Maui Brewing Company
Maui & Dogfish Head Create Liquid Breadfruit
Beer celebrity and Dogfish Head founder Sam Calagione recently traveled to Hawaii (that must have sucked) to collaborate with Maui Brewing Co. The result? Liquid Breadfruit. Brewed with toasted papaya seeds, and breadfruit. Breadfruit comes from a flowering tree in the mulberry family, so named for the texture of the cooked fruit. The flavor is a bit like potatoes. It’s considered a staple fruit in tropical regions. The yeast was found in a peach farm near Dogfish Head in the first state. DFH went all scientific on it, and regrew it.
There is actually a good bit of dialogue on the back of the can between Maui’s Garrett Marrero and Sam. Some highlights – “Millions of Delaware natives lusting fro tropic climes cannot be wrong” – Sam. “Breadfruit has been a staple crop f0r 3000 years” – Garrett. And the best –
” I love to cook and toasted papaya seed seemed like another great spice to balance the breadfruit and compliment the tropical flavors of calypso hops and the flavors lent by the philandering Delawareans. It was no small task to harvest all these seeds by hand… but it beats chewing purple corn for weeks on end….” – Garrret
Style: Fruit Beer (w/ papaya seeds, breadfruit)
Availability: 12 oz cans, Draft
Arrival: Purported to debut at GABF in October
8% ABV
note: The label most assuredly will be in color!
Jolly Pumpkin Sobrehuman Palenaole
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (Dexter, MI) and Maui Brewing Co (Lahaina, Maui, HI) recently collaborated to create Sobrehumano Palena ‘ole or “superhuman”. It is actually Maui’s first collaboration in a can, brewed with passionfruit and cherries. The above is Jolly Pumpkin’s edition of the collab. What’s the beer? Each brewery will add its own unique spin — as Maui will ferment normally (arriving in cans), and Jolly Pumpkin will make it a barrel aged sour (in bottles).
Yes, Michigan and Hawaii are connected.It should be obvious to you now as you hold this beer, and read this label. John and I designed this beer with two noble fruits from two noble states. Michigan & Hawaii.Cherries & liliko’i. Starting to see the connection. I feel it. So does John. 4391 miles msy separate our breweries, but not our thirst for the exquisit Hipa! -Ron Working with Ron is something I’ve wanted to do since I had my first Jolly Pumpkin beer. Years later, it’s a reality. Being involved on this project was an honor and a privilege. Mahalo to my MBC crew and to you, fans of craft beer! -John
Where? Maui will produce 4,000 cases & 80 barrels, distributed in all 11 states in which the brewery currently ships. Ed. Note: Jolly Pumpkin most likely will not know yield until barrel blending time.
Style: Red Ale (Maui) / Ambiguous Style (Jolly Pumpkin) (w/ Cherries, Passionfruit)
Availability: 12 oz cans (Maui), 750 ml bottles (Jolly Pumpkin)
Arrival: June, 2012 (SAVOR)
6% ABV
Maui & Jolly Pumpkin Releasing “Superhuman” Collaboration
Maui Brewing Co (Lahaina, Maui, HI) has just announced a new collaboration brew with Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (Dexter, MI). Sobrehumano Palena ‘ole will be the brewery’s first collaboration in a can. The name is a blended Spanish-Hawaiian term for “superhuman.”
What’s the beer?
Sobrehumano Palena ‘ole is a red ale brewed with liliko’i (passionfruit) and cherries. Each brewery will add its own unique spin – as Maui will ferment normally (arriving in cans), and Jolly Pumpkin will make it a barrel aged sour (in bottles).
Where?
Maui will produce 4,000 cases & 80 barrels, distributed in all 11 states in which the brewery currently ships. Ed. Note: Jolly Pumpkin most likely will not know yield until barrel blending time.
How Did These Two Find Each Other?
“John and Garrett were planning their collaborations for 2012 and because John is from Michigan and coming home for the holidays my name came up. This whole idea came together really fast — just weeks before John’s visit. It’s been a very challenging blend to develop — I’m super-excited about it and a little intimidated at the same time. I’ve been enchanted by Hawaii for years and it’s been great to work with everyone at MBC and get to know them. I always enjoy collaborations but this one is something really special.”
Style: Red Ale (Maui) / Ambiguous Style (Jolly Pumpkin) (w/ Cherries, Passionfruit)
Availability: 12 oz cans, Bottle size TBA
Arrival: June, 2012 (SAVOR)
?? ABV
Maui To Build New Brewery, Ship To Virginia
Garrett Marrero, founder of Maui Brewing finds himself in a good, put touch situation. Keep up with the demand for his beer. Thanks to Chris Furnari over at Brewbound, we know what he is planning to do about it. Build.
