Aloha

[tavernjef]

I've got some Hawaii Beers coming in sometime during the first week in March. Anyone interested in a trade or know of what I should really be looking for? One time offer. Some friends of mine are vacationing there now and will be e-mailing me the specifics of their findings. If anything strikes me, I'm paying for shipping and away they go.

[tavernjef]

The beers that I was given were not very good.
Got only two, both from Kaua'i brews.
The "Gold" which wasn't to bad for a regular lager,
somewhat watery with a little bit of hops but not much really.
The "Sunset" was very watery and reminded me alot of any
macro brew water in a can. Nothing to write home about.
They did get me some awesome hand rolled cigars from
the islands that I must say are smoother and tastier then
the beers they got me.
Oh, well.
aloha and cheers

[Herb Ninja]

Ive lived on Maui for 15 years and we have never had good enough brews in the islands to write home about. Even the import selection can be pretty lousy, 2 places with decent selection is the hawaii liquor superstore in Kahului and the speciality beer and wine store in Paia. Aloha-

[Doug95624]

I was on the Big Island in June, and frequented the Kona Brewing Company a few times. I thought it was OK, but I agree that the Islands don't lend themselves to good brewing conditions. The water is off, and the temperature/humidity doesn't lend itself to optimal conditions. I think I liked their Fire Rock Pale Ale the best.

[Herb Ninja]

I think I liked their Fire Rock Pale Ale the best.

Yea their other beer is called something like longboard lager, the fire rock pale ale is better and it has more alcohol. I got sick of that beer pretty quickly though so I don't buy it anymore. :)