The aromas of fresh, sweet, juicy strawberries come blasting out as soon as you open the bottle. I was thinking of something subtle like the soft strawberry in Hitachino’s Red Rice. This was more like a fruit juice with ale undertones. The finish is clean and crisp with a natural, tangy dry acidity and subtle […]
Aloha Red Ale
I reinforced my admonition to never judge a beer by the first or even second sip. That worked for this one in spades. The first sip I thought, nah, they didn’t get it right. By the third, I had changed my mind completely and now rank this one up there over my local Hilo based […]
Big Eddy Royal Nectar
This Wisconsin brewer was represented at the Hilo Brewfest I recently attended. I did one other review of the Cherry Stout that I really liked. I found this one yesterday and it was so good, I didn’t take any pictures of the actual beer before I had scarfed the 4 pack down. It is also […]
Hilo Brewfest Videos
Here are a few videos of the Brewfest 2015 I took. I would stack the view up against any in the world for this type event. The beautiful view of Hilo Bay was great and the weather perfect. Well, it was hot and humid until the clouds rolled over to give shade and the breeze […]
Hilo Brewfest 2015
Kona Brewing Co. There were some offerings I was really interested to try from Kona Brewing Co. at the Hilo Brewfest. These are made in Hawaii, special series in the keg only brews. I started off with the Steam Vent Lager because I so much want to like something from Kona in a lager. I […]
Steinlager
Probably the best loved beer in Hawaii, as far as I can tell, for those who like more than the ubiquitous Keystone light. This is a full flavored lager with German undertones and a flavor that makes it recognizable from the first sip. Very much like Heineken, Becks and other imported lagers with a unique […]
Primo Beer
I first tried this beer in 1980 when I first came to Hawaii. Wasn’t impressed then and certainly not now. It is basically a Hawaiian Bud. This is an old brand in Hawaii dating back to 1887. According to their website, they want an everyday beer that is light. In this day of craft beers […]
Honolulu Brewers Festival
Saturday April 18th was the Honolulu Brewers Festival in Kakaako. I took a flight from my home in Hilo to Honolulu and an old friend from Japan picked me up. Not having been to this one before, we unfortunately ate lunch together before the festival began at 2 PM. We didn’t know that there would […]
Long Board
Well, this is a first. I have already reviewed Kona Breweries Long Board for this site. I had the bottled version bought in Hilo on the other side of the Island. Yesterday, an old high school friend dropped by with some tall boys from Kona. Kona brewery sells a lot of beer so they have […]
Big Eddy Cherry Doppleshwarz
One of the perks of having a beer blog is every once in awhile, you come across something really nice you would not have tried before. This is one of those and one of the most amazing taste departures for beer yet. The Cherry is kicker here and I mean kick. At 8.5% abv, this […]