I was expecting to get a nice sweet bready malt, I was greeted by a weird bitterness and something that reminds me of stale tonic water. Just no sweetness to speak of whatsoever- I don't get it. More and more, I can't get my mind away from the stale tonic water flavor. There aren't many redeeming qualities to this beer and I regret buying a 6 pack of it. Wonder what DFH's version will be...this one sucks.
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3.58/5 rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Review from notes.
A: Pours a hazy golden orange color with a small white head, rather foamy that reduces to a nice cap on top with some pretty nice lacing all around the glass.
S: Some light tropical fruit on the aroma, mostly passion fruit with a bit of lemon/lime citrus and some bready malt.
T: Not as fruity as the aroma, definitely a bit breadier. There is again a bit of passion fruit/papaya, but the citrus isn't really there. A heavy dose of fresh bread comes through in the middle.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Pretty clean.
O: Pretty good beer, a little fruitier on the flavor profile would have done it for me.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Review from notes.
A: Pours a hazy golden orange color with a small white head, rather foamy that reduces to a nice cap on top with some pretty nice lacing all around the glass.
S: Some light tropical fruit on the aroma, mostly passion fruit with a bit of lemon/lime citrus and some bready malt.
T: Not as fruity as the aroma, definitely a bit breadier. There is again a bit of passion fruit/papaya, but the citrus isn't really there. A heavy dose of fresh bread comes through in the middle.
M: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation. Pretty clean.
O: Pretty good beer, a little fruitier on the flavor profile would have done it for me.
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3.89/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can served chilled into a goblet.
Liquid Breadfruit is a hazy coppery orange color with thin white head. It leaves a little lace as it settles.
Aroma is fruity and slightly funky like peach saison. I would say tropical fruit but that seems rather obvious.
Flavor is unexpectedly bitter after that nice sweet aroma. I don't know if the fruit lends the bitterness or if its all from the hops but it comes as a surprise. The breadfruit and papaya bring the light fruity flavors but they seem to compete with the bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light in body and nicely carbonated. It's a fairly balanced beer but leans towards the bitter.
Overall a solid beer but I would have liked a sweeter take on this idea.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz can served chilled into a goblet.
Liquid Breadfruit is a hazy coppery orange color with thin white head. It leaves a little lace as it settles.
Aroma is fruity and slightly funky like peach saison. I would say tropical fruit but that seems rather obvious.
Flavor is unexpectedly bitter after that nice sweet aroma. I don't know if the fruit lends the bitterness or if its all from the hops but it comes as a surprise. The breadfruit and papaya bring the light fruity flavors but they seem to compete with the bitterness.
Mouthfeel is light in body and nicely carbonated. It's a fairly balanced beer but leans towards the bitter.
Overall a solid beer but I would have liked a sweeter take on this idea.
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3.16/5 rDev -7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Out of a chilled aluminum can on the tail end of an extremely introspective trip (of sorts).
English pale ale maltiness on the attack. There is another kind of sourness here that amplifies the ale tartness, must be the breadfruit. Well hopped with a bit of apple and pear flavors.
The flavor of this beer is really dominated by the breadfruit, which is what they were looking for, I guess. It's got an interestingly sweet acidity to it and a strong lingering bitterness which feels somewhat distinct from normal hop bittering. It's a thick, grapefruit-like bitterness that combines well with tartness to produce a powerful, round aftertaste. The acidity is a bit overpowering and reminds me of some less-than-desirable homebrew batches I've made.
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look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
Out of a chilled aluminum can on the tail end of an extremely introspective trip (of sorts).
English pale ale maltiness on the attack. There is another kind of sourness here that amplifies the ale tartness, must be the breadfruit. Well hopped with a bit of apple and pear flavors.
The flavor of this beer is really dominated by the breadfruit, which is what they were looking for, I guess. It's got an interestingly sweet acidity to it and a strong lingering bitterness which feels somewhat distinct from normal hop bittering. It's a thick, grapefruit-like bitterness that combines well with tartness to produce a powerful, round aftertaste. The acidity is a bit overpowering and reminds me of some less-than-desirable homebrew batches I've made.
