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: Ovila Saison with Mandarin Oranges and Peppercorns Maui Aloha B’ak’tun Stout … Continue reading
A little over a year ago, there wasn’t a true craft beer bar on Oahu. That all changed when Troy Terorotua, then the beer buyer for Whole Foods Kahala, opened Real a Gastropub in May 2012. The place has been packed with beer geeks, new beer lovers and craft beer converts ever since. Real has … 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. Star Advertiser- Gene Simmons’ ever expanding rock and roll themed beer restaurant, Rock … 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: Ballast Point Sculpin IPA St. Bernardus ABT 12 Harviestoun Old Engine … Continue reading
I love IPAs. It’s the style I tend to drink the most and it seems like I’m not the only one. India Pale Ales have become the second highest selling craft beer style behind seasonals (all of them combined) and it’s the fastest growing style, up 40% in the past 3 years. This means lots … 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: Hitachino Nest White Ale Sierra Nevada Belgian Blonde IPA Thornbridge Russian … Continue reading
Frank Wenzl is one of the pioneers in the craft beer industry in Hawaii. The New Jersey native has been living in Hawaii for more than 30 years and brewing professionally for more than half of that time. Frank’s latest venture is Hawaiian Islands Brewing Company, which he started with longtime brewing partner Greg Yount. … Continue reading
Beer news from around the web that you need to read. Star Advertiser- Talk about out of left field. Honolulu radiation oncologist Paul DeMare, swooped in at the last minute to win the bid to purchase struggling Hawaii Nui Brewing. What does the doctor have in mind for the Hilo based brewery he just spend $860,000 … Continue reading
My first contributing article to Honolulu Magazine’s Biting Commentary was posted yesterday. I’m excited to be sharing the world of craft beer with their readership and am looking forward to many fun new projects in the future. The more people know about Hawaii’s craft beer scene the better, right?! So I decided to focus on … 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. Humpy’s Kona Events: Sierra Nevada Tap Attack, Friday, May 31st Pale Ale Torpedo Extra IPA Hoptimum Imperial … Continue reading
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