Aloha Warrior
Coronado Brewing Company

The pour is a transparent honey color with a near white head that leaves excellent lacing.
The taste is light pine resin, some muted citrus peel, salt free soda cracker. Nothing strong, good or bad.
The feel is light and crisp, it's a very enjoyable beer to drink.
OA, I'd be happy knocking back a pint or two on any given warm day.

Pours dark gold, nice clarity and brilliance to it; attractive thick and sticky white head, above average in lace and retention.

The nose is pure old school IPA glory; biting feeling the back of the nasal cavity; sticky citrus skin, tangerine, pine undertones with pleasant sweet malt character and light fruity undertones.

Taste is malt balanced with mostly classic hop notes; grainy sweetness at first, peach skin, light nondescript fruitiness, followed by mostly pine with lingering heavy earthy character, very resiny; orange citrus tails behind on the finish.

Body is medium; drinks a little heavy alcohol wise, granted this is to be expected at 7 %, but that booze is a little too noticeable to me, feel it going to my head via sinuses; smoothly carbonated, great hop coat, perfectly clean finish with very nice bitterness, drinkable as IPA gets.

Aloha Warrior from Coronado Brewing. 16 fl oz can, received 18/05/26, in a ninja strike from @2beerdogs, Stored at 40 degrees F at home. Reviewed 19/05/26, review 3729. Note that I use DD/MM/YY protocol.
Bottom of can stamped “04/24/26”. Served at 46.0 degrees F in a hand washed and dried Jester King snifter. The final temperature is 61.5 degrees F.
Appearance – 4.
First pour – Straw (SRM 3), clear.
Body – Pale Gold (SRM 4), clear. Under direct light, same. When rear-lit, same.
Head – Large (Maximum 4.7 cm, aggressive center pour). Pearl, high density, average duration; the head, as it opens, drops to a 0.7 – 1.0 cm scalloped crown, and a complete, rocky cap.
Lacing – Fair. Forms a three-dimensional band of near-microscopic to small bubbles, with short, stumpy stalactites between the band and the crown.
Aroma – 3.75 – Weak simcoe hops.
Flavor – 3.75 – Slightly bitter and dank. Weakly bready, ghostly pine, no alcohol (7.2 % according to the label). No dimethylsulfide or diacetyl. No gastric warming. Ends somewhat dry.
Palate – 4 – Medium: Approaching creamy: Lively carbonation.
Style: Follows the BA style description.
Final impression and summation: 4 Uncredited label art. Decent WCIPA, distinctly danker and more resinous than citrusy.

 

 

 

1 PINT can
Served in a pokal glass

This beer pours a golden hue with a slight haze to it. It is topped with a couple inches of tan head that leaves decent lacing.

Old school grapefruit and pine aroma.

Light flavor initially. Then the bitter grapefruit comes through and carries into the finish.

Light bodied with a thinner mouthfeel

Not bad. Old school west coast IPA