Kona Brewing Company has long been the giant of brewing in Hawaii. They are the state’s most recognizable brewing company, though many in the craft beer community have mixed or straight up negative feelings towards them. One of the main issues that regularly comes up is that all of Kona’s packaged beer available in Hawaii and the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Hale Brew
The Best of The Honolulu Brewers Festival 2015
I think it’s safe to say the 2015 Honolulu Brewers Festival was a huge success. It was incredible to see how big the craft beer community has grown here on Oahu, which was evident by the sheer number of people who showed up to enjoy 80 awesome beers, live music and super ono food. Now … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #101: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: To Øl Yeastus Christus Supersour Mission Simcoe dry-hopped Shipwrecked IIPA Cask Breakside Tropicalia Breakside La Tormenta Breakside Eurotrash IPL Breakside Safe Word Triple IPA Breakside Guava India Red Ale Breakside Amuse Saison Breakside Irish Stout Breakside Wanderlust IPA Breakside Apollo & Dionysus Events: BREAKSIDE BREWERY TAP TAKEOVER TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST BREW’D … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #100: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Evil Twin Molotov Cocktail IIPA No-Li Rise & Grind Coffee Stout Gigantic Saboteur Baltic Porter Stillwater Classique Lanikai Brewing 808 IIPA (bottle) Lanikai Brewing Pillbox Porter (bottle) Breakside Brewery Fortunella (bottle) Events: BREAKSIDE BREWERY TAP TAKEOVER TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST BREW’D 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH 2. Square Barrels New Beers: … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #99: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Evil Twin The Cowboy Smoked Pilsner Mikkeller Jackie Brown Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA Coronado Sock Knocker IPA (draft & bottle) Evil Twin Imperial Biscotti Break Imperial Porter with Almonds, Vanilla & Espresso (bottle) Stillwater Rio de Sauvin Tropical Farmhouse with Mango & Passionfruit Juice (bottle) Terminal Gravity Pale Ale Events: … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #98: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Mikkeller Jackie Brown Terminal Gravity Eagle Cap IPA Naparbier Sai Saison Maui Pau Hana Pilsner Heretic Evil Twin Anchor Flying Cloud San Francisco Stout (bottle) Chimay Doree (bottle) Events: BREAKSIDE BREWERY TAP TAKEOVER TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST BREW’D 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY TUESDAY, APRIL 28TH 2. Whole Foods Kahala New Beers: Breakside Brewery … Continue reading
Waikiki Brewing Company Grand Opening Beer List
Waikiki Brewing Company officially opens tomorrow, March 24th, at 11am. They will be open daily from 11am to 11pm serving 8 house brewed beers. They are located directly next to (attached) Cheeseburger Waikiki at 1945 Kalakaua Ave, Honolulu, HI 96815. Here are the beers you’ll find on tap tomorrow. Go down and show some support for Oahu’s … Continue reading
Collaboration Number 1 – Honolulu Beerworks & Stillwater Artisanal
It was a day of many firsts at Honolulu Beerworks. After over 100 batches brewed in a little over a year, Honolulu Beerworks welcomed its first guest brewers into the brewery to help create a unique and island inspired beer. Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales is a globe trotting brewer who has collaborated with many … Continue reading
Cascade Brewing To Distribute To Hawaii
Yes, you read that right. The well known and highly sought after sour beers from Oregon based Cascade Brewing Barrel House will soon be available in Hawaii. If you follow my Instagram, I dropped a subtle hint last week about this. This is a big get for Hawaii and will add to the already nice … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #97: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Cantillon 2013 Mamouche (will be tapped Wednesday at 4pm) Mikkeller SpontanMandarin (draft) Bockor Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge (draft) Jolly Pumpkin Oro De Calabaza (draft) Breakside Passionfruit Sour (draft) Toccalmatto Salty Angel Gose (draft) Logsdon Organic Farmhouse Ales Cerasus (draft) Events: Wednesday, March 25th – All day/night ‘Pucker Up’ Sour Beer Night … Continue reading