Kona Brewing Company is from Hawaii if you didn’t already know or guess it already from the name. The name refers to those longboards surfers use and love so much, especially those surfers who longboard in Hawaii. I should know so much because I’ve surfed a total of zero times. I came close, though. Real close. Once in Costa Rica, Sitz and I had a blast (literally) one fine day getting pummeled by gigantic waves. In hindsight, actually, I wouldn’t call this surfing by any means, but I did recall thinking how nice it would be to surf these huge waves, only if I had a cold lager waiting for me on shore. Anyway, the Longboard Lager is probably my favorite lager out there. Lagers can be too rough on your palate sometimes, but not this guy. This guy has a gentle taste that’s easy to drink. It really would make for a good cold “thirst-quencher” on the beach. This will now probably be my fall-back lager. I know it’ll always be good if I’m feeling too non-adventurous at the beer store. I had it with a cold club sandwich and they complemented each other very well.

Movie pairing: Forgetting Sarah Marshall (I think they actually drink this beer in the movie. In Hawaii even.). Mahalo.