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2020 in Review: Best Craft Beers Brewed on O‘ahu
One-offs, standards, and specials that proved too popular to stop brewing: These are the standouts from a year of local beer.
Boba Map: New Bubble Tea Places Around Honolulu
Three new places to put on your bubble tea radar.
Here’s How Pau Hana Cocktails Equal Bentos for Furloughed Workers
Cocktails for a Cause brings star mixologists together to help unemployed food and beverage workers.
Which brewpubs and gastropubs have reopened for dine-in?
Has your favorite local brewpub or gastropub reopened with food and drink you can enjoy on the spot? Here are status updates on local breweries and how you can support local craft beer and jobs. Please note that given these…
Where to Find Hawai‘i Versions of America's Most Popular Craft Beer
Think you know your American IPAs? Try these.
Love Heineken but want to support local? Give these ales a try
Blonde ales are considered an easy entry for people looking to get into craft beer without knowing where to start. The Beer Judge Certification Program describes the style as an “easy-drinking, approachable, malt-oriented American craft beer. Well balanced and clean, [it]…
Manoa Honey Co. is making light, ultra-local meads
Mead makes people think of a heavy, sweet medieval drink, Yuki Uzuhashi says, but that’s not at all what he envisioned when he decided to make the alcoholic beverage. The creator of Mānoa Honey Co. wanted a lighter, refreshing drink with…
This is Kalihi's first beer brewery in 127 years
Broken Boundary Brewery is Kalihi's first brewery since the closure of the Baltimore-based National Brewery Co. in 1893. It's attached to Homebrew in Paradise, O‘ahu’s only homebrew supply store, founded in 1994 by Hawai‘i brewing pioneer Dave Campbell of Aloha…
Aloha oe: What Real Gastropub meant to Hawaii's beer scene
Businesses in Hawaii are slowly reopening, but not all will still be around to pour you a pint. Last week Real Gastropub announced that stay-at-home orders have been too much to bear and it will not be reopening. For many,…
There's an icy new cherry blossom drink and we like it
As my usual food adventures go down, this one began on Instagram. I was browsing through my feed when I came across a countdown to the launch of Rabbit Rabbit Tea’s Cherry Blossom drink on June 1. Wait, it's cherry blossom season?…
Essential Eats: 26 Boba Shops Around O‘ahu
The ultimate resource when that bubble tea craving hits.
Kasnack attack! 7-Eleven has one new Green River Slurpee
What? During this corona crisis, tings from our childhoods can lend us some comfort, bringing us back to one simpler time. Das why when I heard 7-Eleven had come out with one Green River Slurpee it brought one smile to my…
Islander Sake Is Making Hawai‘i's First Sake in Three Decades
Here's a look at the brand new Kakaako brewery and its junmai ginjo, nigori and amazake.
Help local brewpubs and bars — buy their takeout beer
Hunkering down at home isn't without its bright spots. Here's where your favorite local craft beers are available in growlers. Aloha Beer Co. Closed Beer Lab HI Bring in your own 64- or 32-oounce growlers or buy one of Beer…
Foodflash: Foodland Farms Ala Moana is opening a cocktail bar
So not boring, this supermarket chain: Foodland just announced it's opening a second bar at Foodland Farms Ala Moana, this one in the opposite corner of the store from the R. Field wine bar and featuring cocktails and new bar…
A coffee purist's favorite pour over coffee bars
For the coffee purist, there is nothing like the pour over coffee. Invented a century ago, the method has found new popularity in the last 10 years. The pour over cup is always made to order over 4 to 5 minutes.…
More butter beer: Holiday Bar pops up at Ala Moana Center
It's that time of the year again: The Holiday Bar has returned to Ala Moana! Brought to you by the same people that hosted the spooky Ghost Bar in October, the festive Christmas-themed pop-up can be found nestled in the…
Spooky Ghost Bar pops up for Halloween at Ala Moana
Killer Clown? Faceless Lady? Haunted Plantation? You guessed it — Ghost Bar Honolulu and its terrifying themed cocktails are back at Ala Moana Center. The pop-up has moved: It runs through Halloween in a bigger new spot in the former Café…
Harry Potter cocktails to charm the adults at Comic Con Honolulu
Today, Comic Con Honolulu 2019 kicks off a three-day family-friendly celebration of comics, costumes, fantasy, sci-fi and all things nerdom at the Hawaii Convention Center. As a lifelong fan of comic books and geek culture, anime and comic cons hold a special place…
Jamba Juice's new Hawaii smoothies: Fo' real how they taste
I been seeing da ads for this all ova da place. Get three new limited-time, Hawaii-exclusive smoothies at Jamba Juice in celebration of them being in Hawaii for 20 years now. For this assignment I knew I needed assistance since…
Caffeine fix: Kailua has a new coffee truck
I love starting my day with coffee, so much that I often order Americano or espresso for the caffeine content even though I don’t enjoy the bitter taste. What I really love are Frappuccinos, but the high sugar content means…
Celebrate 4th of July at Sheraton Waikiki's Red, White & Brews Pool Party
Sponsored Looking for a swanky way to celebrate July 4? Round up your friends and make a splash at RumFire and Sheraton Waikiki’s Red, White & Brews 4th of July Bacardi Pool Party. The party starts at 6 p.m. and…
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