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
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
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
It’s been a while since we’ve seen a new release from Mehana & Hawaii Nui Brewing over in Hilo. They’ve been quietly brewing beer on the Big Island and getting feedback from their loyal tap room customers. On the back of positive reviews, Mehana Brewing is releasing a new version of Humpback Island Lager. You may recall the … Continue reading
Kona Brewing Company opened 22 years ago as a small brewpub in Kailua Kona on the Big Island. Back then it was pretty much the only craft brewery in Hawaii. Over the past 22 years the company has grown tremendously and last week Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) announced plans to build a brand new brewery … Continue reading
Lanikai Brewing Company is releasing a 3X IPA (yes triple) tomorrow as their next Brewer’s Series beer. This is the third triple IPA released in Hawaii in the last 2 months and it’s exciting to see how each one is so very different (Maui Brewing Company and Honolulu Beerworks both recently released their own versions.) … Continue reading
A few months ago someone mentioned that there was a group of guys who were planning on opening a brewery and they loved to ferment with Brett. My ears perked to full attention. I was both excited, I love bretty beers, and intrigued, someone was daring enough to open a new brewery that played with … Continue reading
Lets brew a sour beer with tropical fruit. That’s how the lastest collaboration brew at Honolulu Beerworks got started. When Beerworks Geoff Seideman learned that Ben Edmunds of Portland’s Breakside Brewery was coming to Honolulu and wanted to do a collab brew he instantly thought sour. Seideman had good reason for wanted to brew his … Continue reading
Maui Brewing Company has filled it’s vacant Director of Brewery Operations position with the very talented Jesse Houck. The position was previously held by Darren Moser who left late last year to head up Iron Triangle in Los Angeles. Jesse comes to Maui from Golden Road Brewing in Los Angeles, where he helped craft some of … Continue reading
Wow, 2015 was a huge year for beer in Hawaii. Talk about an explosion. The beer scene in Hawaii has never been bigger and things are looking to get even better in 2016. A total of seven new breweries opened their doors in 2015. SEVEN!!!!, though one (Hoku) never really even got started. There was a time … Continue reading
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