UPDATE 05/06/14: Complete beer list and map of the festival on Facebook. It’s is almost time for the 6th annual Maui Brewers Festival held at the Maui Arts and Culture Center on Saturday. May 17th. Tickets are on sale now and it’s looking to be another fantastic event with a huge list of great breweries, … 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. Real A Gastropub New Beers: Ommegang Game of Thrones Fire & Blood Beer Here Lupulus Lost … Continue reading
This is the first lager beer I’ve posted about. Not because I don’t enjoy or like lagers, but rather we just don’t get a whole lot of them in Hawaii. Sure, there are a handful of great German lagers available year round, but I’m really interested in stuff made domestically. Lager beers got lost in … Continue reading
Here is the new can lineup for Hawaii Nui Brewing. Similar to the new Mehana cans, Hawaii Nui designs got some upgrades along with new colors. The core lineup of beers will remain the same including Kaua’i Golden Ale, Sunset Amber Ale, Hapa Brown Ale and Southern Cross Belgian Double Red Ale. Both Hapa Brown … Continue reading
After many months in hibernation Mehana Brewing is back with new designs and now packaged in cans. Hilo based Hawaii Nui Brewing Company was purchased out of bankruptcy last year by Oahu Oncologist, Dr. Paul DeMare. With a new management team the brewery has been undergoing upgrades including a renovated tap room and rebranding both the Hawaii … 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. Real A Gastropub New Beers: Sierra Nevada Clown Car Gold Sierra Nevada Ryeday the 13th Sierra … Continue reading
Billy Smith recently took over as the brewmaster at Kona Brewing Company and I thought I’d catch up with him to see what his plans were for the Big Island brewery. 1. Where did you grow up? I grew up in Indiana, and then I moved to Colorado where I started my professional brewing carrier … Continue reading
My picks of beer news from around the web that you need to read and my two cents on the topics. Most of the time it’s Hawaii beer news topics, but every once in a while you’ll find other general beer related topics. World Beer Cup – Congratulations to Thomas Kerns and the team at Big … 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. Real A Gastropub New Beers: Big Island Brewhaus hoptopius Deschutes pine drops IPA 8 wired fresh … Continue reading
After many months of waiting, anticipating and getting thirsty, Honolulu Beerworks is opening it’s doors this Friday, April 11th! I’ve been following the progress of owner and brewer Geoff Seideman for Honolulu Magazine and here on the blog. It’s truly impressive how a once empty warehouse has been transformed into a cool and stylish brewpub … Continue reading
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