"HAWAII ISLAND" WEEK...THE
BIGGEST OF THE
ISLAND CHAIN.
ROSS
THIS MORNING, WE'RE ON THE
WESTSIDE...AT OLA BREW, WHERE
THE DRINKS ARE
INSPIRED BY THE LAND...AND
CRAFTED WITH PRIDE.
KRISTINE: VARIETY. THAT'S
SOMETHING YOU'LL DEFINITELY GET
HERE AT OLA BREW. WE'RE GOING TO
GET TO THE VARIETY IN JUST A
MINUTE. WE'RE
JOINED NOW BY NAEHALANI BREELAND
WITH OLA BREW, SHE'S GOING TO
TALK TO US ABOUT THE COMPANY AND
HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED. THANK
YOU FOR JOINING US.
VERY COOL SPOT. TALK A LITTLE
BIT ABOUT THE MISSION OF OLA
BREW.
NAEHALANI: OLA BREW ACTUALLY
STARTED OUT AS A NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE COMPANY, HAWAIIAN OLA,
AND WE STARTED OUT THE WHOLE
INTENTION TO SUPPORT HAWAII'S
ENVIRONMENT AND ECONOMY BY
SOURCING LOCAL INGREDIENTS,
PUTTING THEM IN VALUE-ADDED
GOODS AND
COMPETING WITH IMPORTED GOODS.
SO FROM OUR NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE COMPANY HAWAIIAN OLA,
WE MOVED
INTO OLA BREW, AS A CATALYST TO
USE MORE LOCAL INGREDIENTS FROM
FARMERS HERE ON HAWAII ISLAND
AND THROUGHOUT HAWAII. SO WE NOW
HAVE
BEERS AND CIDERS THAT USE SO
MANY LOCAL FRUITS. SO FOR THE
CIDERS, WE CAN ACTUALLY USE B
GRADE FRUITS SO THOSE ARE FRUITS
THAT WOULD OTHERWISE GO TO
WASTE, WHETHER THEY HAVE A
BLEMISH ON THEM OR THEY'RE A
LITTLE DEFORMED, BUT THEY STILL
TASTE GREAT,SO WE CAN PROCESS
THEM AND USE THEM IN OUR
BEVERAGES.
KRISTINE: TALK ABOUT THE VARIETY
PODS FROM THE KIAWE TREE, THAT'S
KIND OF
CHOCOLATEY AND NUTTY. THE
VANILLA ALSO COMES FROM THIS
ISLAND. WE HAVE THE PALE ALE. WE
HAVE THE RAMBUTAN, WHICH IS
DELICIOUS. THE
THEN WE HAVE OUR LILIKOI LIME
MILKSHAKE IPA. AND THE MILKSHAKE
TASTES REALLY DELICIOUS, REALLY
FULL BODIED, AND THE
LILIKOI COMES FROM SOUTH KONA.
NAEHALANI: WE HAVE A LOT OF
GREAT TIMES HERE AT OLA BREW,
ONE OF OUR FAVORITES IS TUESDAY
NIGHT TRIVIA, THAT'S SUPER FUN.
WEDNESDAY NIGHTS
WE HAVE A BLUES BARBECUE. WE
HAVE FOOD TRUCKS FOR THE PAST 17
MONTHS, BUT WE'RE ABOUT TO OPEN
OUR OWN KITCHEN AS WELL, SO
WE'LL START SERVING
FOOD WITH THE SAME MISSION OF
USING LOCAL INGREDIENTS.
KRISTINE: TALK MORE ABOUT THE
THE BREWERY, CHECK EVERYTHING
OUT, WE HAVE OUR BREWERY, OUR
CIDER, ALL THE
PRODUCTIONS, WE HAVE A CANNING
LINE AS WELL. WE'RE CANNING ALL
OF OUR PRODUCTS DOWNSTAIRS.
NAEHALANI: SO YOU GET TO SEE THE
WHOLE PROCESS, FROM START TO
FINISH, AND YOU GET TO COME BACK
UP AND TASTE THE BREWS YOU JUST
SAW BEING MADE.
KRISTINE: ALRIGHT, OLA BREW,
CHECK IT OUT IN THE OLD
INDUSTRIAL AREA OF KAILUA-KONA.
ISLAND OF HAWAII VISITORS BUREAU
KRISTINE:
WHEN WE COME BACK, WE'LL CHECK
ON YOUR SURF AND WEATHER
