Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: Big Island Brewhaus Tall, Dark and Mandarin Big Island Brewhaus Dark Sabbath Big Island Brewhaus Starshine Ginger Bier Big Island Brewhaus Mele Maibock Big Island Brewhaus Paniolo Pale Ale Big Island Brewhaus Golden Sabbath Sierra Nevada Hoptimum IIPA Events: Wednesday June … Continue reading
Author Archives: Hale Brew
What I’m Drinking with Terrance Waclawik – Director of Sales at Lanikai Brewing Company
Terrance Waclawik moved to Hawaii from New Jersey in 2002 to go to school and surf. He got that degree, found plenty of surf, but also discovered a love for craft beer along the way. Since graduating from Hawaii Pacific University in 2007, Waclawik has held many jobs in the beer industry including most recently … Continue reading
Maui Brewing Company’s Brand Overhaul
Earlier this week a small group of media gathered in the vast and soon to be restaurant space at Maui Brewing Company in Kihei to await a special announcement. Owner Garrett Marrero stood at the front of the group with a cold can of Mana Wheat and opened a Power Point slide presentation with a quote from … Continue reading
Kona Brewing Releases Lemongrass Luau Bottles
Kona Brewing Company’s Lemongrass Luau has been a local draft favorite for many years and now it’s finally getting released in bottles. Six packs should already be on store shelves in all markets where Kona Brewing is available. The blonde ale is brewed with generous amounts of lemongrass and fresh ginger added throughout the brewing process. … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #149: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: 8-Wired Sour Poppy Almanac Beer Co. Farmer’s Reserve Strawberry Big Island Brewhaus White Mountain Porter Waikiki Brewing Co. Ulalena SMASH Hoppy Red Breakside Bergamot ESB Gigantic Kiss the Goat Doppelbock Kona Makana Series: Wela Scottish Style Ale Ommegang Game of Thrones … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #148: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: 8-Wired Sour Poppy Breakside Bergamot ESB brewed with Lemon and Earl Gray Tea Ommegang Game of Thrones Seven Kingdoms Hoppy Wheat Waikiki Brewing Co. SMASH Red Ale Big Island Brewhaus White Mountain Porter Almanac Hoppy Sour: Equinox Ballast Point Sextant Oatmeal … Continue reading
Tiny Bubbles: Three New Book Reviews
Time to share my thoughts on a number of new books that have come out over the past couple of months. The new trend seems to be recipe books for homebrewers as I’ve been getting a ton of them. There are a lot of homebrew recipes available on the internet and at homebrew shops, but … Continue reading
The Best of The 2016 Maui Brewers Festival
Here they are. A ton of pics from the 2016 Maui Brewers Festival. As usual the beers were amazing and everyone came out to have a good time. Thanks for Bryan Berkowitz for shooting such amazing pics! Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #147: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: Ballast Point Mango Even Keel Saint Somewhere/Stillwater Beached Wood Green Bench Happy Hermit Pale Ale Anchor Go West! IPA Almanac Hoppy Sour Azacca Honolulu Beerworks Hop Island IPA North Coast Puck the Beer Events: Monday 5/16 – Saturday 5/21 American … Continue reading
What I’m Drinking with Anthony Messina – Craft Beer Ambassador for Underground Wine Merchants
Anthony Messina learned the ropes about the beer business while managing the beer program at Real a Gastropub. That experience allowed him to make the leap earlier this year to take on the roll of Sales Manager and Draft Technician at Underground Wine Merchants. At the small craft only distributor Anthony wears many hats, doing … Continue reading