Japanese cult-favourite craft beer now brewed in Hong Kong
Hitachino Nest’s first and so far only overseas brewery has opened in Fo Tan as the company seeks to tap the vast Chinese market. (more…)
India. Bangalore: To be ale and hearty
Whitefield might have its share of infrastructural woes, but in the meanwhile, the number of microbreweries opening up in the neighbourhood means that someone is at least raising ‘hops’! The beer would be available only in early September, we were told when we visited Biergarten, but we are used to waiting in, and for things, in Whitefield, so we weren’t surprised. (more…)
Thailand. On tap and in the bottle
Sun-dried bananas and chilli paste are just some of the unusual ingredients that go into local craft beers.
SIX LOCALLY brewed suds are to be crowned “leaders of the pack”, when the country’s first craft beer competition takes place next weekend. (more…)
China. Craft Beer in Suzhou: Birdland
Craft beers, microbreweries and tap houses have helped give a much needed shot in the arm to an ailing drinks industry in recent years, and it’s a trend that’s now hitting up Suzhou. (more…)
Thailand. Born, bred (and perhaps brewed)
The place looks like a regular house in the suburban Pak Kret district, roughly one-hour drive out of Bangkok. Look closer, however, the house appears unlived, more like a warehouse with some sort of operation going on inside, and a walk round to its backyard reveals five massive hothouses which span 1,600m². (more…)
Why Hong Kong is saying ‘yes’ to craft beer
Breweries are popping up all over the city, and craft beer bars are taking up sizeable spaces in areas ranging from Kennedy Town to Ap Lei Chau. Not seen on this scale before, craft brewers are creating a new category of tenants for industrial as well as retail landlords. (more…)
India. Craft beer makes rapid inroads (Lifestyle Trend) (August 5 is International Beer Day)
If the “Made for each other blend set the filter trend” for a popular cigarette brand in the 1960s and after, beer, and specifically craft beer, has been increasingly setting the trend in the last few years, what with even hardened drinkers switching off from hard liquor. (more…)
India. The Craft Beer Weekender brings 6 breweries together
On the occasion of International Beer Day (August 5), The Craft Beer Weekender is a two-day festival which will see participation from six breweries — Gateway Brewing Company, Doolally Taproom, White Owl Brewery, Independence Brewing Company, Effingut Brewerkz, and Brewbot Eatery and Pub Brewery (also, the host for the event). (more…)
Hong Kong. Tis the saison: Pasteur Street’s summery HK launch
Vietnamese craft beer brand, Pasteur Street has launched in the beer-loving city of Hong Kong with a public tasting taking place next week. (more…)
Hong Kong. Want to be a beer judge? HK Brewcraft has the course for you
We know there’s some pretty serious beer appreciation going on out there but it’s not every day the chance comes along to take beer drinking to a “professional” level. That’s what home-brewing specialists HK Brewcraft are offering with a course designed to put you on the path to becoming a “beer judge”. (Yes, you read that right). (more…)