National Beer Day is October 27th and — while our fridge is stocked with nothing but pumpkin ales — we’re starting to feel like we’ve had it all: the faintly European brews of New England (a perfect, cloudy glass of Allagash White comes to mind), the garish Southern concoctions (looking at you, Purple Haze), the earnest Midwestern beers (we love you, Lakefront), and the wild, but bitter Northwestern staples (Rogue’s Brutal Bitter IPA, anyone?).
We’re starting to wonder what beers we’re missing out on. Which American craft beers are so craft-y that you can’t even buy them at the super hip bodega down the street?
So, we turned to the most remote place in the entire world, which also happens to be America’s 50th state. Being all alone in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, it turns out, has helped Hawaii develop a robust and unique beer landscape. If you’ve come across Kona Brewery’s signature Longboard Island Lager (the most well-distributed of the Hawaiian breweries) you’ve only tasted the tip of the iceberg when it comes to liquid aloha.
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