The beer scene on Maui has been making people on Oahu jealous for a while now. They have the amazing Maui Brewing Company at their fingertips and just last year got exclusive access to dozens of amazing brands via Maui Stone Craft Beverages. With all of the great craft beer on the island, there has … Continue reading
Author Archives: Hale Brew
Hawaii Beer Blast #115: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA Midnight Sun Monks Mistress Ballast Point Victory at Sea Evil Twin Imperial Doughnut Break Baird Angry Boy Brown Cascade Kriek (bottles) De Molen Bourbon Barrel Aged Cease & Desist (bottle) 2. Real New Beers: Midnight Sun I’ll Have Another Rye Saison Deschutes Foray Belgian IPA Ballast Point … Continue reading
Maui Brewing Company Fall 2015 Seasonal Release – Doppelshot Doublebock
Maui Brewing Company’s next seasonal, Doppelshot Doublebock, is slated for release in early September in Hawaii. This 8.2% abv Doppelbock is spiked with a healthy dose of local Maui grown coffee. Previously only available on draft at a very few select locations, it will be making it’s way into cans and to every market Maui … Continue reading
Tiny Bubbles: More Reading Material
You know something is popular when almost every week there is a new book coming out on the subject. There have been dozens of beer related books published over the past few months and it’s a real challenge to keep up with them all. From homebrewing to beer tasting, there’s a recently published book that … Continue reading
Fall 2015 New Beer Update for Hawaii
Be on the lookout for these beers in the next month or so. This isn’t a comprehensive list and I’ll update as I get more info on other new beers hitting the Hawaii market this Fall. Mikkeller American Dream Cans Mikkeller Citra Imperial IPA Mikkeller Mexas Ranger Mikkeller Simcoe Imperial IPA Mikkeller Wheat is the … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #114: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Knee Deep Breaking Bud IPA (bottle) Freigeist Geisterzug Gose (bottle) Coronado 19th Anniversary IPA (bottle) Off Color Fierce Berliner Weisse (bottle) Trois Dames Saison Houblon (bottle) Cascade Kriek (bottle) Harviestoun Ola Dubh 12yr, 18yr and 21yr (bottles) Events: Trivia Night | Monday August 17th 2. Real New Beers: Green Flash Jibe Session … Continue reading
Kona Brewing Company Releases Kai Golden Ale with Maui Concert Featuring The Green
Kona Brewing threw a huge party on Maui this past weekend to celebrate the release of Kai Golden Ale, part of the Makana Series marking their 21st anniversary. Each beer in the Makana Series is brewed with a unique local ingredient and the brewers sourced the water for this brew from 3,000 feet below the Kona … Continue reading
The Great Waikiki Beer Festival – Event Details & Beer List
The Hilton Hawaiian Village is hosting a weekend long beer celebration from August 28th though August 30th. The weekend kicks off with a brewers dinner featuring locally sourced dishes along with locally brewed beers. Many of Hawaii’s brewers will be in attendance to talk about their beers and the brewing process. The festival gets started … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #113: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Alpine Duet Alpine Hoppy Birthday Alpine Captain Stout Alpine Ale Green Flash Silva Stout Green Flash Mosaic Session Green Flash Soul Style IPA Green Flash West Coast IPA Green Flash Double Stout Green Flash Hop Head Red Green Flash Cedar Plank Pale Ale Events: Monday August 10th Bingo at the Bar … Continue reading
Breaking Down Hawaii’s New Growler Law
It’s been a few weeks now since the passing of HB770, or more widely known as the Hawaii Growler Law. When I announced the potential new law and its signing into law by the governor there was a ton of fan fair. Hawaii beer fans rejoiced and flooded the Beer In Hawaii Facebook post with … Continue reading