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3.21/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12oz can. Clear gold with a bright-white foamy cap. This initially retains with some decent lacing but eventually the whole things goes quite dead looking. Smells very sweet with notes of honey, bread and tropical fruit. Maybe some green citrus in thee as well. There is also a different kind of accent that is coming across as vinous or maybe a touch medicinal. The taste is similar with a combination of sugary doughs and a fruitiness that is half pithy and sweet. That strange vinous quality is present as well. The mouthfeel is medium to fuller with a firm creaminess that fills the mouth. This has a touch of warmth but most of the alcohol is mostly felt in the thickness of the body. This was interesting but not quite in a good way I’m afraid. I wish the flavors were a bit more discernible from each other, which coupled with the bigger body to make for a combo that was quite frankly a little boring to put down. I’m glad I just picked up a single can of this.
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look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
12oz can. Clear gold with a bright-white foamy cap. This initially retains with some decent lacing but eventually the whole things goes quite dead looking. Smells very sweet with notes of honey, bread and tropical fruit. Maybe some green citrus in thee as well. There is also a different kind of accent that is coming across as vinous or maybe a touch medicinal. The taste is similar with a combination of sugary doughs and a fruitiness that is half pithy and sweet. That strange vinous quality is present as well. The mouthfeel is medium to fuller with a firm creaminess that fills the mouth. This has a touch of warmth but most of the alcohol is mostly felt in the thickness of the body. This was interesting but not quite in a good way I’m afraid. I wish the flavors were a bit more discernible from each other, which coupled with the bigger body to make for a combo that was quite frankly a little boring to put down. I’m glad I just picked up a single can of this.
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3.51/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.47/5 rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A- pours a hazed but bright golden color with a sudsy white head thar reduces quickly, leaving just a ring of suds behind
S- sweet with lots of tropical fruit notes of pineapple juice, guava mango with a hint of citrus. Very boozy with some toasted malt linger
T- sweet guava-like flavor up front, bready malt, pear & apple, toasty notes from the papaya seeds on the finish
M- medium body and medium prickly carbonation, foamy mouthfeel continues to the finish, ABV is hidden much better than it was in the aroma
O- an interesting use of ingredients, very fruity, drinks almost like fruit nectar. As with all if Maui's beers, I feel like they are much better consumed on the beach
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A- pours a hazed but bright golden color with a sudsy white head thar reduces quickly, leaving just a ring of suds behind
S- sweet with lots of tropical fruit notes of pineapple juice, guava mango with a hint of citrus. Very boozy with some toasted malt linger
T- sweet guava-like flavor up front, bready malt, pear & apple, toasty notes from the papaya seeds on the finish
M- medium body and medium prickly carbonation, foamy mouthfeel continues to the finish, ABV is hidden much better than it was in the aroma
O- an interesting use of ingredients, very fruity, drinks almost like fruit nectar. As with all if Maui's beers, I feel like they are much better consumed on the beach
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3.04/5 rDev -11.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
First beer of the day while prepping some BBQ tri-tip for dinner.
A - Deep dark orangey-golden color, cloudy, with slightly off-white head that went from a solid foamy not very porous head down to a thin white lace covering after 5 minutes.
S - light papaya smell, slightly bready smell. Hint of mango, smells creamy or full bodied.
T - Decently hoppy beer, bitterness does not last for long, lightly fruity sweetness, and some crispness. starts out creamy before the bitterness and floral notes come through.
M - creamy, then bitter and slightly crisp and acidic.
O - Not the best tasting beer for a collaboration I was expecting more. It is reminiscent of a Budweiser with some dry hops and maybe a touch of tropical fruit flavor.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
First beer of the day while prepping some BBQ tri-tip for dinner.
A - Deep dark orangey-golden color, cloudy, with slightly off-white head that went from a solid foamy not very porous head down to a thin white lace covering after 5 minutes.
S - light papaya smell, slightly bready smell. Hint of mango, smells creamy or full bodied.
T - Decently hoppy beer, bitterness does not last for long, lightly fruity sweetness, and some crispness. starts out creamy before the bitterness and floral notes come through.
M - creamy, then bitter and slightly crisp and acidic.
O - Not the best tasting beer for a collaboration I was expecting more. It is reminiscent of a Budweiser with some dry hops and maybe a touch of tropical fruit flavor.
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3.37/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer comes to me from the creator of the canquest, woodychandler. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, a touch of fruit. Taste is alcohol, some fruitiness, a touch of medicinal flavor at the finish. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a unique and decent beer.
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look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer comes to me from the creator of the canquest, woodychandler. Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is mild, a touch of fruit. Taste is alcohol, some fruitiness, a touch of medicinal flavor at the finish. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a unique and decent beer.
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Liquid Breadfruit from Maui Brewing Co.
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186 ratings
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