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Waikiki Brewing Company

Honolulu, Hawaii, Hawaii, USA

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2015
Archive ID
TB-RASJXSG7
Last checked
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#Hawaii#Independent

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From the record

Summary

Started as a small Waikiki pub and expanded to multiple locations across Oahu and Maui, known for an approachable, climate-friendly core lineup. Multiple taprooms; first location in Waikiki.

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

Tally’s Take

Grew from one Waikiki pub to multiple locations on an approachable core lineup. Not every brewery is chasing the rare list, and the ones that aren't tend to survive.

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The People

Behind the beer

Joe Watrous
Founder

Honolulu and Waikiki brewpub serving accessible local craft lines.

Joe Lorenzen
Founder

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The Beer Library

Beers

Ala Moana Amber

Year-Round

Amber Ale

ABV5.2%
IBU25
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Skinny Jeans IPA

West Coast IPA

ABV6.0%

IBU 56.

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Hana Hou Hefe

American-Style Hefeweizen

ABV5.8%

IBU 15.

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On the record

Awards

  • 2017

    Silver — Robust Porter

    GABF

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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's Hawaii master, Pass 17, which cited https://www.waikikibrewing.com/location/waikiki-brewing-kaka-ako 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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