Kohola Brewery
Wailea, Hawaii, USA · Est. 2015
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Their Lahaina production facility was destroyed in the 2023 wildfires and they reopened in Wailea. Rebuilding is not a marketing story — it is just what they did.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2015Founded
Kohola Brewery begins brewing in Wailea, Hawaii.
- 2023Milestone
Originally based in Lahaina; their production facility was destroyed in the 2023 Maui wildfires.
The People
Behind the beer
Maui independent craft brewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Talk Story
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
Talk story is Hawaiian pidgin for sitting and talking at length with no particular purpose. Naming the session beer after it is exactly right.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's Hawaii master, Pass 17, which cited https://koholabrewery.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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about Kohola Brewery
- Is Kohola Brewery still open?
- No. Kohola Brewery has closed. Originally based in Lahaina; their production facility was destroyed in the 2023 Maui wildfires. They have since relocated their taproom to Wailea. Hawaii Pass 17. VERIFIED_CURRENT_OR_LINEAGE Koholā brewery facility was destroyed in the 2023 Lahaina wildfire; current first-party Lāhainā Brewing material carries the Koholā Series and successor operation.
- When was Kohola Brewery founded?
- Kohola Brewery was founded in 2015 in Wailea, Hawaii, USA.
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