Showing posts with label Wheat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wheat. Show all posts

Monday, August 14, 2017

Pālua DIPA and Mango Man Wheat 8/12/2017

Barely a week has gone by and I see Honolulu Beerworks is releasing some new beers. We had already planned an afternoon in Kaka'ako, so naturally we started at Beerworks.  Coming in on a Saturday, it was busy and lively. The bartenders were friendly as always.  At a loll in the beermongering, I asked for them to look for my koozie. Third time was a charm! They located it in the "rejects" section and I was happy to have it back for future visits!
The Koozie Club can be joined for $5; you get to design your sleeve, which is great in the open air environment of HB. Thanks to my best drinking buddy John for getting it for me a few months ago!

We had the Pālua DIPA (Aroma of resiny floral hops, slight murky amber color, strong sweet hop flavor, deceptively strong) and Mango Man Wheat (Cloudy golden color, dry tart mango overall, aroma of citrus, dry aftertaste). It was fun to try two starkly different yet refreshing beers on a hot day.

Wednesday, August 2, 2017

Bangkok Wheat & What the Hefe?! - Honolulu Beerworks 8/2/2017

At the behest of a valued member of my family on her birthday, we went to Honolulu Beerworks. I can't say that was a bad call: they have wonderful typical mainland food, a fun atmosphere, and great beers. I was excited having seen there were two new releases.  We had the pretzels, garden salad with chicken, and veggie mac & cheese special.  Everything was delicious! We also had a beer flight of six of their usual brews, the birthday girl loved most of them!  Honolulu Beerworks is O'ahu's original craft brewery. It's definitely worth checking out in Kaka'ako, nearby a burgeoning beer culture which includes Village Bottle Shop, Aloha Beer Company, and opening soon Waikiki Brewing Company.

Roasted peanut aroma, flavor like pad thai, sweet chili peanut, lingering burn on the throat.

Dank aroma, gold murky color, habanero chili flavor, burn that lingers, refreshing.