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: Liepziger Gose (first shipment to Hawaii) Ballast Point Sculpin Ridgeway Bad … Continue reading
This is a loaded question because there are hundreds of craft breweries that are not currently distributed in Hawaii yet, but we all want here. In the interest of keeping this poll short, I’ve narrowed it down to the larger California breweries that are not currently distributed in Hawaii. When or if any of these … Continue reading
It was an impressive showing at the US Open Beer Championship for Hawaii breweries. Three Hawaii based breweries took home a total of eight medals with Waimea based Big Island Brewhaus taking home five alone! Big Island Brewhaus also placed 5th overall in total points. Maui Brewing Company took home two medals and Kona Brewing … 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. Hawaii News Now – Aloha Beer Company is closing down for renovations. No … Continue reading
I’m not talking about salt on a Corona. No, I mean in my beer, like brewed with Hawaii ocean water. Sound crazy? Well it’s exactly what Aloha Beer Company brewmaster Dave Campbell did for his latest special release beer, a German Gose. A Gose is a rare and almost forgotten style of beer that is … Continue reading
If you’ve ever been to Murphy’s in downtown Honolulu, chances are you’ve been greeted by the smiling face of Jonathan Schwalbenitz. Jonathan has been working at Murphy’s for 21 years and aside from being one of the friendliest bartenders you’ll ever meet he’s also the director of the beverage program. As a huge fan of … 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: Iron Fist Velvet Glove Imperial Stout Iron Fist Dubbel Fisted Abbey … Continue reading
Kona Brewing Company is looking for your best summer picture and it could win you a trip to the Big Island. The Kona Brewing Summer Bucket List sweepstakes is all about capturing your most exciting summer events in photographs. Each week, for the next 10 weeks, there will be a new summer bucket list topic. … Continue reading
Hawaiian Islands Brewing Company has just released it’s newest beer, a double rye IPA. This is a big imperial IPA with over 200lbs of flaked rye added to the mash and a ton of hops. HIBC brewmaster Greg Yount says the beer was inspired by his love for Sierra Nevada’s Ruthless Rye IPA. “I couldn’t … Continue reading
The Real Beer Festival is quickly approaching and it’s going to be big. Have you got your tickets yet? Well if you haven’t then this list of breweries might get you moving faster. As promised by Real owner Troy Terorortua, there are some great craft breweries lined up, many of which are not currently distributed … Continue reading
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