Aloha State Beer

Honolulu, HI

BJCP Certified Judge; Cicerone® CBS alohastatebeer.com Writer: @alohastatebeer + @honolulumag + @frolichawaii

Checkins

73

General rating

4.24

 

90 Minute Imperial IPA

Love the new mug from Las Vegas, fits a full 19.2oz can

4.5

about 1 year ago

 

Mortal Bloom

I didn’t like this as much in the big can, maybe it warmed by the end, but still fresh

4.25

about 1 year ago

 

Mortal Bloom

This was solid for the price point, clean, light, hazy, bright citrus

4.25

about 1 year ago

 
4.25

over 1 year ago

 

90 Minute Imperial IPA

Pau Hana! Almost vacation!

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Dirty Bastard (2024)

Bottled 1.8.24 - been a while since having this, really enjoyed it, warming on a cool windy night, a rich sipper

4.5

over 1 year ago

 

Porter

Solidly delicious beer- chocolate notes, light and creamy, rich malty without being heavy

4.25

over 1 year ago

 
0.0

over 1 year ago

 

Dark Penance

Amazing, why isn’t this an annual release? Mahalo Cindy

4.75

over 1 year ago

 
4.75

over 1 year ago

 

KBS Blueberry

A nice sipper, rich with a touch of berry

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

KBS Espresso

Purchased 1/23/2020, spicy coffee aroma, sweet and creamy, roasty dark, sticky, strong. Happy Christmas Eve 🎁🎅🏽🎄

4.75

over 1 year ago

 

French Toast Bastard

This was crazy sweet, like a wood aged maple syrup pancake! Cinnamon throughout, slow sipper, delicious but too much for us

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

French Toast Bastard 2023

Double tap, cheers to 2023 being the first time we got this

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

Punkin Ale (2023)

Light, crisp and clean brown, notable creamy pumpkin, cinnamon and allspice, refreshing 🎃💀 If you aren’t watching Chucky, you’re missing out 🤡

4.25

over 1 year ago

 
4.25

over 1 year ago

 

All Day IPA

Overall, this series is really good for session beers - refreshing without getting too tipsy or hungover at all

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

All Night IPA

Really pleasant, roasty, maybe the first black session I’ve had

4.25

over 1 year ago

 

All Day Chill Day

Good one, what it’s supposed to taste like but better cold (as it warms it’s a bit off putting), refreshing

4.0

over 1 year ago

 

Mandarin & Mango Crush

Bright, cloudy, grapefruit/orange, tropical, soft

4.25

almost 2 years ago

 

Grolsch Premium Lager

Limited drink tickets and super hot/humid afternoon meant I had a limited buzz. Time for hotel beers!

4.5

almost 3 years ago

 

4 Giants Hazy IPA

Delicious start to the night: bright, tropical, juicy, easy drinking

4.25

about 3 years ago

 

Kernza Pils

Friday: I liked this less after stronger beers- definitely more fun on a fresh palate. Still, refreshing and bright

4.25

about 3 years ago

 

All Day Haze

Lovely compliment- light, hazy, citrus, grainy, refreshing. + Fun Goat

4.0

about 3 years ago

 

KBS Hazelnut

Best beer of the evening: bright, coffee, roasted malts, soft hazelnut defected as an earthy marzipan, strong alcohol, chocolate. A fun sipper

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Where the Wild Hops Are

Fun beer, bright, earthy, citrus, soft

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

90 Minute Imperial IPA

After a very unpleasant experience for me at MBC, we came here and had a wonderful time. Dog friendly, treats, beers outside. We shared all.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 
4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Utopias Barrel - Aged World Wide Stout (2021)

Dark, roasty, super smooth, dry, hints of dark fruit, roasty, warm, high alcohol but mostly hidden in the flavor. This is wonderful- I’d love to try Utopias sometime

5.0

over 3 years ago

 

90 Minute Imperial IPA

Let’s get this badges started 🎅🏽🎄

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Hazy-O!

2/5 🎅🏽🎄

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Punkin Ale 2021

Saved the best to close out my 2021 pumpkin beers; mahalo Ed R.

