Lanikai Brewing

Loved our local experience at lanikai brewing. Unique brews, friendly staff, and ended up with the coolest souvenirs from our trip to Hawaii!

Been a while since we'd been Kailua side and decided to drop in to Tap and Barrel, which is Lanikai Brewing Company's brewpub.Street parking was relatively easy to find at noon on a Sunday, and the taproom wasn't too loud or busy. We were able to grab a couple seats at the bar right away and beertender allowed us to taste two of their drafts. We ended up choosing Okole Maluna (imperial stout) and Kainalu (lime and alaea sea salt gose). Both were really delicious. We had already eaten before stopping in, so next time we come in to try more of their brews, and we'll sample their food too!

This is my go-to bar in Kailua. Great beers (Party Wave is the way), awesome vibe, love the outdoor seating in the evening, the pizza from Valentinas is amazing (100% get the Bee's Knees!)Best thing about this place is the staff. Friendly, and speedy service. Always checking in. And great banter.Nice to have improvement opportunities - better cooling in Summer, better sound system, back support on the stools at the bar, and a place to put your feet.

very friendly staff, good beer, surprisingly good cocktails. and the pizza from valentina's was also a pleasant surprise! happy hour specials are a good deal (pepperoni pizza + 12 oz beer for $20).

Great beer. The pillbox porter is a smooth beer and service is great. Very chill atmosphere.

During our Oahu trip, we decided to drop by Lanikai Brewing right after a day at Lanikai beach (isn't it a must to try their beer while you're there already?).The place is an easy walk to downtown Kailua. There's only street parking, but we didn't have trouble finding a spot. It's an open air restaurant and a very chill spot, so it's a very nice place to just hang after a beach day. The servers were helpful and made recommendations on drinks.We ordered a flight: Moku Imperial IPA, Route 70, Aloha Blonde, and Brew HEFEner. My fave was the HEFE, then the IPA. Both were smooth and had a nice flavor. The blonde is good too, but pretty much a standard blonde. I did not like the route 70.... It was sour and didn't taste like a beer.I didn't try any of the food, but maybe next time!

great brew pub with a great vibe. Outdoor seating in front of shop with wide open glass panels and more tables inside. Ours brews were great!

Decided to check out this brewery based off of the reviews. The party wave was the best beer and the mai tai was one of the best tasting I've had so far. The pizza while small for the price, tasted really yummy. I got the suprema pizza and cheese pizza. It was cooked perfectly. The space was big with a few booths and plenty of tables that can accommodate big parties. At first we were greeted by two very friendly staff members. We met our waiter and in the two hours we were there he only came once to get our order and then a second time bring our drinks. I had to flag down the hostess to get our waiter to come back to order more drinks. There were other tables with big parties but we saw our waiter go to their tables multiple times and skip ours. I even saw him over at the bar talking to the bar tender with no one to serve. It got to a point where the tables around us became empty and yet the waiter never came to check on us. If it was just for food/drinks I'd give 3 out of 5. If it was based off of service I'd give it 1 out of 5.

Really great pizza and some awesome beers. The crust was the best since we have been to Italy, it had the perfect amount of sauce. The beers were diverse and well described. The porter smelled amazing but I would cook with it rather thank drink it. Service wasn't overly attentive but it was a nice laid back mid day stop.

Cool swing for the kids to be on and an overall hip place to just hang out and have a beer. Beers were pretty decent. Pizzas were delicious. We got our orders in a timely fashion and the server was polite.