Tonight - I drink the Koko Brown. I left this in the freezer maybe a little longer then it needed to be. It is definitely a bit colder then I think it should be. I was slightly disappointed to see no head in the glass. Either way, I moved past this to the smell - it was a very mellow sort of toasty malted smell coming from the glass. Nothing crazy. Very nice actually. I take the first sip and ouch, its a bit bitey! I think to myself, what is that bad flavor in it. I like the brown malted flavor that is in the glass. I like the smoothness of the drink for sure. But there is something that does not agree. The body is very nice and medium. But what is that flavor. Then I check the bottle... brewed with toasted coconut! OUCH! Yikes... my worst of worst! Me NO LIKE coconut! BUT in this beer I think I can tolerate it. Sadly, I don't like coconut, and I don't like the fact that it doesn't have much head! In general, this beer is pretty good- but that said, if it was warmer I don't think I'd care for it because of the coconut flavor. Drinking it cold/ice cold works for me. I wish I was sitting on one of the many islands enjoying this beer. I only hope one day soon I can make it to the islands to enjoy this at the brewery itself.
Tonight I leave you with this - Eia Au, Eia 'Oe! Mahal!
*note - the Hawaiian Words came from this site: AlohaFriends.
*Correction: Thank you to my readers for the correction - this is Kona Brewing Company - not Koko Brewing. My mistake. I must have wrote this later in night - I have tried to correct all spots of this error in the blog. Thank you Andie for the correction.