Beer Review: Pipeline Porter by Kona Brewing Company

Posted by in Beer Reviews, Open It! on December 9, 2010 3:06 pm / 2 comments

Kona’s Pipeline Porter is the last beer I drank as part of the Open It! online event.  This beer is my brother’s favorite beer, and when I went to Vegas I brought him back a six pack as an early Christmas gift.  He was pretty blown away, he expected just one, lonely single bottle.  Pipeline is a highly regarded Porter and only has a limited bottling run each year.  Coffee flavors in this beer are not just from malt, but also from 100% Kona coffee that is added to each batch.

Tasting Notes:
Poured a deep brown into a Pipeline Porter shaker pint and a nice tan head formed.  Strong coffee aroma with malt and chocolate behind it.  Coffee also dominates the flavor profile of this beer.  The malt brings a nice sweetness and there is no bitterness from the coffee as one expects.  A very smooth beer with nice carbonation and balance.  Definitely worth picking up given the chance.

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  1. Kona is Joining the Can Beer Movement | Very Small Beer says:
    December 28, 2011 at 7:32 pm

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    January 2, 2012 at 10:47 am

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