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:

• Bad Attitude White IPA
• ToØl By Udder Means Sweet Stout
• Coronado Hoppy Daze
• Rogue 7 Hop IPA
• Sierra Nevada Ovila Quad with Plums
• Bad Attitude Bootlegger California Common
• Toccalmatto Jadis (Bottle)
• Struise elliot brew (Bottle)
• Xbeeriment Madraz IPA (Bottle)
• Deschutes & Goose Island Class of 88 Belgian Style ale (Bottle)
• ToØl Yeastus Christus  (Bottle)

2. Liquor Collection
New Beers:

• Deschutes / Goose Island: Class of 88 Belgian Style Ale
• Left Coast Brewing Hop Juice
• Left Coast Brewing Trestles IPA
• Mad River Serious Madness Black Ale
• Lindemans Faro
• Hanssens Oude Geuze

3. Humpy’s Kona
New Beers:

• Rogue Old Crustacean Barley Style 11.5%abv 110 IBUs
• Big Island Brewhaus Pau Hana Pale Ale 4.6%abv
• Rogue Russian Imperial Stout 11.0%abv 109 IBUs
• Affligem Blonde Belgian Ale 6.8%abv
• Sierra Nevada Celebration IPA 6.8%abv 65 IBUs
• Deschutes Jubelale English Strong Ale 6.7%abv 60 IBUs
• Coronado Brewing Islander IPA 7.0%abv 75 IBUs

Events:

Kona’s Biggest Super Bowl Party this Sunday, Feb. 2nd. Giveaways and Prizes Starting at 11am til the end of the game.

4. Murphy’s
New Beers:

• Ballast Point Steamboat Black Lager
• Coronado Brewing Hoppy Daze
• Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye

5. 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!

• Redhook Winterhook
• Goose Island Pepe Nero
• Anderson Valley Huge Arker Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine
• Maui Brewing Lahaina Town Brown
• Ballast Point Dorado Double IPA

6. Bar 35
Events: Wednesday, February 5th – House of Brews Groundhog Day. 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.

7. SWAM
New Beers:

• Unibroue Grand Reserve 2013
• Deschutes Class of ’88 Belgian Style Ale
• Affligem Abbaye 950 Cuvee Quad
• Ommegang Rare VOS
• Collesi Imper Ale Rossa
• Collesi Imper Ale Chiara
• Rogue Farms 7 Hop IPA

8. Bonzer Front
New Beers:

• Trestles IPA Left Coast Brewing Company
• Hop Juice Left Coast Brewing Company
• Rogue Farms 7 Hop IPA
• Sam Adams Escape Route

9. 12th Ave. Grill
New Beers:

• St. Rogue Red Dry Hop
• Sierra Ruthless Rye
• Ballast Point Big Eye IPA
• Anchor Liberty Ale

10. Brasserie Du Vin
Event:

Brasserie Du Vin is pleased and honored to announce a very special guest at its next Brewer’s Table. Jack Joyce one of the founders of the iconic and successful Rogue Ales (Newport, Oregon) and frequent Hawaii visitor will dine with guests, sharing tales and knowledge about craft beer making.

Here’s what’s on the menu for this limited-seating event:

Social Beer: Chatoe Rogue Single Malt Ale

1st Course: Beef Tartar. Seasoned finely diced beef tenderloin, capers, parsley,
Shallots, and roasted garlic-Dijon emulsion, paired with Rogue Beard Beer

2nd Course: Oysters Rockefeller. Baked Pacific Oysters, Kahuku corn, a touch of smoked bacon, and saffron hollandaise, paired with Chatoe Rogue Dirtoir Black Lager

3rd Course: Beef Osso Buco. Braised beef cheeks, fingerling potatoes, baby carrots, and zucchini, paired with Rogue Santa’s Private Reserve

Dessert: Kona Coffee Cheesecake. With a macadamia nut crust, paired with Rogue Double Chocolate Stout

$65 per person (plus tax and gratuity). For reservations, call 808-545-1115.