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:

• Mikkeller SpontanSeaBuckThorn
• St. Bernardus Wit
• Kona Wailua Wheat
• De Ranke XX Bitter
• Coronado Hoppy Daze
• Hetachino Nest Barrel Aged Keleveretein (bottle)
• Panil Raphael (bottle)
• North Coast Barrel Aged Old Rasputin XVI (bottle)

2. Murphy’s
New Beers:

• Maui Brewing Island Hopped Red
• Maui Brewing Lahaina Town Brown
• Deschutes Brewing Inversion IPA

3. Whole Foods Kailua
New Beers:

• Goose Island – Pepe Jaques- abbey Ale / Sofie- Famrhouse ale / Matilda – Belgian Pale Ale / Lolita – Belgian Style wild ale
• 
Deschutes – Class of 88 Belgian Ale

4. Bar 35
Events: Wednesday, February 26th – Hop Ragin’. 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.

5. SWAM
New Beers:

• North Coast Old Rasputin Barrel Aged XVI
• Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
• Fifty Fifty Eclipse Java Coffee (back in stock!)
• Fifty Fifty Eclipse Maker’s Mark (back in stock!)