You'll be invited to design your own tap handle to go into a real pub. You can visit your handle and have a pint pulled. We'll even send you a picture of it in situ to show your friends. After a process of experimentation, and a trip to Germany to see the technologies in action, the brewers at Adnams settled on a membrane filtration method to make their famous low-ABV brew, Ghost Ship 0.5. Dan Gooderham, Head Brewer at Adnams, Credit: Anthony Cullen Waikiki Brewing Company is the third largest producer of craft beer in Hawaii, which tells you everything you need to know about the quality of the beer. It’s perfectly satisfying, with great hazy IPAs, creative sours and noteworthy stouts. When Kean’s dad decided to give up drinking in 2016, she was in full support. So much so, that after seeing how few options for alcohol-free alternatives were out there, she left her job at a mentoring foundation for women in business to try it herself.

Before heading out, we made a goal to visit every local brewery to find the best beer on Oahu. Some spots impressed us while others left us wanting more (hell, some left us wanting less). Below we’ll highlight every spot and tell you what you need to know before your visit. If there’s one thing I love more than our trips to Hawaii, it’s beer. So it was only fitting that during our last month-long stay we would finally embark on a quest to find the best breweries on Oahu. We have to do certain things that really restrict how well the yeast can perform; there are things that we do involving the temperature of the mash, the fermentation, and the strain of yeast which will affect how well that yeast can form alcohol,” Kean explains. For Rob Fink, co-founder of alcohol-free beer company Big Drop Brewing Co, retaining all elements of a good beer – from aroma to the way it feels in your mouth – is essential when brewing low-ABV alternatives.

This movement towards more thoughtful drinking patterns has been spurred on by the pandemic. According to the SIBA 2020 Craft Beer Report, the number of people going teetotal continues to rise, with 17% saying they were teetotal in 2020 compared to 16% in the previous year. This rises to 23% among 18-24 year olds, an increase of 6% in the 12 months before. Loah founder Hugo Tapp For food, we split the Bee’s Knees (pesto, fresh mozzarella, pepperoni, goat cheese, Hawaiian hot honey) and enjoyed it to the last bite. We've brewed over 110,000 pints to get our beers to the point where we're confident they'll sit in can or draught on every drinks list.

One downside of using alcohol extraction methods is the added cost of equipment. But for larger-scale brewers looking to replicate the taste of well-established and well-liked brews, it is the method which proves best.Eazy Peazy from @amundsenbrewery . Aroma is full on tropical - juicy mango and pineapple, citrus orange, resinous pine. Tropical fruit sweetness when we taste, with more citrus coming through and bringing in the bitterness, along with some earthy notes free-beer.co.uk/amundsen-eaz… @FreeBeer_UK - Jul 20 The saving grace is the cool outdoor patio, making this a great spot to hang out for a while. But if I’m being honest, I don’t think the epic mural is enough to warrant a return from yours truly because the beers didn’t satisfy. We tried mostly IPAs (our favorite) but sprinkled in a handful of seasonals as well. Everything was top-notch, but if we had to choose a favorite, it’d be the Dream Machine Mango (a milkshake IPA). Mu husband claims this to be the best IPA on Oahu. Fighting words, I know. We brew all Stella Artois Alcohol-Free using exactly the same process as standard Stella Artois, but then we remove the alcohol,” says Sam Cernak, Marketing Manager at Stella Artois UK.

The technology has improved a lot, but historically with the low-alcohol beers that were available in the past, thermal separation was quite rough,” Gooderham adds. “You basically get cooked flavours, which is fine for certain beer styles, but when we were looking at Ghost Ship 0.5, this is quite a hoppy beer. The membrane filtration really preserves all the hop flavour, And we still have that amazing fermentation, which produces all the other secondary flavours into the beer.” Joined by her brother in law, Andrew Keresey, in 2018, the pair now run the UK’s only brewery completely dedicated to brewing low- and no-alcohol beers. According to Gooderham, there are two methods that rely on having a full fermentation before separating the alcohol afterwards: thermal separation and membrane filtration.Lanikai Brewing Company takes great pride in brewing authentic Hawaiian beer on Oahu using seasonal and local ingredients. The result is flavorful beers with floral and fruity aromas. financial or tax advice of any kind. If you have any questions with respect to legal, financial or tax We thought the location was awesome (very cozy and spacious) but the beers need more flavor to be memorable and we’d look forward to giving them a second shot during our next visit.

Much like Aloha Brewing, we were very excited to try out the brews at Honolulu Beerworks. We’ve heard great things and some of our friends consider this the best beer in Honolulu. across two evenly split, 0% interest shareholders’ loans, entered into in June '23. These loans are to be repaid after a future Series A financing round. regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It is not intended to be a promotion of any individual At this point on our journey to find the best beer on Oahu, we were somewhat disheartened because most of the brews have been too light for our liking — thankfully Broken Boundary Brewing shifted the tide. If I’m being honest though, most of the Oahu breweries we tried left much to be desired. I’d say the island is still getting its feet wet when it comes to beer making. Many beers were too light for our liking, and the IPAs needed more bite.Win 100 draught lines in UK trade: 1/3 UK pub visits are dry, and 90% of beer sales in pubs are on draught. Our beer tastes best on draught. This is a clear opportunity that will feed our other channels through visibility (brand recognition on front bar) and volume (lower COGs). Aside from the great beer (especially hazy IPAs and sours), we noticed that this place is mostly made up of locals, which is a great sign. Located just outside the heart of town, Beer Lab Hi is easily one of the best breweries in Honolulu and definitely worth the walk. Listen, I’m all for supporting local businesses and I’m happy to give this Oahu brewery another try during our next trip to the island. But until then the verdict stands: this one didn’t hit the spot.