Kona Brewing Company

Kona Brewing Co. will launch a special Hibiscus Brut IPA to toast its silver anniversary – an 8.2 percent ABV dry IPA with hibiscus and hop-based hints of gooseberry and melon.

Total U.S. beer dollar sales grew to more than $35 billion in 2018, according to retail data provider IRI. The Chicago-based market research firm, which tracks category-wide sales at major off-premise retailers, reported a 1.8 percent increase in beer dollar sales, despite a 0.3 percent decline in volume sales at multi-outlet and convenience (MULC) stores (grocery, drug, club, dollar, mass-merchandiser and military) through December 30.

The continued acceleration of Kona beer sales during the third quarter couldn’t offset company-wide shipment and depletion declines of other Craft Brew Alliance (CBA) offerings, the Portland, Oregon-headquartered company reported today. In Q3, Kona depletions increased 9 percent as the brand grew in both off- and on-premise channels. The depletion growth followed increases of 7 percent and 3 percent in the second and first quarters of the year, respectively.

Kona Brewing Company, Hawaii’s first and favorite craft brewery, has launched a refresh of the fan-favorite Island Hopper Variety Pack, now available in stores. The newly designed package includes two new IPAs – Castaway IPA and a new release to the mainland, island favorite Kua Bay IPA, along with fan-favorites Big Wave Golden Ale and Longboard Lager.

EnSync, Inc. (NYSE American: ESNC), dba EnSync Energy Systems, the leading provider of innovative distributed energy resources (DERs) and business models for residential, commercial and utility installations, and its subsidiary Holu Energy, a developer of DER projects in Hawaii, today announced a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Kona Brewing Company to build a solar-plus-battery storage system at the beer company’s new brewery, under construction in Kailua Kona.

Kona Brewing Company announces it is rolling out its two most popular beers, Big Wave Golden Ale and Longboard Island Lager, in new 18-packs of cans for the first time.

Craft Brew Alliance has inked another sports sponsorship. After striking a “multi-year” deal to become the “official craft beer” of Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy in March, CBA today announced that its Kona brand would become the “official craft beer” of the Association of Volleyball Professionals (AVP).

Kona Brewing Company today announces the latest addition to its Aloha Series with Gold Cliff IPA, a bold, juicy beer that highlights the adventurous spirit of the Hawaiian Islands.

A pair of beer brands have inked sponsorship agreements with Major League Soccer’s LA Galaxy. Craft Brew Alliance today announced a “multi-year partnership” with the Galaxy for its Kona brand to become the club’s official craft beer. Specific financial terms of the sponsorship were not disclosed.

Today, Kona Brewing Company relaunches its summer favorite, the Wave Rider Tandem case, a pack of 24 twelve-ounce cans featuring two signature Kona Brewing Co. craft brews – Longboard Island Lager and Big Wave Golden Ale. The case will retail for $22.99 and will be available exclusively via club channels throughout the Western mainland

Kona Brewing Company today announced its first blonde ale, Kanaha Blonde Ale, will be available nationwide. Kanaha (pronounced ka-NA-ha) Blonde Ale is a bright, sessionable beer made with real mango fruit, adding a juicy, tropical flavor that is easy like the island.

Today, Kona Brewing Company toasts, for the first time, a remarkable annual milestone of selling its five-millionth case of beer in the U.S., a principal moment in the brand’s history. Big Wave Golden Ale, the company’s flagship beer, is the biggest contributor to the feat, with more than 1.6 million cases sold year-to-date.

For the first time ever, Imperial Vanilla Stout will be available in 22 oz. bottles on the Islands.

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