Avery Brewing Company / 5 Summer Stories

Adam Avery is the brewmaster at Avery Brewing.

But first, some history about why a Colorado beer is here, even 'tho it isnt available anywhere in Hawaii.

I was working at Hotel De Riguer De Hellish one night when a great old-time Filipino waiter by the name of Roque came by with a large bottle of Hogs Heaven.

"Meester Mark - I pound dis beer in dee check out room, meebe ewe like to take 'em home? Eeet git nice kine picchure on da bottle"

Shoots , Roque, I am never one not to try a new beer. What the heck? I never even heard of it before.

So I take the bottle home. Now i kinda forget about it, on the last shelf of the fridge. But a day comes where I am off, working in the yard, and day turns to night, and I am still plowing the north 40, (the back yard) And, By Jiminy, I have a worked up thirst!

Enter Hogs Heaven, chilled to a respectable 38 degrees, no froze, ICE cold happiness.

It is a barley wine, a beer of 9% alcohol. Potent, strong stuff. 1 quart later, I ma on the internet trying to locate where this elixir comes from.

Longish story sorta shorter - i email Adam, turns out he adventures all over the planet, doing all kines of sport, one being Surfing. So i say if you are ever in the area, give me a heads up, and I will take you for a surf, damn the work! Couple months into summer (hence the 5 summer stories pix) He emails that he is coming to town and if we can hook up for a surf. Sure!

We meet up, go surf, talk story. After a nice fun session (read - smallish) we head seperate ways.

I get a 'care package' from him later with a selection of his wares, beer glasses, and T shirt.

I actually met someone of the 'net, and they were not insane! Very nice people actually.

Never know, I guess.

Still cant get his damn great beer here.

Aloha!!