Big Wave Golden Ale | Kona Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Kona Brewing Co.
Hawaii, United States
konabrewingco.com
Style: American Blonde Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.40%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Big Wave is light golden ale with a subtle fruitiness and delicate hop aroma. A smooth, easy drinking refreshing ale. The lightly roasted honey malt contributes to the golden hue of this beer and also gives a slight sweetness that is balanced out by our special blend of hops.
20 IBU
Added by Sixpoint on 03-19-2005
HISTOGRAM
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Ratings: 2,000 | Reviews: 354
3.58/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Overall a malty brew, it has light caramel, faint brown sugar, subtle fruit notes like lemon zest and orange peel, toasted grains and a mild hop spice. A very light body with a medium carbonation and a very minor bitterness. Light bodied and as easy to drink as a lager, it's a fine session beer.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Overall a malty brew, it has light caramel, faint brown sugar, subtle fruit notes like lemon zest and orange peel, toasted grains and a mild hop spice. A very light body with a medium carbonation and a very minor bitterness. Light bodied and as easy to drink as a lager, it's a fine session beer.
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2.94/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
3.08/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sample from bottle at Vectura-messe; Norway. Golden colour. Orange-like aroma. Citrussy flavour, light bodied. easy to drink. Better suited for Hawaiian climate than a Norwegian winter.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sample from bottle at Vectura-messe; Norway. Golden colour. Orange-like aroma. Citrussy flavour, light bodied. easy to drink. Better suited for Hawaiian climate than a Norwegian winter.
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2.83/5 rDev -20.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
This tastes industrial. It looks nice off the pour,a nice fluffy white head and a clear gold color,then it goes wrong. Smell is not much...malts and maybe some faint hops. Taste is bland. Biscuit malts,some corn, and the faintest of hops. Feel is watery.
Well, I didn't expect much, and it seems I got what I expected.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
This tastes industrial. It looks nice off the pour,a nice fluffy white head and a clear gold color,then it goes wrong. Smell is not much...malts and maybe some faint hops. Taste is bland. Biscuit malts,some corn, and the faintest of hops. Feel is watery.
Well, I didn't expect much, and it seems I got what I expected.
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4.02/5 rDev +12.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.06/5 rDev +13.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Have had many in Maui on tap and in can. Love it. Love the readonable abv and that it tastes great! Go to beet
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look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Have had many in Maui on tap and in can. Love it. Love the readonable abv and that it tastes great! Go to beet
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4.75/5 rDev +32.7%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
3.25/5 rDev -9.2%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.72/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Clear straw-yellow color with a medium-sized white head that slowly faded. A good looking beer.
Smell: Grassy aromas with some mild fruit notes.
Taste: moderate nondescript fruit notes with some moderate hay notes. The beer finishes mildly sweet with dry final finish.
Mouth-feel: On the light side of medium bodied with a medium level of carbonation.
Overall: A good easy drinking sipper,
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look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Clear straw-yellow color with a medium-sized white head that slowly faded. A good looking beer.
Smell: Grassy aromas with some mild fruit notes.
Taste: moderate nondescript fruit notes with some moderate hay notes. The beer finishes mildly sweet with dry final finish.
Mouth-feel: On the light side of medium bodied with a medium level of carbonation.
Overall: A good easy drinking sipper,
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3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.35/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
As a hop freak, for me Golden Ale just means a fancy lager. This beer has changed my mind a bit, however. Light, dry, well carbonated and refreshing and while I didn’t get any major aroma off it, as it warmed I picked up some complexity including some mild hoppy zests and that sweet, floral honey from the malts. Pretty good and next time I see it on a hot day for under $2 for a pint can I may pick it up.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
As a hop freak, for me Golden Ale just means a fancy lager. This beer has changed my mind a bit, however. Light, dry, well carbonated and refreshing and while I didn’t get any major aroma off it, as it warmed I picked up some complexity including some mild hoppy zests and that sweet, floral honey from the malts. Pretty good and next time I see it on a hot day for under $2 for a pint can I may pick it up.
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3.68/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
4.03/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.24/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
3.69/5 rDev +3.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
4.73/5 rDev +32.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.75
3.5/5 rDev -2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.38/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A 355ml bottle with a BB of July 2018. Acquired a while back from a webshop. Named for the waves that make Hawaii famous.
A: Poured into a tulip. Possibly bottle conditioned. A hazy golden colour with tons of suspended sediment and very low carbonation. Forms a decent head of frothy white foam that settles and dissipates almost immediately.
S: Aroma of subtle fruity hops with hints of citrus, mild tropical fruit, grass, pale malt, ale yeast and faint grain. Pretty good though understated.
T: Tastes of light fruity hops with hints of mild citrus, tropical fruit, grass/hay, pale malt, subtle grain and ale yeast. Quite dry, followed by a delicate bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, lightly tingly and dry, with soft carbonation and reasonable body. Lacking in texture. Aftertaste of vague fruity hops, faint leafiness, pale malt and ale yeast.
O: OK but won't blow your socks off. Lacklustre looks, while the aroma and flavour are pleasant and understated. So-so body; carbonation could use some work. Would be ideal as an easy-drinking brew for a hot day. Worth sampling.
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look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
A 355ml bottle with a BB of July 2018. Acquired a while back from a webshop. Named for the waves that make Hawaii famous.
A: Poured into a tulip. Possibly bottle conditioned. A hazy golden colour with tons of suspended sediment and very low carbonation. Forms a decent head of frothy white foam that settles and dissipates almost immediately.
S: Aroma of subtle fruity hops with hints of citrus, mild tropical fruit, grass, pale malt, ale yeast and faint grain. Pretty good though understated.
T: Tastes of light fruity hops with hints of mild citrus, tropical fruit, grass/hay, pale malt, subtle grain and ale yeast. Quite dry, followed by a delicate bitterness upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, lightly tingly and dry, with soft carbonation and reasonable body. Lacking in texture. Aftertaste of vague fruity hops, faint leafiness, pale malt and ale yeast.
O: OK but won't blow your socks off. Lacklustre looks, while the aroma and flavour are pleasant and understated. So-so body; carbonation could use some work. Would be ideal as an easy-drinking brew for a hot day. Worth sampling.
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Big Wave Golden Ale from Kona Brewing Co.
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