Tag Archives: hawaii beer news

It’s been a little over a year since the groundbreaking of the new Maui Brewing Company production facility in Kihei, Maui. It’s amazing how quickly the massive new brewery and tasting room have come up. The 50 barrel brewery is slated to open this October along with full tasting room. The brewpub at the same location will be comple ...

Where did you grow up? All over – Long Island, New York for the first 15 years, then 8 years in Knoxville Tennessee followed by another decade in Colorado. I have yet to actually grow up Do you remember the first craft beer that left an impression on you? Arrogant Bastard served at Barley’s Tap Room in Knoxville, TN. I hated it ...

Where did you grow up? All over – Long Island, New York for the first 15 years, then 8 years in Knoxville Tennessee followed by another decade in Colorado. I have yet to actually grow up Do you remember the first craft beer that left an impression on you? Arrogant Bastard served at Barley’s Tap Room in Knoxville, TN. I hated it ...

Are you ready for a 32oz can of double IPA? Well, get ready because San Diego’s Mission Brewery just picked up distribution in Hawaii. Known for making not only great award winning beers, Mission also packages four of their beers in 32oz single serve cans called cannons (Mission IPA, Shipwrecked Double IPA, El Conquistador ...

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. Beer Advocate Magazine - Our very own Kauai Beer Company is featured in the August issue of Beer Advo ...

Sierra Nevada Fall 12 pack Oktoberfest is the classic German-style festival beer: an easy-drinking yet compelling blend of silky toffee-like malt flavors balanced by crisp and floral hops. Oktoberfest beers were created for a celebration and this beer invites you to raise your glass and shout, “Prost!” Vienna Lager is one of the ...

Sure there are two hurricanes headed straight for Hawaii and today is IPA day, but I’m super duper excited about sour, funky and bretty beers. I just received word that the heavily awarded Logsdon Farmhouse Ales will be making their way to Hawaii very soon. If you’re a sour/funky beer fan then you should get excited too. Logs ...

I want to start by offering a big mahalo to my friend, Tim, for approaching me about contributing to Beer in Hawaii. I have been following his blog since its inception and can’t think of a post that I have not read (and if I did, I know I missed out). Everything that is posted on the site is very well done, from the unbiased beer re ...

Oahu residents, the time is almost here for the 2nd Annual Real Beer Festival . With a brand new location in Kaka’ako offering more space, more parking and grass under your feet, this year’s festival is shaping up to be a great one. Of course a great beer festival isn’t complete without…well great beer. The ...

I may be totally shooting myself in the foot with this post because I want all of this beer for myself. Portland’s Breakside Brewing recently landed in Hawaii with 2 beers, Wonderlust IPA and their award winning summer seasonal, Passionfruit Sour Ale. Both are excellent beers, but I don’t get very excited about a new IPA anym ...