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580 North Nimitz Highway
Honolulu HI 96817
Telephone: +1 808-545-5959
Hours: Sunday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Tuesday-Thursday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday 4:00pm-11:00pm.
Brewer: Dave Campbell
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Notes

Visited: August 8, 1997

Opened: 1997

Contributors: Michael Bauer, Siegfried Binge

The place is kinda...well, ugly, and maybe not laid out very well, and the brewhouse is packed into a very small corner and cramped by tables in front of the tanks...but never mind all that, because the beers are OUTSTANDING. I didn't have time for lunch on this trip, but next time, I'll be sure to eat, too...Sam Choy's restaurants are famous for serving huge piles of local grinds. Reservations are strongly advised for lunch and dinner. According to Dave, the beers I tasted were all "Batch #1".

Formerly known as Big Aloha Brewing, it may or may not still be associated with Sam Choy's.

Updated: July 29, 2012

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Beer List

  • Black Ryeno
  • Blonde
    4.50% abv.
  • Bruddah's Cream Ale
    • Date: August 8, 1997 (#2105)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 15½ points
      Overall Impression
      Golden, low carbonation, big dense head. Malty, slightly citric aroma. Light body, moderate carbonation. Lots of wheat flavor. Good hop flavor at the end.
  • Bumbucha Stout
    • Date: August 8, 1997 (#2108)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 19 points
      Overall Impression
      Black, OK tan head. Strong sweet coffee aroma. Thich, bitter, roasty, sweet, but not sticky. Lots of burnt malt-coffee-chocolate flavors that last forever. Maybe just a little too long.
  • Dark
    European-Style Dark/Münchner Dunkel
    4.60% abv.
  • Ehu Ale
    English-Style Brown Ale
    • Date: August 8, 1997 (#2104)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 16½ points
      Overall Impression
      Brown, moderate carbonation, low head. Smells brown, a little roasty, with a hint of spicy hops. Just sweet enough, good brown malty flavor and finish. Very well-balanced beer.
  • IPA
    American-Style India Pale Ale
    6.20% abv.
  • Kiawe Honey Porter
    Specialty Honey Beer
  • Lager
    European-Style Pilsener
    4.80% abv.
  • Red
    American-Style Amber/Red Ale
    4.60% abv.
  • S-Team
    California Common Beer
    • Date: August 8, 1997 (#2106)
      Package: draught
      Place: at the brewery
      Score: 20 points
      Overall Impression
      Light brown, good carbonation and head. Grapefruit aroma. Big citrusy hop flavor. Good body...real close to being a you-know-who clone.
  • Skipper's Hefe-Weizen
    South German-Style Hefeweizen/Hefeweissbier
  • Steamship Lager
    California Common Beer
  • White Ryeno
    American-Style Rye Beer