Beers similar to Kona Light

Blonde Ale·United States·4.2% ABV·One of 201 Blonde Ales in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Kona Light's tropical and dry character. Kona Light is a blonde ale brewed with mango, formerly sold as Kanaha Blonde Ale after a kiteboarding beach on Maui. Amarillo, Mosaic and Millennium hops sit over a pale, lean malt base. It pours a bright yellow with a white head. The nose shows ripe mango and juicy tropical fruit with a little citrus and a floral touch. The body is light and lively, the fruit carries into the middle, and the finish is short and dry with soft bitterness.

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10 beers like Kona Light

1

Mountain Goat Summer Ale

Mountain Goat Beer

Australia · Blonde Ale · 4.7%

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85%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps fruit notes and floral notes like Kona, adds hop character, drops citrus notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Konahoppysmoothcitrusybitter

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: very close

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Gage Roads Brew Co

Australia · Blonde Ale · 4.5%

CLOSE ALTERNATIVE

82%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Kona's fruit notes and citrus notes — plus hop character, minus floral notes.

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Structure: very close

Compared to Konahoppysmoothfloralbitter

Structure: Very close — a touch more bitterness, a touch less sweetness.

Structure: very close

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3

Beyond the Gates

Beerfarm

Australia · Blonde Ale · 4.4%

ALTERNATIVE

78%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Kona on fruit notes and citrus notes — adds resin notes, but without the floral notes.

What carries overfruitytropicallightcleandry

Structure: very close

Compared to Konaresinouspineyhazyfloralbitter

Structure: Very close — a touch less sweetness, a touch less bitterness.

Structure: very close

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4

Narragansett Brewing Company

United States · Blonde Ale · 4.2%

78%

MATCH

As with Kona, same citrus notes and bitterness; adds bread notes, no fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Kona Brewing Hawaii

United States · Blonde Ale · 4.5%

78%

MATCH

Same floral notes and citrus notes as Kona, adds herbal notes, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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Tall Ship Light

Garrison Brewing Company

Canada · Blonde Ale · 4.0%

77%

MATCH

Shares floral notes and bitterness with Kona; adds grass notes, but drops fruit notes.

Structure: very close

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7

Philter Brewing

Australia · Extra Pale Ale · 4.2%

77%

MATCH

Alongside Kona on fruit notes and citrus notes: adds haziness, drops floral notes.

Structure: very close

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Matilda Bay Brewing Company

Australia · Pale Ale · 4.2%

76%

MATCH

A touch more hop character, no floral notes — fruit notes and citrus notes as with Kona.

Structure: very close

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9

Allagash Brewing Company

United States · Pale Lager · 5.4%

75%

MATCH

Crisper — same floral notes and citrus notes as Kona, adds grass notes, crisper carbonation, but without the fruit notes.

Structure: crisper, a notch stronger

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Sapporo Premium

Sapporo Brewery

Japan · Pale Lager · 5.0%

75%

MATCH

Crisper — same fruit notes and floral notes as Kona, adds herbal notes, crisper carbonation, but without the tropical notes.

Structure: crisper, a notch stronger

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