1. Brew’d New Beers: Breakside Brewery La Tormenta Dry-Hopped Sour Ale Stillwater Artisanal Existent Dark Farmhouse Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball Deschutes/Harpoon EHOP Amber Ale J.K.’s Scrumpy Organic Hard Cider Ballast Point Sea Monster Imperial Oatmeal Stout Sierra Nevada Otra Vez Gose (bottle) Events: Ballast Point Tap Takeover/Wednesday February 3rd New Belgium Tap Attack/TBA 2. Real New … Continue reading
Author Archives: Hale Brew
Beer Lab HI – Coming Soon to Honolulu
A few months ago someone mentioned that there was a group of guys who were planning on opening a brewery and they loved to ferment with Brett. My ears perked to full attention. I was both excited, I love bretty beers, and intrigued, someone was daring enough to open a new brewery that played with … Continue reading
Collaboration 2 – Honolulu Beerworks & Breakside Brewery
Lets brew a sour beer with tropical fruit. That’s how the lastest collaboration brew at Honolulu Beerworks got started. When Beerworks Geoff Seideman learned that Ben Edmunds of Portland’s Breakside Brewery was coming to Honolulu and wanted to do a collab brew he instantly thought sour. Seideman had good reason for wanted to brew his … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #130: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Lagunitas Hairy Eyeball Strong Ale Ballast Point Sea Monster Imperial Stout Deschutes EHOP Amber Midnight Sun Sockeye Red IPA Knee Deep Hoptologist DIPA Stillwater Existent Dark Farmhouse Breakside La Tormenta Dry-Hopped Sour Ale Events: BREW’d will be opening at 3pm (kitchen at 3:30) for the NCAA on Monday Jan. 11th with … Continue reading
Maui Brewing Hires Jesse Houck as New Director of Brewery Operations
Maui Brewing Company has filled it’s vacant Director of Brewery Operations position with the very talented Jesse Houck. The position was previously held by Darren Moser who left late last year to head up Iron Triangle in Los Angeles. Jesse comes to Maui from Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, where he helped craft some of … Continue reading
2015 Brewery Openings Exploded, 2016 Is All About Choices
Wow, 2015 was a huge year for beer in Hawaii. Talk about an explosion. The beer scene in Hawaii has never been bigger and things are looking to get even better in 2016. A total of seven new breweries opened their doors in 2015. SEVEN!!!!, though one (Hoku) never really even got started. There was a time … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #129: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Blueberry Almanac Farmer’s Reserve Citrus Almanac Dogpatch Sour Ale Almanac Saison de Brettaville Almanac Ginger Gose Almanac IPA Almanac Barbary Coast Imperial Stout Almanac Saison Dolores 10 Barrel Brewing Joe IPA Breakside La Tormenta Dry Hopped Sour Ale Deschutes/Harpoon Brewery EHOP Amber Ale Events: Almanac Beer Company Draught … Continue reading
Welcome to Kohola Brewery
After many months, a lot of blood, sweat and tears, a few valuable lessons and of course a ton of money, Kohola Brewery has finally opened its doors to the public. In Hawaii, it’s tough to open any type of business, but the costs and demands of a brewery make even tougher. Like many home brewers, … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #128: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Ballast Point Victory at Peanut Butter Cup Ballast Point Peppermint Victory at Sea Ballast Point Coconut Victory at Sea Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA Ballast Point Fathom IPL Alpine Pure Hopiness Knee Deep Lupulin River 2. Real New Beers: Alpine Pure Hoppiness Coronado Stingray Mission Holiday Ale Kona Da Grind Buzz (Nitro) … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #127: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Goose Island Winter Ale Goose Island IPA Goose Island Sofie Goose Island Honkers Ballast Point Victory at Sea – Peanut Butter Peppermint Victory at Sea Toasted Coconut Victory at Sea Events: Goose Island Tap Attack featuring limited vertical flights of 2013, 2014 & 2015 Bourbon County Brand Stout – Wednesday December … Continue reading