Big Wave Golden Ale
Kona Brewing Co.

I picked up a single nineteen ounce can at Bradfords Liquors in Plymouth, Massachusetts for about four dollars. My first brew reviewed from these guys. Decent.

Clear gold color, small white head. Citrus smell. Tastes balanced malt and some citrus hops . Easy going down, very smooth

This beer pours a clear golden orange color with a medium white head. The aroma is tropical fruit & malt. The taste is mild malt and fruit. There is a slightly sweet & bitter mouthfeel. Light and easy drinking. Rated 3-29-2025. BB April 22, 2025.

Clear, golden color with a medium-sized, white head. Aroma of tropical fruits and malt. Rather sweet taste with hoppy bitterness in the finish. Not bad, although nothing special.

On tap, pours a medium gold colour. Nose has some citrus on it - taste is citrus up front with some biscuit mixed in. Well carbonated, feels good on the tongue.

 

 

 

 

12 oz bottle

Appearance: We used this to make a beer cheese dip so I saw it in the context of that and later drank a bottle. It’s a clear gold/straw with some white foam.

Aroma: Pretty faint but there’s some fruits and a little bit of herbs and grass. Maybe toast.

Taste: More flavorful than the nose would suggest. Grapefruit, lemon, biscuit, some herbal character. Floral, fruity. Not boozy at all.

Mouthfeel: Very drinkable.

Overall: Nice all purpose session beer. Not fancy, but not trying to be. Probably wouldn’t drink this with regularity, but glad I took a dip once. Also worked well in beer cheese dip.

 

 

 

 

A bit too floral for my liking. oh, and no where on the can does it mention this was made in Hawaii.

 

 

 

It;s a 4.0 IPA if 9.0 IPA is getting you down and you like IPA taste, this is a good option.

Wandering off to Hawaii for the Kona Big Wave Golden Ale. Was in the supermarket picking up some things for Thanksgiving and noticed this big 25 ouncer sitting all alone in the refrigerated beer section. I felt a bit sorry for it, so picked it up. At $2.89 for a 25 oz ale, give it to me. The BB date is February 2025, so this one must be getting close to 4 months in the can. It poured straw to pale golden in color, clear, with a 3-finger foamy white head in a German beer mug. Looks decent. On the aroma, it's very fruity, almost like a bowl of sugared up mixed fruit...the kind you get in a can, along with a little bit of orange and grapefruit juice in there as well. On the taste, it's kind of laid back, if you will. The aroma comes through on the taste but it's not knocking my socks off. It's very light bodied on the mouthfeel, and on taste. It's not very malty nor hoppy, just a bit of bitterness on the backend, maybe a little dryness there, too. The flavors don't last very long as far as aftertaste. Maybe a hint of graininess/grassiness on the finish. Wish it had more depth of flavor coming through. This stuff seems watered down to me. The 25 oz can was inexpensive, but I probably won't buy this again. But this is all just my opinion. If you like light beer, you'll probably enjoy this. Cheers!