According to a recent interview, Marrero is about to close on a new piece of land that will triple Maui’s current footprint.
Marrero said the new brewery site is approximately 35,000 square feet and could be operational within the next two years. It will boast an initial capacity of 40,000 barrels and is capable of being scaled to over 100,000.
The expansion will run in the neighborhood of $10 – $15 million dollars. Also, Virginia is next on the distribution list. Check out the whole interview, plus some new Maui releases over at Brewbound. Thanks Chris!
Maui Brewing Creates Special Beer For Sheraton Resorts
Maui Brewing Company and Sheraton Maui Resort & Spa have teamed up to make an exclusive beer to be served exclusively at the resorts pool bars and hotel lounges. The beer is Black Rock Lager, a dark lager.
The lager is named after the legendary lava rock formation on Ka’anapali Beach which Hawaiians believe is one of three `uhane lele, a place where souls of the dead leap from earth into their ancestral spirit land and where only a person with great spiritual strength can enter that world and return.
Style: Lager
Availability: Draft, at Sheraton Resorts
5.5% ABV, 25 IBUs
Maui Brewing Expanding Distro To Virginia
Maui Brewing started distributing in Maryland for the first time in 2011. Soon, the island brewery will enter their 11th state, Virginia.
And as we find greener ways to can our delicious Maui Craft, MBC product is also appearing on the green pastures of Virginia- the 11th state to Maui Brewing’s national distribution network. Not only is Virginia for lovers, starting this year, it will also be for lovers of Maui Brewing Co. beer!
Specialty Beverage in Virginia will distribute the beer throughout Virginia. All the beer is brewed in Hawaii, and shipped refrigerated to each area. No launch date in Virginia has been announced.
Maui Brewing Hits Maryland
Maui Brewing heads to Maryland…
LAHAINA, MAUI, HI – 19 October 2011 – Maui Brewing Co. (MBC) is proud to announce that a distribution agreement has been reached with Legends Ltd. Legends Ltd. is a Baltimore-based craft and specialty beer wholesaler, with distribution throughout Maryland and Washington, D.C., for more than 150 of the world’s most celebrated breweries. “I was impressed with Erin and Legends Ltd. as a distributor. They know how to treat craft beer and we felt comfortable entrusting our brand to them,” says Garrett Marrero of MBC.
Maryland is the tenth state where MBC’s Big Swell IPA, Bikini Blonde Lager, CoCoNut PorTeR and Mana Wheat can be found – now in addition to the states of Hawaii, California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Colorado, Texas, Nevada and Arizona. Maryland is also the only east-coast state with distribution of MBC products.
Erin Tyler of Legends Ltd. comments, “The response has been great! We have sold through our container with just a few remaining cases. Accounts have been asking for more. It is great to have another all canned brewery that makes such quality products.”
“Folks have been writing us for some time now, asking when the east coast will get our craft beer and I am happy to finally be able to bring some product out that way. Maui Brewing Co. is particularly proud to be the first Hawaiian-made beer to hit the Atlantic coast,” says Garrett Marrero. He continues, “Unlike other breweries, Maui Brewing Co. will not contract brew because we are dedicated to continue to produce a truly Hawaiian beer. You are guaranteed that all Maui Brewing Co. canned and draft beer received anywhere is made and packaged on-island.”
Maui Brewing Co. is one of only two truly local Hawaiian breweries, brewing and packaging 100% of product in the state. Maui Brewing Co. and Hawaii Nui (on the Big Island) are very proud to be wholly produced in Hawaii. Maui Brewing Co. has been recognized as Hawaii’s #1 craft beer since 2005 and the company has a strong commitment to the local economy, and the environment. MBC craft beers are packaged with the most eco-friendly materials. Although cans and bottles are both recyclable, bottles still break and pose a risk at beaches. The cans are manufactured on Oahu and designed by local Maui artists; they have the added bonus of protecting the beer in the best possible manner, protecting the product from both light and oxygen damage which can seriously compromise the taste. Plastic rings are dangerous to marine life and therefore, a unique, recyclable plastic carrying device is used to hold the products. The spent grain from beer production is donated to local ranchers for cattle feed and composting. Maui Brewing Co. is also very active in several local Hawaii charities.
Founder Garrett Marrero and his wife, Melanie, operate a 7-barrel brewpub at the Kahana location as well as a 25-barrel production brewery and canning facility in Lahaina. Maui Brewing Co. is a truly local beer as 100% of their products are made in Hawaii.
