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Kauai Island Brewing Company

Port Allen, Hawaii, Hawaii, USA

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2012
Archive ID
TB-HX3ZVWV1
Last checked
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#Hawaii#Independent

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Summary

The oldest operating craft brewery on Kauai, producing Captain Cook's IPA and leaning heavily into traditional styles. Claims title of westernmost brewery in the US.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

The oldest working brewery on Kauai, sticking to traditional styles on an island where every ingredient arrives by boat.

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The People

Behind the beer

Bret Larson, Dave Curry
Founder

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The Beer Library

Beers

Captain Cook IPA

Year-Round

American IPA

ABV6.5%
IBU65
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Polihale Pilsner

Year-Round

German Pilsner

ABV4.5%
IBU30

(ACTIVE) [USA Pass 21]

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Lilikoi Ale

Year-Round

Golden Ale / Fruit Ale

ABV5.0%
IBU20

(ACTIVE) [USA Pass 21]

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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's Hawaii master, Pass 17, which cited https://kauaiislandbrewing.com/ for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.

    Tally's Hawaii master, Pass 17 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026

    CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19

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