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 …
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hop Kine India Pale Lager is a brand new can release from Maui Brewing Company that is expected to hit the Hawaii market in February. This hopped up lager has been a favorite at the brewery for a long time and is finally making its way into cans for everyone to enjoy. Beer Notes: 5.7% … Continue reading
Check with each location to confirm availability of beers listed. 1. Brew’d New Beers: Almanac Beer Company Peach de Brettaville Maui Brewing Company Mosaic Mo Betta IIPA La Trappe Witte Trappist Green Flash Passion Fruit Kicker Mikkeller/Grassroots Wheat is the New Hops IPA (bottle) Mikkeller American Dream Pilsner (16oz cans) Deschutes The Abyss 2013 Reserve … Continue reading
Beer In Hawaii 