THE MAHALO ALEWORKS ohana

Ben and JAcquelyn Kopf

FOUNDERS

Ben has a passion for beer that has culminated in building Mahalo Aleworks. He first began brewing in 2005. After visiting and collecting ideas from breweries and craft beer bars in over 50 countries, Maui was chosen as the perfect location to create something exceptional. Jacquelyn loves sour beers and is a passionate wine connoisseur. She serves as the resident wine expert and manages the music program, merchandise and special events. She has curated an excellent wine by the glass list, and is in charge of finding the excellent locally-made artisanal food and home products featured in our retail area. Jacquelyn and Ben met in grad school while studying Advertising. Ben is the nutty professor with big ideas that Jacquelyn manages to keep on the rails. Together they have four small keiki and reside upcountry where they are growing a range of fruits to be used in future Mahalo Aleworks beers .

rob henry

BREWER

Rob started flipping kegs back in 2008, and has more than a decade of experience as a brewer for several great breweries on the mainland and in Hawaii. He is passionate about sanitation and sandwiches. He enjoys kettle sours, clean well-executed pilsners and funky Brett farmhouse ales, and dislikes people that don’t like sandwiches.

Rob brings a wealth of brewery experience and to Mahalo Aleworks.

SARAH FOREMAN

BREWER

Sarah is deeply engrained in the brewing community and has been a brewer for several breweries in CA and HI. She has a vast knowledge of the beer making and cellaring process and is a sanitation ace, working hard to make sure the quality of our beer is the best possible. Sarah has a passion for beer and has also spent time working as a Meade brewer on a Bio-Dynamic farm where she processed fruits and honey to produce Meade.

Sarah is also involved with The Maliko Project, working to restore Maui’s Maliko gulch.

Eric salazar

WILD AND SOUR CURATOR

Eric began his career at New Belgium Brewing Co. in 1995, where he was a part of every aspect of the brewing process and brewing management. Most notably, he helped pioneer the Wood Aged Beer program at NBB producing the first widely available and traditionally made sour beer from a U.S. brewer. With over 20 years of experience creating award winning beer aged in barrels and foudres, he is considered an expert in the craft. Eric currently lives in Rochester N.Y. where he spends much of his time helping creative brewers who seek to expand or improve their wood aged and sour beer processes. Eric is in charge of curating the wild and sour program at Mahalo Aleworks, and will be traveling back and forth from his home in N.Y.

Make sure to watch our calendar of events or sign up for our newsletter to stay informed of special tasting sessions hosted by Eric at the brewery.