My picks of beer news from around the web that you need to read and my two cents on the topics. Most of the time it’s Hawaii beer news topics, but every once in a while you’ll find other general beer related topics. PBN – Waikiki Brewing Company has released their first beer in cans, Hana Hou … Continue reading
It’s amazing how fast two years can go by and how much a little local brewery can grow in that amount of time. It seems like yesterday we were all eagerly awaiting Honolulu Beerworks to open their doors and fill the very big void of local brewpubs here on Oahu. Now, they are coming up … 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
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
Beer and Instagram are perfect for each other. I’ve never seen beer look so good as it has in pictures posted to Instagram (except when it’s in my hand and I’m drinking it.) The photo sharing platform is also an amazing way to stay up to date with what’s going on at your favorite brewery … Continue reading
It was a day of many firsts at Honolulu Beerworks. After over 100 batches brewed in a little over a year, Honolulu Beerworks welcomed its first guest brewers into the brewery to help create a unique and island inspired beer. Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales is a globe trotting brewer who has collaborated with many … Continue reading
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
