(Drank 05/20/23 SA @ 5:00pm and one other time): Nothing like drinking ciders on the islands of paradise!
Now that our bellies were full of BBQ from This Lil Piggy, we decided to make a stop at Paradise Ciders which was "somewhat" on our way home. Honestly, I wanted to check out their cidery since I've enjoyed their ciders at breweries around town, and we were kind of in the vicinity. Ciders seemed to have slowed their pace in the alcohol industry of late while I felt hard seltzers have zoomed past them. However, I always had a palette for the fruitier-tasting things in life, so I suspected this would be a slam dunk. Would I be in paradise as I imbibed on their creative tropical ciders!?
PURCHASE
Guava Lava Cider 5.2% ABV 16floz Draft ($7.00): Guava orange color, guava tropical aroma, light body, guava flavor, clean finish, and clean guava sweet aftertaste. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=15ifZhU-sNXbjMDzmP3Pjw
Mango Daze Cider 6.0% ABV 16floz Draft ($7.00): Mango orange color, apple mango tropical aroma, light body, mango flavor, clean finish, and clean mango sweet aftertaste. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=bg_bDN1RQILXUJqmZHp91w
Hang Loose Juice Cider 5.0% ABV 13floz Draft ($6.00): Guava orange color, guava orange passion fruit tropical aroma, light body, guava orange passion fruit flavor, clean effervescent finish, and crisp guava orange passion fruit sweet aftertaste. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=nXkex7KpRXwsFVv6nPK9bw
Shortboard Cider 5.0% ABV 16floz Draft ($7.00): Bright amber color, apple fruity tropical aroma, light body, apple flavor, crisp finish, and clean apple tropical aftertaste. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=kRStWsOZcHUV08lKtcgfkw
Pineapple Vanilla Cream Cider 6.6% ABV 16floz Draft ($7.00): Hazy yellow color, fruity pineapple tropical aroma, light body, pineapple vanilla flavor, mouthcoating finish, and pineapple tart vanilla aftertaste. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=tTGTEchet2eBNRW7ctLB6Q
Logo T-Shirt ($20.00): I thought the logo was cool, so I decided to buy one! https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=0&select=V61hb2loHC_HvqBG2H0sbw
Sticker ($3.00): I loved to place these on the walls of other breweries on my travels or stick them on my water bottle. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=0&select=vF9t5q_sk-QDEjumtRRL4w
SERVICE
We easily made our way to a spot at the bar where we were greeted by a friendly young woman who gave us menus (we declined the food one). After much rumination, we finally placed our first order. The drinks came immediately as they did for any future orders. We were checked on occasionally and offered water which was really nice. Otherwise, everything was easy, efficient, and exemplary - mahalo!
PARKING (FREE)
Located within the Mililani Shopping Center, they shared a large private parking lot with many other businesses such as 24 Hour Fitness, Foodland, ROSS Dress For Less, and more - 'nuff said!
ATMOSPHERE, DÉCOR, AMBIENCE
This was a large floorplan with a nearly equally-large bar https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=0&select=wpZq3eo3a8VUEfFO63LRPw at the center of it all while a plethora of chairs/tables surrounded it https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=0&select=0ZTPeqeH1kf5p2SpVuL0KA all the way to the walls. There was also a small outdoor front patio https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&start=0&select=p77slLuInUDjqf2TQQePhQ area, as well as a stage area for nightly live performances https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=J0mJy9P0tUGSRGtuFbQsHQ in a corner. Plenty of natural lighting came in through the large front opening while many electric ceiling lights filled in the rest. There were a ton of TVs throughout while on this particular night live music played in the background. https://www.yelp.com/user_local_photos?userid=8jVT2inwc8GIQ6sH2UG9Vw&select=xn5QNzpwzvBV2p--3f47CA
ATTIRE
Totally casual, so I would normally be in a t-shirt, boardshorts, and flip-flops.
OVERALL
It was a pleasurable time at Paradise Ciders and I would definitely visit again... maybe to even try their food. They had a very good selection of libations (e.g. beer, ciders, cocktails, wine), the drinks were lovely, prices were comparable, and the service was straightforward. This was also a great place to watch games. I found complete value based on the prices, service, and experience noted above (TOTAL paid experience was around $60.00 BEFORE any discounts and/or tip). And, they accepted my credit card of choice... AMEX! 5.0 STARS read more