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    Hawaii beer - Kona Big Wave Golden Ale

    This was on sale today, at my local Safeway, in Arizona. $5.00 for a six pack. Popped one open, and didn’t taste much different then anything here. Then read the label. Brewed in Fort Collins, Colorado! Cheap enough, but won’t buy this brew again.

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    Funny
    See many things like that around.

    Look at this.
    https://www.eater.com/2017/3/2/14789...lawsuit-hawaii
    Maybe you can jump on the bandwagon.
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    They have cool commercials, didn't know it was made in Colorado.

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    Ive been surprised where some beers are made contrary to where you would think they are too. Growing up in northern IL, PBR was always a cheap beer that I didnt mind drinking.

    I was in London, Ontario for business at one point and bought a 6er of PBR to enjoy at the hotel. Cracked one open, took a sip and thought "this tastes like it was filtered through an old boot!" Looked closer at the can and saw it was brewed in Guelph ON, not Milwaukee. They screwed up a just OK tasking beer and made it unpalatable.

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    I bought this brew, thinking it was made in Hawaii. I thought maybe the hops were grown there. I got ripped off. Oh, well, I’ll drink it, but they won’t get me again.

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    I first had Kona Brewing "Long Board" when I was on Maui. It was made on one of the islands. I was surprised when I saw it in one of the chain grocery stores here in NE KS. I noted it was made in CO. I could not tell the difference between the two. I also tried "Big Wave" and that must be one that needs to have an acquired taste.

    I am not sure I would want to order beer that has spent a lot of time in a ships hold traveling from one port to another. I have some memories of various beers being offered when on R&R in the Philippines. Those were highly educated beers, if you think that one learns by traveling. RTFL or look silly.

    Is all Coors beer made in Golden CO? Pretty sure Budweiser has other locations besides St Louis.

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    Coors has many a brewery besides Golden

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    Ah yes-- I know the problem. But, If you ever have a chance, and like beer, do a "Local Brew" tour. I worked 6 years in Switzerland back in the late 1970's and traveled all over Europe. Every time we stopped somewhere for lunch or dinner I always asked the waiter/waitress is there was a locally brewed beer that the locals liked-- and ordered that. Only one I did not like was called "shark" and was the local favorite in a small cafe in a fishing village in Norway (Yep! tasted like fish).
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    I like Kona beer. Started drinking it while in Oahu quite a few years ago & liked the taste! I did notice that state side it was made in Colorado, but it still tastes good to me & I still drink it.

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    The marketing of products is full of BS. I was once in Venezuela and they had a beer there called “Polar”. You can’t get much further the polar regions than down there.

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    Back in the 70's and 80's beer was pretty regional, tied to a certain water profile(mineral/salts content) and it wasn't easy to match that water in another part of the country. Local brewery fr me growing up was August Schells, we got cases of shorts(not quite full bottles rejected form the line) super cheap off the brewery loading doc. Their water is from an artesian well that is VERY high in sulfates, if your body isn't used to it you can get diarrhea... first time Schells drinkers always complained the next day as they ran for the bathroom! That water couldn't be duplicated until into the 90'sand now Schells is brewed in New Ulm and Minneapolis at the old Grain Belt brewery.

    Now with the advent of low cost reverse osmosis water systems brewers can filter all the water they use then add minerals and salts to match the original brewery's water supply. I do it home brewing, filter all brewing water then to it to match the beer style I am brewing. Brewing a Scottish Ale? Match the water, a Bud clone, match the water... many beer recipes now include water additions for bottled or RO water so you can copy the recipe exactly. I have a small tote full of water chemicals and can match the water supply anywhere in the world!

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    back when i drank is was straub lager. its been goin on 10 years since the last time i ever had a drink. and no i was no alcoholic, although i should be, but i had a stroke and drinking doesn't appeal to me any longer.



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    25 or more years ago I was in Wisconsin, Mayville to be exact. I was staying at a place called the Audubon Inn, there was a nice restaurant and they had a beer brewed only for them called "Audubon Ale". the second best ale I ever had, the best is "Formidable Ale" brewed somewhere in England.

    Cheap beers are not worth drinking, beers like Budweiser, Coors, Narragansett, PBR and a host or others are all cheap, poorly made brews not worthy of consumption. Wherever you are in the country any local craft beer is likely to be far and away better than any of the cheap national brands.

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    Contract brewing is a thing and many do it. The beer is brewed to a specific recipe and tastes just like it came from home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by PaulG67 View Post
    25 or more years ago I was in Wisconsin, Mayville to be exact. I was staying at a place called the Audubon Inn, there was a nice restaurant and they had a beer brewed only for them called "Audubon Ale". the second best ale I ever had, the best is "Formidable Ale" brewed somewhere in England.

    Cheap beers are not worth drinking, beers like Budweiser, Coors, Narragansett, PBR and a host or others are all cheap, poorly made brews not worthy of consumption. Wherever you are in the country any local craft beer is likely to be far and away better than any of the cheap national brands.

    Life is too short to drink cheap beer. Beer is the nectar of the gods, and cheap watered down nectar is an insult to the Pallett.
    When I traveled the country I made it a point to try something I'd never heard of. Grain Belt, Iron City, Lone Star, Olympia etc. Narragansett, Schlitz, Blatz, Schaefer, Black Label, Genesee are not bad. They taste exactly like they should for their style. Family drank Narragansett in the white/ gold cans with the schooner until it was dropped then switched to Genny. I still have a couple of the thick plastic Narragansett bags with the draw string top and can openers

    When I see it which isn't often I buy a few Schaefer Tall Boys. Ice cold nothing like it after mowing the lawn on a hot day.

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    I like the Kona Big Wave Golden Ale. It's an inoffensive beer, but it is close to $10 a six pack here. I avoid beer as much as possible and am trying to cut out all alcohol this month for weight and health reasons.

    We are on the edge of the craft beer epicenter and there are plenty of good local beers.

    My favorite was Poker Faced Blonde from Paradise Brewery.
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    I'm drinking a Mahalo pineapple raddler as I type. It isn't cheap at $2.49 a can. It's also made in Patosi, WI

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    Quote Originally Posted by GregLaROCHE View Post
    The marketing of products is full of BS. I was once in Venezuela and they had a beer there called “Polar”. You can’t get much further the polar regions than down there.
    When they closed the Amstel Brewery in Curacao most switched to Polar. It's ok but I'm not a big fan.'

    We are on the edge of the craft beer epicenter and there are plenty of good local beers.


    There are over 20 microbreweries within an easy drive of my house and that's just NC. Less than 2hrs from Richmond, VA which has a ton more.
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    I just opened a can of Kona Big Wave purchased here in Montana.
    Label says the breweries are in:
    Fairfield, CA
    Fort Collins, CO
    Portland, OR
    Portsmouth, NH
    Merrimack, NH

    I kind of like it.
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