Maui Brewing POG IPA

Beer Name: POG IPA
Brewery: Maui Brewing Co. (Kihei, HI)
ABV: 7.1%
How sold: 4-packs of 12 oz. cans
Where bought: Tamura's Fine Wine & Liquors (Honolulu, HI)
Price: $8.49 for 4-pack of 12 oz. cans

Date Canned: November 22, 2017
Date Purchased: January 2, 2018
Date Drank: January 2, 2018
When brewed? Limited-time/seasonal beer. Re-released in cans in December 2017.
IBUs: 58

What's on the Can/Website: "A tropical India Pale Ale brewed with locally grown passionfruit, orange & guava." Read more here!

Where distributed: Maui Brewing distributes to several states. Some of their beers can be found in the Pacific NW, Mosaic Mo' Betta was only available in draft on the mainland. Find out here!

REVIEW:

Appearance (5%): Poured clear dark golden into a small jar (because I had no pint glass here). Frothy white head; good lacing. 4.5/5

Smell (25%): Good tropical aroma; getting citrus and guava. The POG experience is there, but one may have to search for it a little on smell. 4/5

Taste (40%): Mostly a soft tropical experience; but the POG shines more on the aftertaste. Would have liked the POG to be a bit more assertive. Still very good. 4.25/5

Mouthfeel (10%): Medium-bodied, some carbonation. Some dry tongue. 4.25/5

Overall (20%): An awesome to excellent IPA. I'm preferring the Mosaic Mo' Betta beer over this one. While I really got a nice POG experience from the aftertaste, as implied above, the rating would have been higher had the POG been more the star from start to finish. Still quite nice overall. 4/5

Final Weighted Rating: 4.15/5