Beer Lab HI will become Oahu’s seventh brewery when it opens its doors on Wednesday and beer fans are excited. The “soft opening” will have limited hours (4pm to 10pm), Wednesday through Saturday, and feature 4-5 beers. The team at Beer Lab HI has been furiously brewing batches over the past couple of weeks to have a … Continue reading
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2016 Kona Brewers Festival Beer List and Map
Here it is. All of the beers that will be poured at the 2016 Kona Brewers Festival. 10 BARREL – Apocalypse IPA 6.8% and Joe IPA 6.8% APPALACIAN MOUNTAIN BREWERY – Long Leaf IPA 7.1% and Boone Creek Blonde 4.9% BALLAST POINT BREWERY – Grapefruit Sculpin IPA 7.0% and Grunion Pale Ale 5.5% BAYERN BREWING INC. – … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #137: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: Jester King Oi’ Oi! Barrel Aged Sour Brown (bottle) Jester King Biere de Miel! Wild Farmhouse with Texas Honey (bottle) Jester King Provenance (Lemon & Lime) Sour Farmhouse with Lemon and Lime Juice/Zest (bottle) Jester King Le Petite Prince Farmhouse Table … Continue reading
Hawaii’s Certified Cicerones®
Wow how the times have changed. It wasn’t too long ago when there was only one Certified Cicerone® in the state of Hawaii and not really much interest in the program. Fast forward a few years to today and there are 15 Certified Cicerones® and there are dozens more studying for the exam. The huge … Continue reading
Ohana Brew – A Hawaii Craft Brewers Guild Fundraiser
Here’s a great event that supports Hawaii’s Craft Brewers Guild and nets you 5 gallons of wort to ferment at home. Lanikai Brewing Company is hosting the very first Ohana Brew on Sunday, March 20th, to help raise funds for the guild. I’m sure you’re asking yourself what the heck is an “Ohana Brew” and what … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #136: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: Ballast Point Pineapple Sculpin IPA Mikkeller SpontanMango Almanac Hoppy Sour: Mosaic Clown Shoes Evil Crawfish IIPA De La Senne Brussles Calling Belgian Pale Youngs Double Chocolate Stout nitro Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast (bottle) Mikkeller Simcoe Hopped IPA (can) Prairie Artisan Ales … Continue reading
What I’m Drinking With Joseph Crockett – General Manager U.S. Coast Guard Hideaway Club
Joseph Crockett claims he has the best beer job on Oahu and it’s hard to argue with him on that point. Joe has the amazing duty of managing a truly hidden beer gem called the Hideaway Club at the U.S. Coast Guard base at Barbers Point. It’s the kind of bar that you want to … Continue reading
Hawaii Beer Blast #135: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale New Belgium Ranger IPA Maui Brewing Co. Mosaic Mo Betta IIPA Lagunitas Hop Stoopid IIPA Green Flash Dio De Los Serranos Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA New Belgium Rampant IIPA (bottle) New Belgium Glutiny (bottle) … Continue reading
What I’m Drinking With Thomas Ray – Bar Manager Square Barrels
There are two things you can’t miss when you walk into Square Barrels in downtown Honolulu. Those deer antlers hanging above the taps and bar manager Thomas Ray. He’s a big guy (former Rugby player) with a huge smile, cheerfully greeting everyone who walks in. A native of the Seattle area, Ray has been living … Continue reading
Interview: Justin Brouhard – Kohola Brewery
Kohola Brewery rolled up their doors in late December to an eager audience on Maui and have been slowly expanding their draft accounts around the island. It’s a monumental task to open a brewery anywhere, but in Hawaii it can feel like trying to get to the moon. For co-owner and brew master, Justin Brouhard, the job … Continue reading