(Lahaina, Maui, HI) – Maui Brewing Co. (MBC) is proud to announce a silver medal win for Bikini Blonde Lager in the 2009 BrewNZ Beer Awards Competition, European Lager Style Category.  This is the 8th annual competition sponsored by The Brewers Guild of New Zealand.  Breweries from all over the world are invited to enter their beers for New Zealand’s premier beer competition. The beers were judged over three days by a panel of experts, with US-based judge, David Logsdon, at the helm.

Maui Brewing Co. is the only brewer and canner of craft beer in Hawaii as 100% of the beers are brewed and canned on Maui.  Additionally, Maui Brewing Co. microbrews are officially Hawaii’s #1 craft beer. With a strong commitment to the local economy, and deep concern for the environment, MBC microbrews are packaged with the most eco-friendly materials. Although cans and bottles are both recyclable, bottles still break and may pose a risk at beaches.  The cans are manufactured on Oahu and designed by local Maui artists and have the added bonus of protecting the beer in the best possible manner, protecting our beers from both light and oxygen damage which can seriously compromise the taste. Plastic rings are dangerous to marine life and therefore, a unique, recyclable plastic carrying device is used to hold their products.  The spent grain from beer production is donated to local ranchers for cattle feed and composting; and any cans damaged in production are donated to the Maui Humane Society. MBC purchased equipment from Maui Land & Pineapple, preserving a piece of Hawaii’s canning history.

Founder Garrett Marrero and his wife, Melanie, run a 7-barrel brewpub at the Kahana location as well as the 25-barrel full production brewery and canning facility in Lahaina.  Maui Brewing Co. is a truly local beer as 100% of their products are made in Hawaii as opposed to other “Hawaiian” beers.

Contact Garrett W. Marrero at g@mauibrewingco.com for interviews, additional information, media questions, or to order for your retail/restaurant/resort establishment.

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