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

Canadian Breakfast Stout (CBS) (2019)

Well, I guess today is a good excuse to pop the last one. I’ll miss this beer. 🍁

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2020)

This aged well, purchased 1/23/2020, bottled 11/15/2019! Some rust spots on the cap. Roasty, slick, chocolate, coffee notes but subdued, bitter, deliciously thick and creamy

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

KBS Espresso (2021)

Dark, thick, delicate tan bubbles, aroma of fresh roasted coffee, chocolate, strong, sweet and creamy, bitter backend

4.5

over 3 years ago

 

KBS Cinnamon Vanilla Cocoa

Also delicious; on top of the complex KBS- slick vanilla, and added bitter cocoa, strong, sweet

4.75

over 3 years ago

 
4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Kentucky Bourbon Stout (KBS) (2021)

Halloween Kills 🎃 calls for candy beer! Creamy oatmeal, strong bourbon, cocoa, bitter, less sweet than I remember in a good way, warming

4.75

over 3 years ago

 

Bottle Shop Series Highball Drifter

This tastes like an actual mixed drink: bourbon, sweet, citrus, dry, sticky, hidden alcohol

4.25

over 3 years ago

 

Velvet Rush

Dark brown, roasty, coffee, chocolate, vanilla, sweet, surprisingly thin, maybe too sweet

4.0

over 3 years ago

 

Punkin Ale 2021

Cinnamon, allspice, clove, rich but easy drinking, smooth full mouthfeel from the pumpkin…almost Halloween🎃 Kristine T. says the label looks like me! 😂 Mahalo Ed R.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020)

Purchased 8/28/2020, bottles 7/7/2020. Big, strong, smooth, all the best bitter parts of chocolate and coffee, sweet, delicious, rich.

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

All Day Vacay

Pleasant, light, citrus, pillowy mouthfeel, nice variant on the session series. Village People’s Beer Club 8/21

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Fruit-Full Fort

Mahalo Brittani C. ; bright, cloudy, lots of tart berry like raspberry especially, reminiscent of fruit wine, strong

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

Fruit-Full Fort (2018)

Double tap, mahalo Brittani C.

4.25

almost 4 years ago

 

60 Minute IPA

Oh look, I conveniently forgot to check in this beer in these appropriate glasses! 🚲 Beer, Badges, Bikes, Battlestar Galactica

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Liquid Truth Serum

Beautiful bar, love the fresh air

4.5

almost 4 years ago

 

Liquid Truth Serum

Happy 40th Indy

4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Green Zebra (2020)

Canned 7.17.20, bought 9.16.20; aroma of bright watermelon, pale hazy gold, super sweet and sour watermelon candy, dry finish, salty lips, soft and grainy finish, Kristine and I like it! Cleaning out the fridge continues…

4.0

about 4 years ago

 

Bryan, These Bones Are Bananas!

Full bodied, great tan bead, sweet (real) banana, mom is getting circus peanut aroma, smooth and dry, roasty with no chocolate/coffee notes, I’m wondering if the mouthfeel is from the bone protein. Mahalo Brittani C. 🍻

4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Liquid Truth Serum (2020)

Delicious beer: bright, juicy, super clean, orange zest

4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Bottle Shop Series: Nemesis

Well this is a fun surprise! Extra dark with a hint of red, bright resinous hops, complex flavor of dark roasted bitter malt, burny/sticky hops, super strong, roasty dry backend

4.75

about 4 years ago

 

90 Minute Imperial IPA

One for the road

4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Green Zebra

Purchased 9/16/20, about time

0.0

about 4 years ago

 

4 Giants IPA

Big, resinous, bitter, refreshing

4.5

about 4 years ago

 
4.5

about 4 years ago

 

Mango Smoovie

This smells like boiled salty crabs in a metal pot, flavor is completely different: smooth mango, tart/salty, flat and dull aftertaste. Can’t rate it, bizarre; absolutely nothing like an Indian mango lassi.

0.0

about 4 years ago

 

Panther Cub

Delicious, dark, roasted, chocolate/cocoa, maple syrup, bitter, great sipper

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Unraveled IPA

Winner winner!

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Unraveled IPA

The only new one of the four for me, delicious! Soft mouthfeel from oats and wheat, dry and bitter, tropical, floral, and stone fruits. My winner for the day

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Hazy-O!

Bright, hazy, unremarkable

4.0

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

KBS Maple Mackinac Fudge

Sweet, strong, chocolate creamy

4.5

over 4 years ago

 
4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Centennial IPA (2020)

Really enjoying this beer

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Centennial IPA

Resinous, strong, sticky and piney, bitter. Glad I bought 15 of these. Want one? John W.

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

60 Minute IPA

New label design, same great beer

4.5

over 4 years ago

 

Kentucky Breakfast Stout (KBS) (2020)

Delicious, creamy, full, sweet, bourbon and woody, smooth. Bottled 7.7.20

4.5

almost 5 years ago

 
4.25

almost 5 years ago