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Kona Brewings’ Longboard Lager Reviewed

June 9th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Community, Sports

Since we all love beer, we were happy to see The Full Pint review the The Longboard Lager.
From Kona Brewing: Longboard Island Lager is a smooth refreshing lager fermented and aged for five weeks at cold temperatures to yield its exceptionally smooth flavor. A delicate, slightly spicy hop aroma complements the malty body of this [...]

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Hawai‘i Beer Genealogy – Ups and Downs

April 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community

The Honolulu Weekly has an interesting article regarding the geneaology of Hawaii breweries and our beer culture – Kona Brewing Company gets a nod:
Kona Brewing Company is Hawai‘i’s largest brewery, the 14th largest craft brewing company in America and the top-selling craft beer in the Islands. Created in 1994 by father-and-son team Cameron Healy and [...]

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Kona Brewing Named in Top 50 Breweries

April 15th, 2009 · No Comments · Community

Kona Brewing Co. has been named one of the Top 50 brewing companies in the United States.
The Brewers Association announced Monday its annual list of the top 50 brewing companies based on sales in 2008.
Kona Brewing ranked No. 14 on the top 50 craft brewing companies, up from No. 24 in 2007. The company was [...]

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Kona Brewing Co. Ranked 24th of Top 50 Craft Brewers

March 29th, 2009 · No Comments · Community

Kona Brewing Co. Ranked 24th in the list of Top 50 Craft Brewers based on sales volume.

The popularity of craft beers stateside has grown tremendously over the past few years, giving rise to some great new breweries all around the nation. The definition of a craft brewer, according to the Brewers Association, is as follows,
An [...]

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Kona Brewers Fest a Success Despite Weather

March 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Community

It sounds as if the Kona Brewers Beer Fest was a success, even if the weather didn’t fully cooperate.  West Hawaii Today reports:
As Saturday got underway, the weather looked questionable for the 14th annual Kona Brewers Festival’s Brews for the Big Rock.
But the weather looked better than it did at the 2005 festival, said Mattson [...]

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14th Annual Kona Brewers Festival Saturday, March 14

March 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Community, Environment

An annual event designed to promote the microbrewery revolution in Hawai’i, to encourage professional brewers and chefs to work together as an industry and to have a significant and positive economic and environmental effect on the community.
We invite you to the 14th Annual Kona Brewers Festival
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 2:30 to 6:30 p.m.
On the shores [...]

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