Kona Pipeline Porter

Kona Brewing Aloha Series Pipeline Porter

The Kona Brewing Company is located out in Kaliua-Kona, Hawaii and was started by brother and son Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa in the spring of 1994.  They are currently the top selling craft beer in the state of Hawaii and the majority of their beers are distributed in 28 states in the U.S. and in Japan.  Kona’a Kaliua-Kona pub opened in 1998 and used a mahogany log that had washed up on shore as their Koa wood bar.  One of the most important philosophies at Kona Brewing Company is their recognition that future of the earth depends on how individuals and companies treat it.  They hired a Sustainability coordinator for this exact purpose.  They provide all of their spent grains to local cattle ranchers the remaining is used to make the pubs’ pizza dough and bread.  To find our more information regarding the effects of Kona Brewing Company to preserve our planet and to locate their beer in your area check out their website: Kona Brewing Company

Check out what the Kona Brewing Company had to say about their Pipeline porter.  “Pipeline Porter is smooth and dark with a distinctive roasty aroma and earthy complexity from its diverse blends of premium malted barley. This celebration of malt unites with freshly roasted 100% Kona coffee grown at Cornwell Estate on Hawaii’s Big Island, lending a unique roasted aroma and flavor. A delicate blend of hops rounds out this palate-pleasing brew”

General Information

Style:     Porter, available in the Fall/Winter

ABV:    5.3%

IBUs:    23.0

Color:    Dark brown with a light brown foam head

Awards:    2010 BRONZE MEDAL: HYBRID/ OTHER CATEGORY, Australian International Beer Awards

2007 BRONZE MEDAL: COFFEE BEER CATEGORY, Great American Beer Festival, Colorado

2007 SILVER MEDAL: “OTHER BEER” CATEGORY, Australian International Beer Awards

Mike’s Review

This beer is the traditional dark brown color of a porter with a brown foam head.  The aroma is a rich roasted coffee/hazelnut at first pour that became a slightly earthy aroma.  The taste is the norm for a porter with the roasted coffee/chocolate flavor all the way through your taste with a slight bitterness; it has a slight sweetness and smoky flavor.  This porter doesn’t have all that much flavor to it, the coffee flavor lingers for some time.  This is an OK porter; try it out to form your own opinion, but I’m not overly impressed by this one.

Matt’s Review

Mele Kalikimaka! There is a pretty strong aroma when you first pour the beer of coffee with a roasty/smokey hint. It is a dark beer with a brown foam head. The beer doesn’t have much flavor to it, in my opinion it is pretty bland. There is a light sweetness but mostly a roasty coffee flavor.  The coffee taste is here and there but really all that strong. This isn’t a beer I would suggest to most.