A few months ago someone mentioned that there was a group of guys who were planning on opening a brewery and they loved to ferment with Brett. My ears perked to full attention. I was both excited, I love bretty beers, and intrigued, someone was daring enough to open a new brewery that played with these types of beers. Beer Lab HI is a new venture from three long time home brewing friends Kevin Teruya, Derek Taguchi and Nicolas Wong. Their adventure into beer started like most, with a simple homebrew kit, and quickly grew into a full blow obsession. After an eye opening trip to Dogfish Head Brewery in Delaware, Nick knew that they needed to open their own brewery in Honolulu. That fateful trip began a whirlwind process over the next 12 months and now they are a few weeks away from actually opening their own place. The brett beers got my attention right off the bat, but the team plans on brewing a wide variety of beer styles as well. Head brewing duties fall to Kevin, who mentioned that … |
Source: Beer in Hawaii
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