Ply318ci said:If you can get to the Kona Brew Pub in Kona on the Big Island that is the best. They have limited release/experimental beers that are on draft only at the brew pub. Their Blowhole Barley Wine is awesome.
Some of the draft stuff from kona isn't bad. I have been to the brew pub on Oahu. They do have some interesting stuff.
bluemoose said:Couldn't find the pub on oahu.
It is at koko marina
Hawaiibboy said:Of all the breweries in the islands I'd have to say Maui is the best. While Kona may have the farthest reach with "good" beer, Maui dominates them in every category.
The big issue I see here in Hawaii is that many, if not all breweries try to capitalize on "Hawaii" by adding a taste of the islands to their beers. Even Maui is guilty of this.
I have to agree though, the big swell is quite possibly the BEST commercial beer in Hawaii. I am a huge huge fan of Ninkasi's Total Domination and Tricerahops. Big Swell is vary similar to Total Domination and stands beside it in awesomeness as an IPA.
J-Pizzel said:It definitely catered to tourists and the tour guides knowledge was as deep as... as deep as... something really shallow for lack of better terminology.
atreid said:I'm in Hawaii as a tourist right now. Tried Kona's coco thingy and thought it tasted like watered down coconut juice mixed with beer... Pretty boring...
Tried Maui's IPA yesterday. Shared 3 cans with my girlfriend and couldn't drink enough of it. Very refreshing. It might benefit from a little more floral dryhoppiness but still pretty good.
Thx to this thread for the tips... B-)
Just ate at the kona restaurant at the airport. Not a big fan of the brown. Fire rock, big swell abd the golden are my rop three in order.
malweth said:"Do you want a side shot with that?"
...that bugs the heck out of me *every* time I have hours to kill at HNL.
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