Longboard Island Lager |
Year Round Beer |
American Pale Lager |
4.6% ABV |
Kona Brewing Company |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
Kona’s Description of this Summer Island Lager:
“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.”
Our Review:Kona Longboard’s bottles and cans present some of the most attractive artwork of any summer beer. The beach, ocean, and surfing are all icons an outdoor tropical vibe. In a glass, Longboard is a pale gold with intermittent bubbles rising to the surface. The hoppy orange aroma telegraphs a semi-sweet lager, which is what is delivered. Longboard’s really smooth draw is consistent from front to back, rounded out with tart hops.
Longboard is a tasty cool upgrade from standard mass-produced American lagers and is ultra refreshing on a long hot day.
See also Wailua Wheat Ale from Kona Brewing.