Cheers to all the dads

• By Tim Golden
• June 14, 2022

Father’s Day is this weekend and if you haven’t gotten Dad something amazing, don’t worry, there is always beer! Read more

A new hard seltzer with matsumoto’s shave ice

• By Tim Golden
• May 17, 2022

When Lanikai Brewing decided to open a new location in Haleiwa, the first thing owner Steve Haumschild did was venture out to meet his new neighbors. Read more

Waikiki dives into the haze game

• By Tim Golden
• April 19, 2022
• 1

Bright tropical fruit aromas. Mango, guava jelly, lilikoi with a hint of pineapple. Read more

What’s brewing: Beer news

• By Tim Golden
• March 16, 2022

I don’t know about you, but I’m excited to see smiling faces out and about enjoying themselves and enjoying a cold beer. Read more

Bombastic fruited sour beers are here

• By Tim Golden
• Feb. 15, 2022

Mango, banana, pineapple, guava and key lime. Read more

A beer myth debunked

• By Tim Golden
• Jan. 18, 2022

You walk into your favorite spot to buy beer, browse the selection, finally find what you want and then fret because all of the beer is chilled. Read more

5 December beers to try

• By Tim Golden
• Dec. 14, 2021

Is it just me or did December sneak up really quick this year? It feels like we went from hot and sunny lager beer weather to cold and wet stout beer weather in the blink of an eye. Read more

Spice of life

• By Tim Golden
• Nov. 16, 2021

Beer is an amazing drink in that it can take on so many flavors, colors, aromas and styles. Read more

Prost like a boss

• By Tim Golden
• Sept. 14, 2021

Another year has passed, and it will be another year without the granddaddy of all beer festivals, Oktoberfest. Read more

Lager than life

• By Tim Golden
• Aug. 17, 2021

We're in the middle of August and the sun is relentlessly hot. This is the perfect weather for a light, refreshing and crisp lager beer. Read more

Something’s ‘brew’-ing

• By Tim Golden
• July 20, 2021

After four long years, downtown Honolulu's Stewbum & Stonewall Brewing Co. is making beer again. Read more

Summer beers to keep cool

• By Tim Golden
• May 18, 2021

Summer is almost here and if you're looking for a few refreshing full-flavored beverages, we've got you covered. Read more

Column: Craft brewers look forward to expansion of local industry

• By Tim Golden, Special to the Star-Advertiser
• April 27, 2021

The year 2020 brought unprecedented challenges to businesses and industries across Hawaii. Read more

Column: Dark, rich pastry stouts put dessert in a glass

• By Tim Golden, Special to the Star-Advertiser
• March 16, 2021

A new variation of dark, rich stouts has been popping up (to great fanfare) at small craft breweries around the country over the past five or so years. Read more

Column: A wish list for local breweries in the year ahead

• By Tim Golden
• Jan. 19, 2021
• 2

New year, new possibilities. I think I can speak for all of us in expressing a hope for a return to normal in our lives in 2021 Read more

Column: Bright spots in a tough year for beer

• By Tim Golden, Special to the Star-Advertiser
• Dec. 15, 2020

For the beer world, 2020 has been challenging, with mandated closures, the loss of draft sales and a massive pivot to more at-home consumption. Read more

On Tap in Hawaii: Give thanks with local beer

• By Tim Golden, Special to the Star-Advertiser
• Nov. 17, 2020
• 1

To say this year’s Thanksgiving is going to be different is an understatement. Read more

On Tap in Hawaii: Breweries deserve our support during these difficult times

• By Tim Golden
• Oct. 20, 2020
• 5

Craft breweries not only employ hundreds of hard-working people, they have helped transform areas of our city and breathe life into once lifeless areas. Read more