Beer Rant

Hello all again, I've been on a much needed vacation to the wonderful isle of Maui. To make up for my lack of beer literature I have a ton of rants planned, but first off I wanted to rant about a little bit of what they had going on over in Maui. That is right they are brewing on Hawaii's most picturesque island, and just about every resident in Maui pushes this beer like it is god's gift to man. Truth be told they do make some damn fine beer, and normally I don't say that about a brewery that solely uses cans! If you are on a quest their beer can be found stateside, but only their main brews they sell in cans. Their mainstays are Big Swell IPA, Coconut Porter, and Bleach Blonde Lager. They all have enough flavor packed in to overwhelm any aluminum flavor, or they can real well, and need to let the rest of the canning community in on their secret. The beer I have pictured here is only available at the brewery as far as I am aware, it is a Guava Weizen. I find the guava to be a nice subtle accompaniment to the wheat ale, more destinct, and complimentary than Kona brewing's Wailua wheat made with passion fruit. The difference being that the flavor though strong is not as overwhelming in the beer as that of the passion fruit, in Kona's Hawaiian twist of a classic wheat beer. Just like everything else I had at the brewpub it was silky smooth, the right amount of carbonation, and the right amount of flavor. Everyone may think mai tai's in Maui, but that cool silky smooth beer was heaven in the delightful Hawaiian air! Of course this is only available in the brewpub just north of Lahaina, and south of Napili. All the beer was awesome at this brewery though, I had a Cascadian Rye Ale (a dark rye IPA done in a belgian style, that a couple of breweries are making in competition to see who does best), a barleywine, ESB, English old Ale, etc. I could find little to complain about, the Cascadian was a little dry on the old tastebuds, but simple stuff like that isn't really of note unless you are completely anal, in the developing stages of OCD, or possibly just lame. The Guava Weizen for being a fruit beer is a definite try, take it from someone who is not the biggest fruit beer fan by any means. For everyone else, don't fret, as you can read from the list they actually brew a ton of the hardcore UK style ales, basically the barleywine will set you right for a good hour or so. I was oh so happy, neh giddy at having been able to try out so many of their wonderful beers, and happy to see even far off locals like Maui to get in on the brewing act. Thank you Maui brewing for adding a nice footnote to a wonderful vacation, and to everyone else give those cans a second look if you happen to find them, you'll be pleasently suprised, trust me!