Top 5..Places for a Beer - NUMBER 1

At Number 1 . . . Aloha Beach Life

The Hawaiian Islands combine stunning scenery, a relaxed atmosphere and some fantastic beers, and there’s nowhere better to sample the most famous local brew than at the Kona Brewing Company’s brewery and pub, in the relaxed town of Kailua-Kona, on Hawaii’s Big Island. The company’s range of beers are found throughout the islands (not yet available in the UK, unfortunately), and really do live up to their ‘liquid Aloha’ tag. Longboard Lager is perhaps the best known – a favourite with the characters of Hawaii Five-0 – but our choice is Fire Rock Pale Ale, named after the active volcanoes of Big Island, just a short distance from the brewery itself.

 

Kailua-Kona hosts the Ironman World Championship every year, the ultimate sporting test of endurance, when up to 2000 of the world’s toughest athletes undertake a 2.4 mile swim, a 112-mile bike ride and a full marathon, all one after the other – and all in the heat of Hawaii. The sheer thought of it makes us thirsty, but there’s something particularly satisfying in watching these super-fit athletes undertake the ultimate test of endurance, while sat in a bar overlooking the beach, with a cool Kona beer in your hand (sporting endurance has never been our thing!)

 

If your trip to Hawaii doesn’t include Big Island (you’d be missing out on our favourite Hawaiian island, though!) don’t despair – you can get beers from the Kona Brewing Company throughout the archipelago, and our top tip would be to head to Waikiki. At the end of the main strip and right opposite Waikiki beach is Lulu’s Surf Club, a relaxed bar with great views across to Diamond Head, and the perfect setting to watch the sun set over the Waikiki beach scene.

Check out our holidays to Hawaii at: http://www.farawayescapes.co.uk/usa/hawaii_holidays.html

I hope you've enjoyed our beer guides, it's a tough job but at Escape Worldwide we like to make sure we do all our research to offer you the best holiday.

Darren
Escape Worldwide - Home of Long Haul Holidays
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