Welcome to the HI Beer Blast, your weekly guide to what’s new at Hawaii’s best craft beer bars, restaurants, brewpubs and more. You’ll also find info on local beer events. New blasts go out every week on Thursdays.

1. Bar 35
Events:

Wednesday, April 24th – House of Brews – Old World, New World. Each week a different theme and EIGHT different beers to be tasted. Andy Baker, Hawaii’s own encyclopedia of all things beer, is on hand to explain and enlighten. Tasting includes Chef Valentini’s pizza. Majority of tastings run $25 per person.

2. Real a Gastropub
New Beers:

• Lost Coast Great White
• Maui Big Swell IPA
• Kona Big Wave Golden Ale

Events:

Tuesday, April 23rd – Sierra Nevada Total Tap Take Over!

Our largest Tap Takeover yet, we can call this a Total Tap Takeover. 30 taps of fresh, delicious Sierra Nevada beer. Many of these kegs are only going to be a 5 gallon size and will be the first time poured in Hawaii.

Pale Ale
Torpedo IPA
Kellerweis Hefeweizen
Porter
Ruthless Rye IPA
Blindfold Black IPA
Belgian Blonde
Summerfest Lager
Hop Secret 644
Fist Full of Hops
Simmer Down Brown
Double Headed Ruthless Imperial Rye IPA
Black Eye PA
Shamrockin’ Rye
2011 Vintage Bigfoot
2012 Vintage Bigfoot
2013 Bigfoot
Scotch Barrel Aged Bigfoot
Best Bitter
Blonde Ale
Schwarzbier
Knightro Nitro Irish Stout
Narwhal
Knotty Wood
Ovila Quad with Plums
Ovila Barrel Aged Quad
Ovila Golden

Plus 2 firkins of real ale

3. Liquor Collection
New Beers:

• Fifty-Fifty Eclipse Imperial Stout
• Coronado Mermaid Red
• Deschutes Class of ’88 Barleywine
• Oro di Milano Doppio Malto
• Strongbow Cider

4. Murphy’s
New Beers:

• Sierra Nevada Shamrock’N Rye
• Sierra Nevada Ovila Barrel Aged Quad

5. Humpy’s Kona
New Beers:

• Big Island Brewhaus Looking Glass Wheat

6. SWAM
New Beers:

• Class of ’88 Barley Wine : Collaboration with Deschutes, Rogue, and North Coast
• Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Quad brewed with Plums
• Deschutes Brewery River Ale

7. Whole Foods Kailua
New Beers:

• Kona Brewing Lemongrass Luau Blonde available at the Windward bar. $3 pints on Saturday and Sunday
• St. Bernardus ABT 12 is back in stock. LAST CASE
• St. Bernardus Prior 6 is also back in stock. LAST CASE