SAN FRANCISCO — Trouble could be, ahem, brewing for the Craft Brew Alliance Inc., maker of the Hawaiian-themed Kona Brewing Co. line of beers.

A federal judge in San Jose ruled Sept. 1. that CBA can’t shake a lawsuit claiming the company misled consumers to believe beers such as Longboard Island Lager, Big Wave Golden Ale and Fire Rock Pale Ale are brewed exclusively in Hawaii.

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