Beer Fit For a King
The halls of Hapa's Brewing were ripe with the smells of Brew Day. Distinct aromas of malted barley and raw hops filled our minds with images of cold pints. [...]
The Award Winning Hapa’s Brewing Co.
The American Homebrewers Association recently finished up judging the first round of the National Homebrew Competition. Brewers from around the country submitted thousands of beers in over 20 categories. [...]
Power to the Growler
Beer is served from vessels of all shapes and sizes. There's the standard 12 ounce can or bottle, the keg, and of course the classy and timeless Forty. Each [...]
Chi-Town Bound
Chicago is best known for its sports teams, deep dish pizza, and crooked politicians. A trip to Prairie State this weekend afforded Hapa's a chance to experience two of these Windy [...]
A Special St. Paddy’s Day Pint
What would St. Patrick's Day be without a pint of your favorite stout? Most likely many of you are sitting in your office regretting that last Guinness and vowing [...]
The Stout Is Kegged
A lot happened over the course of last week: gas prices blew up like Barry Bonds' head, the iPad 2 rendered the iPad 1 worthless, and the NFL / [...]
Stout It Out
Eight days after the brewing session, the stout was transferred to a glass carboy for secondary fermentation. The beer has a great dark color, bordering on pitch black. The [...]
You Make me Wanna Stout
Stouts have been all the buzz recently around Hapa's Brewing. Five of Beer Advocates top ten beers of 2010 were stouts, next week's Tuesday Tasting is a stout, and last [...]
Pale Ale: Kegged, Cooled, Carbonated
After one week in secondary fermentation, the Pale Ale was transferred to the keg for carbonation last night. Somewhere between the Oscars for best Supporting Actor and Best Sound [...]
A Pale Ale Tale: Secondary Fermentation
Along with providing time to cook up some delicious brisket, President's Day Weekend also marked eight days in primary fermentation for the Pale Ale. Into the glass carboy it went for secondary fermentation [...]