Us weirdo beer fans have probably had an IPA with the creaminess of lactose. We have probably had an IPA one with the island flavor of mangoes and / or coconut. But what about a mango-coconut milkshake IPA with jasmine rice? Well, Maui Brewing has mashed all four together in a new beer.
Ohana Collaboration
We have a first look at one of the first Maui Brewing meets Modern Times beers.
It is an imperial stout aged in Bourbon barrels with cocoa nibs, black sugar and Hawaiian vanilla beans. We will be seeing these two logos on labels more and more, I expect.
Brewery + Distillery # 3 – Maui Brewing & Kupu Spirits
Heading to the islands for our last brewery and distillery combo with Maui Brewing and Kupu Spirits.
Let’s check out two Hawaiian spirits and two beers….
Kupu White Whiskey – “Distilled from Malted Barley and Corn, aged at least 808 minutes in new oak barrels. Use this unembellished White Whiskey in place of vodka, rum, or tequila in your favorite cocktail.”
Pono Life Hazy IPA – “Notes of Juicy Pineapple, Mango, and Candied Tangerine.”
Kupu Gin – “Distilled from grain and a proprietary blend of botanicals including juniper, makrut lime, local oranges, lemon peel, licorice root and hibiscus. Refined to perfection.”
Pineapple Chi Chi – “Nitro Golden Ale brewed with local pineapple and freshly toasted coconut.”
Pineapple
If I had to pick one brewery to do a pineapple beer, well ya kinda gotta choose Maui Brewing…
…add in coconut and the nitro format and it’s pretty much a lock.
Star Maps
You could probably safely, have a blog dedicated just to collaboration beers. I feel that 2018 has set a new mark for duo brews. And here is another with the local Smog City crew heading from Torrance to Hawaii to make Star Maps Kolsch. This Kolsch is brewed with starfruit and rises to a fairly high for the style 6.1% ABV.
I will assume that it will pour at Smog City taprooms and that it will probably still be warm in LA when it comes out.
The Breakside of Maui
If you had told me that Breakside and Maui Brewing were to collaborate, I would have guessed some fruit sour of some sort using fruits from both states. I certainly would not have guessed a Belgian Pale Ale.
I hope it comes SoCal way because there are not enough Belgian hoppy beers being done.
Belgian Red meets Island Coffee
Anytime that Maui Brewing puts the word “coffee” on one of their cans, my interest is piqued. Add to that the mysterious “coffee fruit” and that is doubled. This will be added to my look for list.
Bigger CoCoNut
I know that Maui Brewing has re-branded and the CoCoNut porter is in a much better designed can (IMO) and by the name of Hiwa now but I will always call it by the OG name of CoCoNut. This new beer, I will call whatever they want…
Maui & Stone in South Bay
If the valley isn’t your thing over the Labor Day weekend, then the South Bay has two events for you.
Sunday, August 28th – Hudson House hosts Maui Brewing and an End of Summer Luau
Sunday, September 4th – Playa Provisions hosts Stone Brewing for a Labor Day Block Party and a beer garden.
Hawaiian Re-Brand
Looks like the re-brand bug is more infectious than Zika. Maui Brewing is now unveiling a new look to their cans and while they are cleaner and easier to read, they seem much more generic now. Less Island and more about color coordination.
I like the band across the neck of the can and the easy to find ounces and ABV area near the bottom but instead of a generic whirly pattern, I would have kept the logos and designs of the beers already there so that people could see what they have bought before and not have to stop and think about it.
Thumbs down from this blogger.