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. Brew’d
New Beers:
De Ranke XXX Bitter
St. Bernardus Tripel
Green Flash 30th St. Pale Ale
Franziskaner Hefeweizen
Maui Brewing Co. Irish Stout
Hawaii Nui Hapa Brown
All Sierra Beer Camp Bottles
Events:
Wednesday August 27th 4pm-2am – Big Island Brewhaus Tap Attack 3 B.I.B. drafts + Cask Conditioned Overboard IPA
2. Whole Foods Kailua
New Beers:
Red Hook Pumpkin Porter
3. The Feral Pig Kauai
New Beers:
Widmer Brewing/Breakside Brewing Collaboration Saison A’ Fleurs, Farmhouse style Ale 25 IBU 6.7% ABV
Breakside Wanderlust IPA, American IPA 50 IBU 6.4% ABV
North Coast Brewing Red Seal Ale, American Amber 42 IBU 5.4% ABV
Breakside Brewing Passionfruit Sour Ale n/a IBU 4% ABV (22 oz. bottles)
Events:
Saturday, August 16th 2nd Annual REAL Beerfest – Tickets available at REAL a Gastropub or BREW’d Craft Pub
Monday, August 18th West Coastin’ Beer Tasting – $30 all inclusive, Reservations Required – Call the Pub at 596-2526
Breakside Brewing Wanderlust IPA
Widmer Bros Saison A Fleurs
The Good Life Descender IPA
5. SWAM
New Beers:
Green Flash White IPA
Red Hook Pumpkin Porter
Widmer Old Embalmer ’13 Barleywine
Events:
Just a reminder every last Thursday of the month, SWAM’s Thursday Tasting samples beers from 5pm to 8pm. Come join us, it’s FREE!
6. Liquor Collection
New Beers:
No-Li Empire No. 8 Session IPA
Redhook Out of Your Gourd Pumpkin Porter
Green Flash White IPA
Hoppin Frog Hop Heathen Imperial Black Ale
Knee Deep Citra
Sierra Nevada HARVEST Single Hop IPA: Equinox
No-Li Jetstar Imperial IPA
Knee Deep Imperial Tanilla
7. Kauai Beer Company
New Beers:
Another Red Beer – American Amber 39.1 IBU, 5.04%
Slightly bitter upfront with a creamy carmel finish.