That night Dallas, Danny, Caroline, Cory, Chris and I went to Kona Brewing for dinner. Like the real Kona Brewing Brew Pub… in Kona! We’d been drinking Kona Brewing beer all this trip and we had Kona Brewing’s Fire Rock Pale Ale as one of our wedding beers, so we were all excited to check it out.

There was a little bit of a wait when we arrived, so we headed for the bar. For those of you keeping track, this was about our 13th day of drinking… ahhhh… my liver! But I had to try one beer. I had the Duke’s Blonde Ale (A crisp, light and refreshing ale. An excellent warm weather midday quencher with a delicate touch of hops to balance the light maltiness), which is only available on draft. That was all I had. I think Dallas only had one beer as well. We were losing our steam!

For dinner we all split some pupus: Kalua Pig Naalehu Nachos – White Corn tortilla chips layered with cheddar and mozzarella cheeses, black beans, green chiles, tomatoes, black olives, corn, jalapeños and a side of salsa. These were really good. We also had Pele’s Fire Wings – Fire Rock Pale Ale marinated wings, tossed in your choice of spicy sauces and served with a side of KBC’s ranch dressing. I didn’t try any of these, but I’m going to assume they were HOT since Pele is the Hawaiian goddess of fire. Finally, we had Keauhou Crab Dip – a rich blend of crab meat, cream cheese, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses, roasted red peppers, a touch of fresh garlic and a splash of Longboard Island Lager. Served with KBC’s herbed pita bread. Pretty good, the crab meat was plentiful.

For my entree I got Uncle’s Shrimp Tacos – Three soft tacos made with cajun-seasoned shrimp, topped with cabbage, black beans, corn, diced tomato, green onion and cilantro. Drizzled with a chipotle yogurt sauce and avocado aioli. Served with a side of rice pilaf. I think maybe I just made a wrong choice? Or they were having an off night? I really liked our pupus but these tacos just were not doing it for me. The shrimp was way over cooked and had shrunk down to the tough little tiny shrimps. Not good. And I didn’t love the chipotle sauce. I would go back here, though, and we did later on(!) because the beer and the pupus were great.. and because everyone else seemed to like what they had.