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:

• Slaapmutske Dry Hopped Lager
• Yeastie Boys Hud-a-Wa Scottish Ale
• Beer Here Lupulus Pale Ale
• Beer Here SoD Baltic Porter
• Goose Island Matilda (bottle)
• Deschutes Mirror Mirror (bottle)
• Anchor California Lager (bottle)

2. Murphy’s
New Beers:

• Anderson Valley Wild Turkey Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout
• Sierra Nevada Single Hop (291) IPA
• Widmer Brothers Upheaval IPA
• Deschutes Brewing Mirror Mirror
• Humboldt Brown Hemp Ale

3. SWAM
New Beers:

• Humboldt Brewing Co. Nectar IPA, Red Nectar, Hemp Brown
• Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale and Armory XPA

4. Bar 35
Events: Wednesday, April 9th – Shilling Beer Night. 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. Rock and Brews Paia
New Beers:

• Affligem blonde
• Ballast Point Sculpin
• Coronado Island IPA
• Deschutes Black Butte
• Deschutes Red Chair (seasonal)
• Anderson Valley Boont Amber
• Lost Coast Downtown Brown
• Grimbergen
• North Coast-Old Rasputin
• Anchor Steam
• Rogue Hazelnut Brown
• Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
• Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye (seasonal)
• Unibroue Trois Pistoles
• Kona Brewing Co. Koko Brown (seasonal)
• Maui Brewing Co Red Cock Double Bock (seasonal)

6. Liquor Collection
New Beers:

• Anchor California Lager
• Heretic Chocolate Hazelnut Porter
• Deschutes Armory XPA
• Deschutes Cinder Cone Red
• Widmer Marionberry Gose
• Hitachino XH

7. Big Island Brewhaus
New Beers:

• Hoptopias Imperial IPA
• Coconut Creme Ale (on Nitro)
• Mele Mai Bock (May 1st release)

8. Bonzer Front
New Beers:

• Mirror Mirror, Deschutes
• Jurata, Coronado and Cigar City
• Terrible, Unibroue
• Brown Angel, Clown Shoes
• Pinkus hefe-weizen
• Rogue, monk seal ale

9. Wine Stop
New Beers:

Heretic evil twin
Heretic shallow grave

Events:

Free beer tasting on 4/5/14 from 1:00-5:00pm featuring Heretic Brewery

10. Hula Grill
Events:

Hula Grill’s Artisanal Dinner with Madre Chocolate & Big Island Brewhaus
Hula Grill Waikiki
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hula-grills-artisanal-dinner-with-madre-chocolate-big-island-brewhaus-tickets-8183570279

11. Whole Foods Kahala
New Beers:

• Heretic Evil Twin Red Ale
• Heretic Evil Cousin Imperial IPA
• Heretic Shallow Grave Porter
• Deschutes Armory XPA
• Deschutes Cinder Cone Red Ale
• Rogue 7 Hop IPA
• Crispin Artisan Reserve Cider with Trappist Yeast