Hawaii Beer Blast #21: Your Weekly Craft Beer Update

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. Real A Gastropub
New Beers:

Ballast Point Sculpin IPA
St. Bernardus ABT 12
Harviestoun Old Engine Oil
Samuel Adams Whitewater IPA

Events:

Monday, June 17th -Mendocino’s $5 Tap Attack – Well we are bringing back Mendocino this Tuesday for their second tap event. The difference is, this time all Mendocino beers are only $5/pint. Pay homage to the roots of craft beer while paying some ole school prices.

Mendoncino White Hawk IPA
Red Hawk
Black Hawk
Blue Hawk
Eye of the Hawk
and Peregrine Pilsner

all only $5/pint while they last.

2. Bar 35

Events:

Wednesday, May 15 – House of Brews – Trappist Beers. 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.

3. Murphy’s
New Beers:

Big Island Brewhaus White Mountain Porter and Overboard IPA.
Sam Adams Porch Rocker
Deschutes Twilight Ale

4. Liquor Collection
New Beers:

Clown Shoes: Muffin Top
Clown Shoes: Chocolate Sombrero
Clown Shoes: Brown Angel
Clown Shoes: Hoppyfeet 1.5
Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer
Clown Shoes: Porcine UniDragon
Deschutes Class of 88 Imperial Smoked Porter
Rogue Dad’s Little Helper Black IPA
Maui Lemongrass Saison

5. SWAM
New Beers:

Rogue Dad’s Little Helper Black IPA
Deschutes collaboration with Great Lakes Brewing Co. Class of ’88 Imperial Smoked Porter
Maui Brewing Co. collaboration with The Lost Abbey Brewery Lemongrass Saison

6. Bonzer Front
New Beers:

Clown Shoes Brown Angel
Clown Shoes Hoppy Feet
Clown Shoes Vampire Slayer
Clown Shoes Muffin Top
Clown Shoes Porcine Unidragon
Clown Shoes Chocolate Sombrero Stout

7. Humpy’s Kona
New Locations:

Big Island Brewhaus Red Giant
Aloha Beer Company Red Ale
Deschutes Class of ’88 Barleywine bottles
Rogue I2PA Imperial IPA
Samuel Adams Double Agent IPA
Sierra Nevada Sleight of Hand Belgian Black IPA

Events:

Friday 6/21 Samuel Adams Firework Fundraiser. Join Humpy’s and Samuel Adams to help raise money for the annual Kailua-Kona 4th of July firework display. We will be selling $3 pints of Sam Adams Boston Lager and donating all the proceeds to this year’s firework display. What better way to give back to the community than by drinking beer with us!

8. Whole Foods Kailua
New Beers:

Sierra Nevada Hoptimum
Ommegang Art Of Darkness
Goliath Triple
Maui Brewing Co. & Lost Abbey Seasonal Lemongrass Saison

Events:
Sunday, June 16th, Fathers Day Beer Tasting @ Kailua Whole Foods from Noon to 3:00pm

St Bernardus ABT 12
Unibroue La Fin DuMonde
Lost Coast Great White Ale
Rogue St Rouge Red
Ommegang – Art Of Darkness / Rare VOS
La CHouffe Doubblen Triple IPA

9. 12th Ave. Grill
New Beers:

Big Island Brewhaus – Golden Sabbath, Belgian-Style Ale with Honey (bottle)
Big Island Brewhaus – Overboard IPA (bottle)
Big Island Brewhaus – White Mountain Porter (bottle)
Maui Brewing Co./Lost Abbey – Lemongrass Saison (can)
Sierra Nevada Ovila Abbey Quad with Plums (bottle)

Events:
Father’s Day Specials of Shinsato Farms Rabbit Prepared Two Ways, Paired with hard-to-find Craft Beer
Coming Up: Big Island Brewhaus inspired Specials by Chef J Schoonover (end of June/throughout July), to be paired with our newly acquired BI hand-crafted brew

10. SALT Bar & Kitchen
New Beers: