The First Annual Maui Brewers Festival

On May 30th, the Maui Arts & Cultural Center will celebrate its 15th birthday by holding the first annual Maui Brewers Festival.

I like to think of myself as a beer connoisseur and I am very excited to be attending the event at the end of the month. In all, there will be 23 brewers on hand serving 46 different types of beers from Hawaii and the Mainland. A few of my favorites that will be in attendance include, Landshark Lager, Wipeout IPA and Oceanic Organic by the Kona Brewing Company.

Along with the great beers on tap, there will be excellent Pupu’s and entertainment. There will be over 15 of the best restaurants on Maui on hand serving anything from crabcakes to gelatto. My personal favorite, 808 Deli, will be serving their pork sliders. I can’t wait to have a pork slider and wash it down with a cold brew

The entertainment lineup includes Master of Ceremonies, Kawikaveeka of 92.5, Island Rumours Band featuring Rick Vito, Battle of the Bands winner- "Erin Smith & The Throwdowns", "Off Tomorrow", and "Celtic Tigers." Along with Rick Vito Island Rumours band is comprised of Hawaiian favorite Eric Gilliom on guitars and vocals, renowned Island bassist Lenny Castellanos, lead vocalist Gretchen Rhodes, former Miss Hawaii Kanoe Gibson on vocals and Kris Thomas holding down the rhythm section on drums. A feature of the group are their singing hula dancers, Germaine Balino and Cyndi Davis.

Tickets for the event are $50 in advance or $75 at the door. Also, you can go for the VIP treatment and get tickets for $150 or $175 at the door. For those of you on the westiside, the Maui Brewing Co. will have roundtrip transportation provided with a purchase of a ticket–no Drinking and Driving please.You can get your tickets by calling (808)242-SHOW or by visiting www.mauiarts.org.

For additional information on the event feel including all of the vendors that will be in attendance, feel free to check out the Maui Brewers Festival’s events page.

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