Welcome to the HI Beer Blast, your weekly guide to what’s new at Hawaii’s best craft beer bars, restaurants, brewpubs and more. You’ll also find info on local beer events. New blasts go out every week on Thursdays. 1. Bar 35 Events: Wednesday, April 24th – House of Brews – Old World, New World. Each week … Continue reading
I recently discovered that Bay Area based Moylan’s was distributed in Hawaii. This was a joyous moment for me because Moylan’s makes one of my favorite scottish style ales, Kilt Lifter. Scotch ales are malty, bready and slightly sweet with very little to no hop presence. I tend to mainly drink big hoppy IPAs, but from … Continue reading
Beer news from around the web that you need to read. Pacific Business News – Kona Brewing Company announced brand new packaging and bottles. The new bottles now feature a map of the Hawaiian Islands and the company’s slogan “Liquid Aloha.” The new labels are die cut to make the graphics pop more. http://bit.ly/113Sgvy Beer Pulse – … Continue reading
Oahu based Pacific Breach Brewing recently announced it’s limited release Chocolate Stout. This 8.25% abv stout was brewed using local Oahu grown cacao and aged for 3 months. Chocolate stout is a double chocolate stout that has a smooth warm feeling with toasty dark chocolate flavor and resinous hints of black current and date and a woodsy … Continue reading
Maui Brewing Company announced today that it will be releasing it’s Lemongrass Saison in cans and draft. This is the first Limited Release of 2013 and was brewed in collaboration with San Diego based The Lost Abbey. Only 500 barrels were brewed of which 400 were canned and the rest will be available in draft. … Continue reading
According to the Honolulu Star Advertiser, Hilo based Hawaii Nui Brewing, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The maker of both Mehana and Hawaii Nui brands has experienced rapid growth over the past 6 months and needed to restructure it’s debt. Company president Andy Baker stated restructuring was needed to keep up with their growth and … Continue reading
Welcome to the HI Beer Blast, your weekly guide to what’s new at Hawaii’s best craft beer bars, restaurants, brewpubs and more. You’ll also find info on local beer events. New blasts go out every week on Thursdays. 1. Bar 35 Events: Wednesday, April 17th – House of Brews – Beer 101, Part 2. Each week … Continue reading
It may come as a surprise to most that the center of Hawaii’s exploding craft beer scene is not on Oahu, but on Maui and the Big Island. With 3 active breweries and a thriving local bar scene, the Big Island is leading the way for Hawaii’s craft beer revolution. At the forefront of the … Continue reading
Beer news from around the web that you need to read. Wired – Hawaii may be the capital of the world for green bottle beer drinking. Some science behind that funky flavor associated with beer in green bottles and why this author will never drink from them again. http://bit.ly/YhBjAs The Full Pint – Summer is near and … Continue reading
The 2013 Maui Brewers Festival is quickly approaching and Beer In Hawaii got their hands on the list of breweries pouring. This is a partial list as we’ve been told 12 more breweries are in the process of being confirmed. Make sure you get your tickets for the event on Saturday, May 18, 2013. 2013 Maui … Continue reading
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