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:

• Clown Shoes Clementine White Ale – bottle
• Smiske Kerst Belgian Ale with Spice – bottle
• Samichlaus Helles – bottle
• Samichlaus Classic – bottle
• Stuise Pannepot Reserva 2010 – bottle
• Brouwerij West Blond Ale – bottle
• Brouwerij West Mor Mor – bottle
• Brouwerij West Tripel – bottle
• Brouwerij West Saison Extra – bottle
• Beer Here Kremlin Crude Russian Imperial Stout
• Deschutes The Abyss 2013
• Rogue 25th Anniversary Integrity Ale – Draft and Bottle
• Rogue 7 Hop IPA – Draft
• Goose Island Matilda
• Goose Island Sophie
• Anchor Christmas
• MikkellerSspontancassis
• De la Senne taras boulba
• Thornbridge Jaipur IPA – Bottles
• Hitachino dai dai IPA – Bottles
• Samichlaus classic bier – Bottles
• Smisje kerst – Bottles

Events:

Tis The Season Beer Tasting – Monday December 16th, 2013 – 6:30 pm $25.00
Tasting of five exceptional Holiday seasonal beers from around the world

• Youngs Double chocolate NITRO
• Smisje Kerst
• Sam Smiths Winter Welcome
• Sierra Nevada Celebration
• Anchor Christmas

Seating Limited, Call REAL to make reservations 596-2526

2. The Yard House
New Beers:

The Chalkboard Beer Series is a rotating selection of five draft beers selected monthly and offering some of the most unique and complex beers from local, domestic and imported brewers. Stay updated with new beers hitting the Yard House Chalkboard Beer Series here with the live feed of what’s available!

• Anchor Brewing Christmas Ale
• Samuel Adams Merry Maker Gingerbread Stout
• St. Bernardus Christmas
• Anderson Valley Winter Solstice

3. Liquor Collection
New Beers:

• Rogue Integrity Ale– 25th Anniversary
• Sierra Nevada DevESTATEtion black IPA

 4. Bar 35
Events: Wednesday, December 11 – UTOPIAS NIGHT at BAR35!  This highly anticipated “House of Brews” beer tasting will be featuring the 2013 edition of Samuel Adam’s Utopias. Along with the Utopias, the tasting will include 7 other Samuel Adams beers to show the full breadth and depth of the Samuel Adams Beer portfolio. Andy Baker, Hawaii’s own encyclopedia of all things beer, will be on hand to guide the tasting and answer all other questions. Tasting includes samples of Chef Valentini’s pizza.  Special event price: $40 per person.

5. Humpy’s Kona
Events:

• Big Island Brewhaus Overboard IPA(Americas #1 IPA)
• Big Island Brewhaus Golden Sabbath
• Rogue Mocha Porter
• Rogue Dead Guy Ale
• Samuel Smiths Winter Welcome
• Sierra Nevada Tumbler ( Brown Ale)
• Big Island Brewhaus Paniolo Pale Ale

6. 12th Ave. Grill
New Beers:

• Sierra Nevada Northern Hemisphere Harvest Wet Hop Ale (draft)
• Maui Brewing Co. Lahaina Town Brown (draft)
• Leinenkugel’s Snow Drift Vanilla Porter (draft)
• Rogue XS Russian Imperial Stout (draft)
• Coronado Brewing Company Stupid Stout (bottle)
• Deschutes The Abyss Imperial Stout (bottle)

7. SWAM
New Beers:

• Rogue Santa’s Reserve
• Clown Shoes Clementine White Ale

Events:

FREE! Beer Tasting Thursday
Thursday, December 12
5pm – 8pm
Taste Holiday Beers with Bill Carl, Certified Cicerone, Southern Wine and Spirits

8. Feral Pig Kauai
New Beers:

• Maui Brewing Co. Lahaina Town Brown
• Maui Brewing Co. Hoku’ula Red Ale
• On deck on draft:
• Erdinger Hefeweisen

9. Murphy’s
New Beers:

• Deschutes Brewery The Abyss
• Widmer Bros Brrrr Winter Seasonal
• Maui Brewing Pau Hana Pilsner
• Anchor Steam Christmas Ale
• Sam Adams Merry Maker Ale

10. Bonzer Front
New Beers:

• No-Li born and raised IPA
• No-Li Silent Treatment
• No-Li EBS
• Rogue Juniper
• Rogue Intergrity
• Rogue Farms Honey-Kolsch
• Coronado/Maui Brewing Co. Hibiscus IPA
• Clown Shoes clementine white ale