Skunky.

Fragrant, and fruity, almost juicy, without any of the offensive edges of a more profound IPA. Very crowd-pleasing. In bigger news, this place has very good loco moco, maybe a new local favorite.

A light, piney IPA with a kind of acrid sweetness, like marshmallow layered on top of bitter grass. Kind of a retro east coast IPA flavor from the days before haze took over. Finishes clean, but the bitterness kind of lingers behind the scenes.

Bitter, boozy, and more generically “tropical” than specifically pineapple.

A light, almost watery light lager flavor with hints of fruity mango - kind of an essential oil overtone rather than anything you'd call juicy. It's a very light flavor all told.

Unremarkable malty, mild, red ale. Slightly sweet, slightly hoppy.

Very light, pleasant blonde ale. Easy to drink. The mango flavor is light but definitely there, enough to twang the tongue but not enough to feel out of place.

It didn't exactly make me feel like I was in Hawai'i.

Light tropical fruitiness on top of a mildly caramel, light-tasting lager. It didn't scream lychee but it wasn't too hard to squint and see it. On this day, and paired with a typically tasty meal at the Redhook Pub, a really nice choice that I'm glad to have tried.

Hard to argue with the surroundings; beautiful lake in the middle of the wilderness. Odd to see this particular beer on tap here. Pretty much the same as before, a fruity, light IPA.

Fruity, hop barleywine; pair that with the aforementioned yeast flavors and a bit too on-the-nose alcohol. Least favorite of the flight, although it was perfectly adequate.

Very pleasant and light, as I remember, although the yeastiness from the other beers was still here. Gave it some of that wet hay English ale quality.

Very clear lavender florality, with a kind of bran-muffin finish. Nice pastry kind of flavor, although the same kind of sour, uric yeast quality as the Pink Boots is in evidence here, and a little less successfully. Still, about as good.

Opening dry, clean sourness, which I would expect from hibiscus. Finish is plainly cereal, some buttery notes. There's a uric quality to the yeast here that pervaded the flight; here it lent good lager-like funk.

Super fragrant, tropical, flowery-fruity "beer" that tastes a lot like a cleaner pog with some hops on top. There's barely any bitterness on the end which gives an overall impression of juice. The flavors are very appealing and tropical in a way that is not your typical hop-tropical flavor, so this was a nice treat.

Oddly flat opening, but a standard sour-roast strongly-vanilla vanilla stout. This was the one I was looking forward to the most but it didn't really deliver.

A hoppy brown ale with some roast. It claims to have been brewed with taro, although I have no clue how that manifested. Not super-memorable.

An amber brewed with cocoa nibs and cranberry. Much more of the former than the latter, which shows up as a hint of fruit on the end. Biscuit-like.

Fruity ISA, slightly dry, with the advertised POG-like flavors, although not super overt. Yeasty-dry, rather than juicy, although the finish is nicely cereal-sweet.

Good grassy bitterness, but a little sweeter in the malt than I remember. Probably not sunny enough outside for me to have really enjoyed this.

Crisp, refreshing. A nice cereal maltiness, not too much but enough to give flavor. Not too sweet.

Pleasant bitterness of the peppery variety. Thin to moderate crisp golden cereal body.

Smooth, clean medium bodied IPA with a balanced finish. Fruity hops but not much bitterness.

Soft cereal start, bready cereal body, fizzy carbonation, quick finish.

Flavorful pale ale. Honey undertones mixed in with the smooth body. Solid cereal taste with a crisp short bite.

Light funky odor. Slightly soapy but sweetish cereal taste. Clean, light and fairly fizzy. Beach beer.

I liked it a more this time - the lilikoi especially took on a depth of character over time, a mild, but complex fruity tartness. Still, wheat was little more than a ghost of an aftertaste, making this taste not so beer-like. Sam Adams wins today's battle of summer fruit ales.

Faint-sweet sharp cereal smell. Thin and mild body. Acidic fizziness comes out more than hops at the end. Easy drinking summer ale.

Mellow wet cereal smell. Present and flavorful body. Refreshing with warm finishing bitterness.

Moderate cereal smell, like corn flakes. Clean, thin body. Short crisp bitter finish with trails of lingering bitterness. Easy to drink with some notable character.

It tastes a little off to me. It tastes flavored. It seems like it's a nice brown ale base, but the flavoring it's a just offputting to me.

Not bad, an interesting wheat note underpinning a solid pale.

This time I got a clear wheat body, so it's automatically better than the last. Maybe my sense of taste was off then. I also sensed a bite that was a little surprising, but otherwise, a crisp, light, hoppy ale.

They sure have a lot of lagers at this lu'au. This was more watery than I remembered. I feel like I've been saying "watery" a lot lately, but ... this was. Honestly, though? The beachside will make up for a lot of shortcomings.

The house ale here, only available on draft in HI. Light, slightly thin blonde ale with a good cereal body. The house yeast gives it a slightly tangy, fruity finish. Nice on a hot day, but I usually want a little more depth, even in my light beers.

Hop and citrus fragrant through and through without bring bitter. No discernible body to contrast that. I haven't had a Sierra Nevada Pale Ale in a while but this jibes with my memory of it.

Just a sip but not as good as the Blondage

Tangy hints to smell. Thin body with fine roasted finish.

Exceedingly pleasant, as always.

Fruity hop character, not overt, and a decent amount of grain malt flavor. Just a touch of funk. Pretty nice, though it won't displace the Longboard in their lineup for me.

Sharp (hopped) maltiness, good cereal flavor.

Hits all the lager notes I like. Not amazing, but enjoyably solid, which seems to be how Kona does it.

I'd be heart-broken to learn that this beer uses artificial flavors and added ingredients to achieve its taste--they say on the label they use real toasted coconut, so, I'll go with that for now. Smells: coconut and brown beer. Tastes: coconut isn't overdone and pairs well with the brown ale. Slight syrup ending but otherwise a reliable beer with no reservations.

The flavor is nicely light but kind of empty, like someone mixed one part fragrant IPA with two parts seltzer water. I kept wondering if my tongue was working.

Watery.

I'm a sucker for coconut, and it's nice, toasty and not overdone in this beer, elevating what would otherwise be a thin, dry brown ale. Easy go-to for me -- wish it was available all year!

A good go-to cold weather beer. Very drinkable, light porter flavor. Coffee is subtle. Like the beer version of a Vanilla Coke.

Pleasantly not over-coffeed or oversweetend. Well-balanced.

It was a tasting, and I had eight kinda strong drafts. I took "notes" with my phone, but they got pretty vague.

Each time I drink it I want more coconut flavor in it, or at least more coconut sheen left behind. Otherwise it's better drunk as a brown ale.

Good hot day beer, light in taste and the passion fruit flavor is mild and works with the sweet wheat ale.

Lilikoi is nicely integrated into the flavor; base beer is not very wheaty and pretty characterless.