We’ve got it all in Hawaii. Great weather, amazing beaches and awesome locally crafted beer. We even have yearly access to fresh wet hop beers. It’s rather remarkable that in a few years time, we’ve gone from very little locally made beer to having our local breweries source freshly picked hops and have them sent … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Fresh Hop
The Hawaii Fresh Hop Round Up 2015
It’s hop harvest season in the Pacific Northwest and that means fresh hop beers. While Portland is awash in fresh hop beers for this weekends Fresh Hop Fest, Hawaii craft beer fans will also get the chance to try a number of beers brewed with hops that were less than 36 hours old. Last year, … Continue reading
The Fresh Hop Keg Swap
When I learned two breweries in Hawaii, on different islands, were both brewing a fresh hop beer I thought, “wouldn’t it be cool if they would swap kegs and serve each beer side by side?” Well after a couple emails, Kauai Beer Company head brewer Justin Guerber and Honolulu Beerworks brewer Geoff Seideman figured out … Continue reading