Maui Brewing Big Swell IPA:
Aloha friends and welcome back to a review that we can(!) all agree upon.  Okay, terrible pun but it’s passed  now so lets all move on and not rubber neck at it.  Okay, so the official/unofficial can month continues with a look at our second Maui Brewing beer of the year, this time it’s Big Swell IPA and it’s got a lot to live up to since there have been some pretty delicious hoppy beers in cans during this little beer run.  The beer is touted as being hoppy three times on the front of the can and from the initial pour, I was a believer in that marketing gimmick.  The beer pours a hazy orange with a nice rocky white head that eventually settles to the rim of glass while leaving a nice lacing inside the glass and nose of hops that was noticeable from the initial pour up to the last sip. The beer’s taste is very uniform from start to finish with a nice subtle but still biting citrus taste with a very fizzy body to the beer.  The after taste is a medium sour skunk that really doesn’t linger too long on the palate.  This is a nice beer that has, at least temporarily, saved Maui brewing in my eyes since I was really let down with their CoCoNuT Porter earlier.  This beer is a good IPA for the seasoned hop head but it’s just a touch too much for those who are not used to IPAs or even pale ales but that’s just my opinion and you know what they say about opinions.  Till tomorrow folks, happy drinking.