Longboard Island Lager | Kona Brewing Co.
Brewed by:
Kona Brewing Co.
Hawaii, United States
konabrewingco.com
Style: American Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.60%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
Longboard Island Lager is a smooth refreshing lager fermented and aged for five weeks at cold temperatures to yield its exceptionally smooth flavor. A delicate, slightly spicy hop aroma complements the malty body of this beer.
18 IBU
Added by Bierman9 on 08-07-2002
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Ratings: 2,872 | Reviews: 731
3.69/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.87/5 rDev +14.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.8/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.06/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.44/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.01/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
MOST, IF NOT ALL, THEIR BEERS ARE MADE BY CA. BREWERIES...STILL--
I'M IMPRESSED THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR ALE VISION BREWED BY OTHERS...LIKE THAT AUSSIE BEER THAT'S BREWED IN GEORGIA,U.S.A.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
MOST, IF NOT ALL, THEIR BEERS ARE MADE BY CA. BREWERIES...STILL--
I'M IMPRESSED THAT THEY CAN HAVE THEIR ALE VISION BREWED BY OTHERS...LIKE THAT AUSSIE BEER THAT'S BREWED IN GEORGIA,U.S.A.
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3.5/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear golden coloration with a medium fizzy head. Smells of biscuity, bready malt with hints of citrus and grass. Taste follows the nose, with a good balance of biscuity, bready malts and somewhat faint citrus hops. There's also a certain herbal grassiness to this, with a light spice note as well. Finishes with a very light bitterness and a light herbal/spicy note lingering in the aftertaste. Light/medium body with medium carbonation. While this is pretty balnd, it's still nicely balanced and also has that herbal/spicy note going for it, which I quite enjoyed. Really not that bad for a Pale Lager.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours a clear golden coloration with a medium fizzy head. Smells of biscuity, bready malt with hints of citrus and grass. Taste follows the nose, with a good balance of biscuity, bready malts and somewhat faint citrus hops. There's also a certain herbal grassiness to this, with a light spice note as well. Finishes with a very light bitterness and a light herbal/spicy note lingering in the aftertaste. Light/medium body with medium carbonation. While this is pretty balnd, it's still nicely balanced and also has that herbal/spicy note going for it, which I quite enjoyed. Really not that bad for a Pale Lager.
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3.7/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Granted this is a 9mo old bottle. Kinda void in aroma and flavor. A slick finish. Touch sweet. It’s ok but very pedestrian.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Granted this is a 9mo old bottle. Kinda void in aroma and flavor. A slick finish. Touch sweet. It’s ok but very pedestrian.
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3.73/5 rDev +10.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottled on 25JUN18 stamped on bottom left corner of label. 12oz bottle poured into Duvel tulip. Cost $1.50 USD at a store.
Appearance - Very clear bright light gold body with decent carbonation, and a small one finger white head with medium low retention but fairly decent lacing. A swirl readily regenerates a finger of frothy head. 3.75
Smell - Faint corny sweetness, with faint hoppiness over the top of it all. 3.5
Taste - Thin, watery, and faintly cardboard. But actually not unpleasant. A faint but strangely noticeable (for the style) alcohol in the finish. 3.75
Mouthfeel - Light and clean, somewhat refreshing. 4
Overall - Very few light lagers stack up to the macrobrews that have it down to a science, to be honest. This one is no different. 3.5
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Bottled on 25JUN18 stamped on bottom left corner of label. 12oz bottle poured into Duvel tulip. Cost $1.50 USD at a store.
Appearance - Very clear bright light gold body with decent carbonation, and a small one finger white head with medium low retention but fairly decent lacing. A swirl readily regenerates a finger of frothy head. 3.75
Smell - Faint corny sweetness, with faint hoppiness over the top of it all. 3.5
Taste - Thin, watery, and faintly cardboard. But actually not unpleasant. A faint but strangely noticeable (for the style) alcohol in the finish. 3.75
Mouthfeel - Light and clean, somewhat refreshing. 4
Overall - Very few light lagers stack up to the macrobrews that have it down to a science, to be honest. This one is no different. 3.5
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3.46/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.05/5 rDev -9.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.25/5 rDev -3.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Thank god I only have one bottle of this. Not that its terrible, but its a swill beer that's okay for sitting in the backyard on a hot day after mowing the lawn. Although for swill or session beers, I'll stick with Pabst and Yuengling.
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look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Thank god I only have one bottle of this. Not that its terrible, but its a swill beer that's okay for sitting in the backyard on a hot day after mowing the lawn. Although for swill or session beers, I'll stick with Pabst and Yuengling.
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3.47/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.52/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.18/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.54/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a very slightly cloudy light golden color with a one inch white head that dissipated pretty quickly to a thin ring and left some spotty lacing. Smells and tastes of grains, light floral hops, mild herbal notes,lemon, yeast and a mild sweet malt presence. Medium bodied for a lager, well carbonated, smooth mouth feel with an ever so slightly dry finish.
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look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a very slightly cloudy light golden color with a one inch white head that dissipated pretty quickly to a thin ring and left some spotty lacing. Smells and tastes of grains, light floral hops, mild herbal notes,lemon, yeast and a mild sweet malt presence. Medium bodied for a lager, well carbonated, smooth mouth feel with an ever so slightly dry finish.
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4.31/5 rDev +27.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 3 | overall: 4.5
3.63/5 rDev +7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A 355ml bottle with a BB of June 2018, so it's a little out of date. Acquired a while back from a webshop. The name plays tribute to Waikiki beach as the birthplace of longboard surfing.
A: Poured into a pilsner glass. A pale golden hue with faint suspended sediment and good carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a moment or two before collapsing and dissipating to a patchy surface layer. Slight lacing.
S: Aroma of light malt with hints of subtle grain, mild earthy yeast, a vague leafiness and faint stewed veg. Decent enough.
T: Tastes of pale malt with notes of mild grain, subtle earthiness and a faint leafiness. Pretty clean with a delicate barley sweetness. Little bitterness to be discerned upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with fizzy carbonation and good body for the style. Mildly astringent. Aftertaste of light grainy malt, mild earthy yeast and faint stewed leaves.
O: Pretty good for a lager. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are delicate and fairly clean. Nice body. Could do with a tad more hop presence, but drinkable enough. Great on a hot day - worth trying.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A 355ml bottle with a BB of June 2018, so it's a little out of date. Acquired a while back from a webshop. The name plays tribute to Waikiki beach as the birthplace of longboard surfing.
A: Poured into a pilsner glass. A pale golden hue with faint suspended sediment and good carbonation. Yields a large head of creamy white foam that lasts for a moment or two before collapsing and dissipating to a patchy surface layer. Slight lacing.
S: Aroma of light malt with hints of subtle grain, mild earthy yeast, a vague leafiness and faint stewed veg. Decent enough.
T: Tastes of pale malt with notes of mild grain, subtle earthiness and a faint leafiness. Pretty clean with a delicate barley sweetness. Little bitterness to be discerned upon swallowing.
M: Mouthfeel is smooth, tingly and dry, with fizzy carbonation and good body for the style. Mildly astringent. Aftertaste of light grainy malt, mild earthy yeast and faint stewed leaves.
O: Pretty good for a lager. Looks alright, while the aroma and flavour are delicate and fairly clean. Nice body. Could do with a tad more hop presence, but drinkable enough. Great on a hot day - worth trying.
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4.25/5 rDev +25.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Longboard Island Lager from Kona Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
3.38 out of
5 with
2,872 ratings
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