A pale lager brewed in Honiara and the standard bottle at any gathering. Solomon Breweries has made it since the 1990s, and it remains the country’s only commercially brewed beer.
It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into it
- malted barley
- hops
- lager yeast
- water
How it is made
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. Every ingredient except the water is imported.
How long it takes: three to four weeks from mash to bottle
How it is eaten
Cold from the bottle at a gathering, with fish and cassava.
History
Solomon Breweries has brewed SolBrew in Honiara since the 1990s, and it remains the country’s only commercially brewed beer.
Frequently asked questions
What is SolBrew?
SolBrew is a wine & spirit from Solomon Islands: pale lager brewed in Honiara, the standard bottle at any gathering. Solomon Breweries has brewed SolBrew in Honiara since the 1990s, and it remains the country’s only commercially brewed beer.
How is SolBrew made?
Malt is mashed, the wort boiled with hops, cooled and fermented cool with lager yeast, then cold-conditioned before filtering and bottling. Every ingredient except the water is imported. It takes three to four weeks from mash to bottle.
Can I make SolBrew at home?
No, and the atlas gives no method for it. It is one brewery’s commercial lager, and brewing beer at home is licensed or restricted in much of the atlas’s readership.
What goes into SolBrew?
Malted barley, hops, lager yeast, water.
How is SolBrew eaten?
Cold from the bottle at a gathering, with fish and cassava.
