After 7 straight days of rain, mist, cloud and fog, Hong Kong has turned some sun. Whilst it still has to struggle through a layer of high haze, there’s some heat to it so it is sunnies on and time …
Category: Beers
Turning Game of Thrones Into an All-Conquering Craft Beer
via Devin Leonard at Bloomberg Businessweek | Lifestyle Brewery Ommegang got a fortuitous call two years ago from Home Box Office (TWX). The licensing guys at the pay-TV network had been enjoying the brewery’s Belgian-style ales at a bar in Manhattan, …
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The Black Bird rooftop bar makes up for Tai Po disappointment
The next five days will see this correspondent spending most of his time in a conference in central Hong Kong, so an opportunity was taken to explore an area outside the mainstream. I’d read a little about the area of …
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Taipa pub crawl
As previously mentioned, Macau is not a beer drinker’s town and it isn’t a pub crawler’s town either. An old Beijing buddy said once when I told him I was visiting a few years ago said “Macau! There’s only two …
No drinking on the Back of the Macau to Kowloon Ferry
I was looking forward to my ferry trips between Hong Kong and Macau. I had a couple cans of dodgy Asian Untappd uniques with me and there was some spectacular beerp0rn opportunities. Well I was thwarted on all counts. Firstly …
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McSorley’s Ale House in the Macau Venetian
In the insanely un-real world that is the Venetian is a small hole of respite called McSorley’s Ale House. You might think that it is little strange having a franchise of a New York chain of faux Irish pubs in …
Tipping Point Brewing Co
This silent-of-late correspondent has made his way to the Orient for another Hong Kong sojourn. Since I was here last a brewpub has opened and that was my destination for the evening. It is Hong Kong Sevens weekend, so the …
A Leather Growler Carrier For Your Bike
via Ben Dahl at Cool Material I sense some backlash coming my way from @illiards on this post, but I’ll persevere. Do you like beer? Do you like bicycles? Do you like, or need, to use your bicycle to get …
A Drink at the Brewery Bar
via Nicholas Gordon at Broadsheet After outgrowing its former home base at Harts Pub in the city, Rocks Brewing Company has moved to a shiny new brewery in Sydney Corporate Park in Alexandria, and there is a spanking new bar …
Vintage Beer Book
Another cracking find from Mike Newman at Cool Material It’s commonly advised that you try every beer fresh if you haven’t before. After that, then you can start having some fun with aging. Vintage Beer: A Taster’s Guide to Brews That …
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