Tag Archives: hawaii beer news

The Hawaii brewing scene is on fire right now with multiple breweries slated to open in the next few years, mostly on Oahu. But over on Maui, Kohola Brewery has quietly entered the market with plans to start brewing later this year. The brewery recently purchased the former Maui Brewing Company Lahaina facility and has been busy at work refurb ...

   Just confirmed with a source at New Belgium Brewing that they will be expanding to Hawaii in the next 6-12 months. More details to come as they get everything in place. Here’s an excerpt from a recent interview in Beer Marketer’s Insights Most of New Belgium’s moves into remaining unopened markets are “Ash ...

Now that the initial craze of the recent Shelton Brothers shipment has worn off (all the Cantillon is sold) there are a number of amazing beers that are sitting on shelves that everyone should be trying. I actually struggled internally about posting this beer because it’s really amazing and there’s a fair amount of it out there. I& ...

Zwanze Day or as I like to call it International Sour Beer Craze Day is coming back to Honolulu in 2015. It’s the day that Brasserie Cantillon, the most sought after wild/sour/funky beer maker in the world, releases a special beer to only 56 bars around the world. People go crazy for Cantillon on any average day of the year. The stu ...

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. Star Advertiser –  Local brewers are awesome and it’s incredibly exciting to see Oahu fin ...

You did not misread the headline. Lagunitas Brewing Company will officially start distributing to Hawaii in early August. The nation’s fifth largest craft brewery has been growing like crazy with the addition of a huge new brewery in Chicago and another soon to be build one in Southern California. Lagunitas is known for it’s incre ...

Where did you grow up? I am originally from Eastern Pennsylvania.  I grew up there and completed my undergraduate degree in PA as well.  After that I moved to California where I attended a brewing specific program at UC Davis and then worked in the state for nearly 8 years. Do you remember the first craft beer you ever had and what ...

   Ok, so I’m not entirely sure if this is the very first beer club in Hawaii, but it is the only one I know of right now. Bonzer Front , an awesome bottle shop and market in Haleiwa, has recently started a beer of the month club. The concept is simple. For $30 a month you’ll receive a unique, eclectic and some ...

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 or with your favorite bottle shop ...

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. Star Advertiser – Big news from Maui Brewing Company today. They will be opening their first Oa ...