They came, they drank and it looks like they all had a blast. The 20th annual Kona Brewers Festival was another huge success raising money for a ton of great organizations in Hawaii. I wasn’t able to attend this year, but I sent Maui photographer and beer lover Bryan Berkowitz to capture the entire event. … Continue reading
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Honolulu Brewers Festival Beer List
Here’s the almost complete beer list for the 2015 Honolulu Brewers Festival. You can purchase tickets online here or at Real and Brew’d. This is Oahu’s premiere beer festival with a stellar line up of food as well. Aloha Brewing Company – Aloha Lager- 4.8% ABV, 28 IBU. The flagship beer of the Aloha Beer Company. … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #96: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Honolulu Beerworks South Shore Stout Maui Brewing Co. Double Overhead IIPA Maui Brewing Co. Siren’s Song Altbier Kona Aina Brown Ale De La Senne Taras Boulba (bottle) Saint Germain Page 24 Blonde (bottle) Tool Yeastus Christus (bottle) Events: Thursday, March 19th – Deschutes Tap Attack Wednesday, March 25th – All day/night … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #95: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Maui Overhead IIPA Maui Siren Song Altbier Maui Crystal Wheat Knee Deep Simtra Honolulu Beerworks South Shore Stout Coronado Barrel Aged Old Scallywag (bottle) Coronado Barrel Aged Stupid Stout (bottle) Petrus Aged Pale (bottle) Events: Thursday, March 19th – Deschutes Tap Attack Wednesday, March 25th – All day/night ‘Pucker Up’ Sour … Continue reading
Waikiki Brewing Company Update
Waikiki Brewing Company is getting very close to finally opening it’s doors and serving guests pints of beer. Their first two beers will debut at the Kona Brewers Festival on March 14th. A grand opening is being tentatively set for later this month. I got the chance to stop in while the crew was brewing … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #94: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
1. Brew’d New Beers: Knee Deep Hoptologist Ballast Point Thai Chili Wit Breakside Imperial Red Naparbier Sai Saison Les Trois Mousquetaires S.S. Kellerbier Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA (bottle) Rogue Sriracha Stout (bottle) Events: Thursday, March 19th – Deschutes Tap Attack Wednesday, March 25th – All day/night ‘Pucker Up’ Sour Beer Night featuring Cantillon Mamouche … Continue reading
Interview: Anthony Messina – Beverage Director at Real a Gastropub
Where are you originally from and how did you end up in Hawaii? I’m originally from Long Island, NY and came out to Hawai’i in 2005 to attend the University of Hawai’i Manoa. I also have a great respect and passion for the ocean and surfing, so it was a win-win situation. How did you … Continue reading
Interview: Adam Golish – Bar Manager at Brew’d Craft Pub
Where are you originally from and how did you end up in Hawaii? I am originally from Gilbert Arizona, The house I grew up in is actually 3 miles away from Arizona Wilderness Brewing Co. I enlisted in the United States Army in 2001 and was stationed at Schofield Barracks after basic training. After completing … Continue reading
Brewery List for the 2015 Kona Brewers Festival
If you were able to snag tickets for the 2015 Kona Brewers Festival consider yourself very lucky. Tickets sold out in a little less than 10 minutes online and the lines to purchase tickets at Kona Brewing’s pubs in Kona and Hawaii Kai were pretty long. The festival is Hawaii’s premiere beer event and loaded with … Continue reading
Set Your Calendar For The Honolulu Brewers Festival
Oahu’s premiere and only true beer festival has a new name and a new date, but it’s still going to be the same great festival. The Honolulu Brewers Festival, formally the Real Beer Festival, will take place on Saturday, April 18th, in Kaka’ako. This is the 3rd year of the festival put on by the … Continue reading