Kailua-Kona, Big Island of
Hawaii - A longtime staple in
Hawaii will soon make its way ashore, courtesy of Hawaii-born Kona Brewing
Company. Big Wave Golden Ale will join Kona’s portfolio on the
mainland that includes flagship Longboard Island Lager, Fire Rock Pale Ale and
the trio of Aloha Series seasonals available at select times during the year.
Brewed with tropical ingredients, the Aloha Series is comprised of Pipeline
Porter, Koko Brown Ale and Wailua Wheat. Like Longboard, Big Wave Golden Ale
will be a year-round offering starting August 13, 2012, and will be available in
6-pack bottles in all 30 of Kona’s mainland markets.
Inspired by the huge waves that pound the gold
sand beaches of Makaha and Waimea Bay on Oahu, Big Wave Golden Ale is well-loved
among locals and visitors to Hawaii, who until now have had to go without upon
their return to the mainland. This will be the company’s first new mainland beer
since Koko Brown Ale hit in January 2011.
Kona Brewing president Mattson Davis said, “Big
Wave Golden Ale is one of our original beers, first brewed at our Kailua-Kona
home brewery in the mid 90’s. Like Longboard, it’s a great session beer with a
bright quenching finish, and perfect for kicking back and talking story at
sunset. For the tens of thousands of mainland craft beer lovers who have
requested it, their day has come!”
Draught will be limited to California and Florida
for Big Wave in 2012, with the other mainland markets receiving draught in early
2013. The beer will also be poured at the Doheny Surf Festival in Dana Point, CA
August 11-12 and the Liquid Aloha Festival in San Diego September 1, 2012. It
will also be available on draught at the Oregon Brewers Festival (OBF) July
26-29 and Florida’s Key West Brewfest
August 30-September 3.
Specs:
Bitterness: 21
IBU
ABV:
4.4%
OG:
10.3 P
Malts:
Pale (Premium 2-row), Caramel 10
Hops:
Galaxy and Citra
About Kona Brewing
Kona Brewing Company was started in the spring of
1994 by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa, who had a dream to
create fresh, local island brews made with spirit, passion and quality. It is a
Hawaii-born and Hawaii-based craft brewery that prides itself on brewing the
freshest beer of exceptional quality, closest to market. This helps to minimize
its carbon footprint by reducing shipping of raw materials, finished beer and
wasteful packaging materials. The brewery is headquartered where it began, in
Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island. It has grown into Hawaii’s largest brewery,
has three restaurant sites in Hawaii and beer distribution reaching 30 states
and Japan. It is the 13th largest craft brewery in the country. For more
information call 808-334-BREW or www.KonaBrewingCo.com.
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