Hilton Hawaiian Village's Tropics Bar & Grill has paired up with Maui Brewing Company for a five-course beer dinner, good news for Honolulu diners who like local food and local beer.

• The menu leans on comfort food and local flavors, built course by course around five different beers.
• Dishes ran from a light, crisp opener through fish, short rib and Kalbi ribs, finishing with a dessert matched to a dark beer.
• Maui Brewing supplies beer across the resort's restaurants, and the two have run dinners together for years.
• This was the first such dinner held at Tropics, under a new chef.

Outlook: More of these pairing dinners are planned, with dates posted on the hotel's website and social media.