Hawaii continues to be an expansion point for many of the nation’s largest craft breweries. The latest to make the leap over to Hawaii is Salt Lake City’s Uinta Brewing Company, which gained distribution to the state through Underground Wine Merchants and is available this week both on draft and in bottles and cans. Uinta …
It’s amazing how quickly a year can fly by when you’re brewing beer. It seems just like yesterday I was standing in an empty room with the crew from Beer Lab HI as they were starting to work on the space what would soon become their brewery. Now a year and 53 batches of beer …
When it rains it pours. Hawaii is about to get even more great beer from the Pacific Northwest via Craft Northwest Distributors. The relatively new distribution company has been bringing in high quality wines from Oregon and Washington for a little over a year and is now ready to provide Hawaii with a slew of great … Continue reading
We went from only having a few Oregon based breweries available in Hawaii to a landslide in the past year. The latest, Occidental Brewing Company, is slated to start distributing to the islands in the next month. The Portland based brewery focuses primarily on German style lagers and European Ales. These guys don’t do IPAs. I’m … Continue reading
1. Brew’d New Beers: Clown Shoes Royal Standard Wee Heavy Breakside Salted Caramel Stout Maui Big Swell IPA Sierra Nevada Nooner Pilsner Pelican Imperial Pelican Ale Deschutes Hop Henge (bottles) 8-Wired Rewired Brown Ale (bottles) Events: United Stouts of America a Tasting of the Dark Side featuring multiple 100 point Stouts on tap and limited … Continue reading
I’m pretty excited to finally be able to share the news that 12 Percent Imports has gained distribution in Hawaii via Underground Wine Merchants. 12 Percent has a robust portfolio of brands, but the heavy hitters that many will recognize are Evil Twin and Stillwater Artisanal Ales. You can expect to see the following beers at … Continue reading
1. Brew’d New Beers: Pelican IIPA Deschutes Red Chair (nitro) Cismontane Black’s Dawn Imperial Stout Siren Craft Brew Calypso Dry Hopped Berliner Weisse Rogue Voodoo Donut Lemon Chiffon Crueller Ale (bottle) Sierra Nevada 2015 Bigfoot Barleywine (bottle) Pelican Kiwanda Cream Ale & Red Lantern IPA (bottles) Events: United Stouts of America a Tasting of the … Continue reading
Lanikai Brewing Company is getting very close to brewing their first batch. Today, they announced the start of a Kickstarter campaign to help fund the build out of their tasting room. The $20,000 the campaign hopes to raise will be used to complete the on site tasting room that will include draft beers and a growler … Continue reading
I’ll start off by saying this post isn’t about beer. Although my passion is beer I am always fascinated and intrigued by artisans who hand craft things, from furniture to spirits. I am also fiercely loyal to my hometown of the North Shore and when I learned about what Ken and Yumiko Hirata were crafting … Continue reading
1. Brew’d New Beers: Amager Sinner Series Envy West Coast IPA Guineu No Sucks Sour Ale Cismontane Coulter Rye IPA Sierra Nevada Hoppy Lager Pelican Tsunami Stout Siren x Off Color Biere De Gouttiere Dry-Hopped Sasion 50/50 Eclipse 2014 (Evan Willaims, Elijah Craig, Four Roses, Highwest Bourbon, Highwest Rye, Java Coffee & Rittenhouse Bottles) Events: … Continue reading
I can’t believe 2 years have gone by since starting Beer In Hawaii. The beer scene here has come a long way and I truly believe it’s only going to get better. I’m amazed and so pleased at how the site has been received and embraced. It’s been a ton of fun writing about the beer scene in … Continue reading
It’s been a little over a year since startup brewery Stewbum & Stonewall burst onto the scene in Hawaii with a massively successful Kickstarter campaign. They raised a ton of money (for Kickstarter standards) and since then they’ve been relatively quiet. Brewery co-founder, Darren Garvey, spent months looking for a location in the greater Honolulu … Continue reading
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