James Maltby has a big treat in store for beer lovers. Beginning this week, he’ll feature Snowshoe beer at his Maltby’s Restaurant & Tavern. The beer is a popular brand among Los Altos ski buffs who have second homes in the Sierras.

Snowshoe, brewed in Arnold, is plentiful in Bear Valley, but distribution stops at the East Bay. Maltby said he’s found a distributor to bring the beer over to his Fourth Street restaurant. “I’ve been trying to get it for years,” he said. “Now (Snowshoe aficionados) won’t have to drive three hours to get the beer.”

Maltby said, “No doubt, it will become our No. 1 beer.”

In other developments this week at Maltby’s, the restaurant will host guest bartenders Ted Garrett and Larry Price of the Los Altos Village Association, 5-8 p.m., tonight. Garrett, the downtown merchant association’s executive director, and Price, the current president, will be raising money for the American Cancer Society’s “Relay For Life” event in June. All tips earned by the bartenders will go to the benefit. In addition, Matlby said 10 percent of all sales from the three-hour stint will go to the “Relay For Life” cause.

Maltby’s is located at 101 Plaza North. For more information, call 917-8777 or log on to www.maltbys.com.