Aloha Beer Co., which recently celebrated its ninth anniversary in Kakaʻako, just debuted a brand-new menu. The brewpub’s new menu features more dishes that are designed to pair well with the business’s beers, according to restaurant manager Michael Kimpan.
“We want to highlight our beers and give people an opportunity to pair their food well with different beers,” he explains.
Customers can choose from a variety of appetizers, seafood dishes, pub favorites, entrees, pizzas and desserts. Start with new shareable dishes like ‘ahi saku tataki ($25), ‘ahi saku sashimi ($24) and mushroom Rockefeller ($17).
The sashimi features your choice of blackened (Cajun-seared) or sashimi-style ‘ahi, served with pickled ginger, lilikoʻi wasabi, shoyu, green onions and daikon. The tataki features a Cajun-spiced, flash-seared ‘ahi.
Meanwhile, mushroom Rockefeller is a twist on oyster Rockefeller and features mushrooms stuffed with creamy spinach artichoke dip, and topped with tomato-onion chutney butter. They’re bite-sized flavor bombs and it’s impossible to eat just one.
Several specials featured for the brewery’s ninth anniversary celebration — including the Red Zeppelin barbecue-buffalo slider ($18) and pepperoni-mushroom roll’d pizza ($16) — are now available as permanent menu items. The Red Zeppelin barbecue-buffalo slider is also available in full-sized burger form ($24), and includes an all-beef patty topped with Red Zeppelin beer barbecue-buffalo sauce, blue cheese crumbles and ranch mayo.
“We designed a number of items that pair well with different beers; the Red Zeppelin barbecue burger is going to go well with that particular beer,” Kimpan says.
If you’re craving dishes with local flair, opt for the Kakaʻako teri burger ($24), kalbi ($26) or loco moco ($19). The latter features an all-beef patty topped with brown gravy, sauteed onions, mushrooms and two eggs over rice.
Pizzas have always been popular at the brewpub. Newer options include the spicy meat lover ($33) — a combo of pepperoni, Italian sausage, bacon bits, chili flakes, jalapeno and garlic aioli — and a new dessert option. The sweet Aloha cinnamon roll-walnut pizza ($16) is topped with cinnamon butter, cream cheese glaze and candied walnuts.
“The dessert pizza is definitely one that our staff really enjoys,” Kimpan says.
Also new is the brewpub’s walnut-Nutella ice cream sundae ($12), which features your choice of chocolate or vanilla ice cream.
Aloha Beer Co. also now offers customers the option to create-their-own mixed six-pack ($12.99). Choose from seven signature styles, including the Aloha Lager, Hiker’s Dream, Aloha Blonde and more.
CONTACT
Aloha Beer Co.
700 Queen St., Honolulu
808-544-1605
alohabeer.com
Instagram: @alohabeerco
Open 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mondays to Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays
Validated parking available
Kelli Shiroma Braiotta can be reached at kelli@alohastatedaily.com.
