Kauai · Taproom · est. 2026

Hawai'i Standard Time Brewing

Lihue craft taproom opened April 2026 by two part-time teachers — math teacher Paul Schmitz and physics teacher (and aerospace engineer) Skyler Lassman — who met through the Hawai'i Home Brew Club. Small-batch (~100-gallon) tropical IPAs, lagers, sours, and stouts on up to 20 taps, with rotating food trucks instead of a kitchen.

4 days · varies

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Guide note

A source-backed read on what to order first, what the brewery appears to focus on, and what kind of stop it is.

Seed guide note

Start here

808 Pils
Lil' Koi Sour
Shark Bite IPA

Best fit

A focused taproom visit for comparing pours without a full restaurant agenda.

Style focus

Pilsner
IPA
Hazy IPA
Sour
Lager

Local context

Lil' Koi Sour: Tart sour with lilikoi puree

Evidence: recent tap snapshot from 2026-05-27 · 6 listed flagship beers · 7 tracked beer styles · seed venue profile.

Recently observed taps

Captured May 27, 2026 from hstbrewing.com

808 Pils
4.0%
German Pilsner
Flagship; clear, easy drinking with balanced hops
Choc van Port
5.6%
Porter
Chocolate and vanilla with cacao and Madagascar vanilla
Hibisco Disco Lager
4.9%
Lager
Hibiscus-infused; rose color and floral notes
Paniolo Ultralite
3.8%
Lager
Low ABV, crisp finishing pale lager
Molly O'Malley's Red Ale
4.9%
Red Ale
Malty with toasted grains
Light on Rice Lager
4.9%
Lager
Brewed with barley and rice; bright and fresh
El Ocho Mexican Lager
5.2%
Lager
Low bitterness; subtle citrus from yeast
Pivo, Plz Czech Lager
4.9%
Czech Pilsner
Czech malt with noble Saaz hops
Lil' Koi Sour
4.2%
Sour
Tart sour with lilikoi puree
Shark Bite IPA
5.4%
West Coast IPA
Chinook, Amarillo, Simcoe, CTZ hops
Drunken Gecko IPA
5.4%
American IPA
Bitter and aromatic with signature hop blend
Galactic Haze #3
5.2%
New England IPA
50% Citra, 50% Galaxy; citrus and tropical notes
Voggy Daze #1
6.3%
Hazy IPA
Collaboration brew; guava, peach, tangelo; Galaxy, Citra, Mosaic hops
Haupu's Pale Ale
5.0%
Pale Ale
Single-hop with tropical aromas

Tap lists rotate. Treat this as a sourced snapshot, not a guarantee; call ahead if you're after a specific beer.

Styles brewed

PilsnerIPAHazy IPASourLagerPorterPale Ale

Find them

2970 Kress St, Lihue, HI 96766

Photos

Hawai'i Standard Time Brewing — green can label mockup

Hawai'i Standard Time Brewing — orange can label mockup

Hawai'i Standard Time Brewing — yellow can label design

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