Two sessions this year for the Kona Brewers Festival, afternoon (12pm – 3pm) and evening (430pm – 730pm). Here is the full brewery and beer list for both sessions (subject to change). If you have already snagged tickets, be on the look out for the official mobile app that will have an interactive map and … Continue reading
March is shaping up to be a busy month over at the Kona Brewing Pub on the Big Island. Along with the annual Kona Brewers Festival this weekend, the team from Craft Brewers Alliance (KBC’s parent company) will break ground on its new 100,000-barrel Big Island brewery and canning facility on Friday, March 11. To celebrate … Continue reading
Here it is. All of the beers that will be poured at the 2016 Kona Brewers Festival. 10 BARREL – Apocalypse IPA 6.8% and Joe IPA 6.8% APPALACIAN MOUNTAIN BREWERY – Long Leaf IPA 7.1% and Boone Creek Blonde 4.9% BALLAST POINT BREWERY – Grapefruit Sculpin IPA 7.0% and Grunion Pale Ale 5.5% BAYERN BREWING INC. – … Continue reading
Due to the incredible demand for tickets over the past couple of years the Kona Brewers Festival has added a second session for 2016. The past couple of years tickets to the festival sold out in a matter of hours, leaving a lot of people out in the cold. The 2016 Kona Brewers Festival will take place … Continue reading
They came, they drank and it looks like they all had a blast. The 20th annual Kona Brewers Festival was another huge success raising money for a ton of great organizations in Hawaii. I wasn’t able to attend this year, but I sent Maui photographer and beer lover Bryan Berkowitz to capture the entire event. … Continue reading
If you were able to snag tickets for the 2015 Kona Brewers Festival consider yourself very lucky. Tickets sold out in a little less than 10 minutes online and the lines to purchase tickets at Kona Brewing’s pubs in Kona and Hawaii Kai were pretty long. The festival is Hawaii’s premiere beer event and loaded with … Continue reading
The 2014 Kona Brewers Festival is almost here and those who were lucky enough to get tickets should be very excited. This years event has a stellar line up of breweries pouring a slew of great beers (see below for full list) and fantastic local restaurants serving up all you can eat grinds. This year … Continue reading
UPDATE: Tickets are SOLD OUT! The 2014 Kona Brewers Festival is coming up on Saturday, March 8th and I’ve just received the initial list of participating breweries. This is the 19th year of the festival held on the grounds of the Courtyard King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua, Kona. Tickets will go on sale January … Continue reading
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. Maui Brewing Co. YouTube – Get a birds eye view of Maui Brewing’s … Continue reading
The title sums it all up. You can’t beat a beer festival on the beach in Hawaii. The 2013 Kona Brewers Festival was a fantastic event that featured great breweries and amazing food. If you’ve never made the trip over to Kona to check out this event, mark your calendars for next year and plan … Continue reading
