with traditional ingredients like malted barley, and often added with interesting and sometimes non-traditional ingredients - for their magical and distinctive kicks.
Jonathan So organized the first ever Beertopia! craft beer tasting event in Hong Kong this April featuring some major craft beer vendors locally and introduced over 90 craft beers from 10 countries. They are still organizing smaller events now and then, so stay tuned with Beertopia! Or if you wish to find your favorite bars for craft beers, keep on reading this post!
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| Beertopia! Hong Kong Western Market 2012 |
Best Hong Kong beer purveyors highlighting and reviewing a rising number of craft beers found in town, and TimeOut Hong Kong's Best bars for beer in Hong Kong's useful list of bars with descriptions down to the essence (but note it's been slightly outdated already).
PartyStuff's Beer Bar List is going to be a constant update with a condensed summary of beer bars reviews plus some of my personal recommendations. Hope it could help plan your beer bar crawl in Hong Kong with more fun - enjoy! ;)
Central
The Globe - 45 Graham St., Central [menu]
Recommended: Hong Kong's largest selection of 12 beers on tap and over 100 bottled craft beers including the rich and chocolaty Fullers London Porter; the crisp, hoppy Thornbridge Jaipur IPA and Theakston Old Peculier, a bittersweet old ale with hints of dried fruit.
Cochrane’s - 46 Cochrane St., Central [menu]
Recommended: About 50 beer choices (one of the El Grande bars) and some special rum cocktails
Frites Central - 1/F Queen's Place, 74 Queen's Road Central (entrance on Pottinger St.)
Recommended: Frites has the widest selection of Belgian Beers (over 70) in HK including famous ones by Trappist monks - characterized by its robust flavor, full-body and high alcohol brews, and some rare brews like Artevelde and Montagnarde.
Hong Kong Brew House - 21 D’Aguilar St., Lan Kwai Fong, Central [menu]
Recommended: Fullers London Pride and Organic Honey Dew beers on tap (an El Grande bar)
The Keg - 52 D'Aguilar St., Lan Kwai Fong, Central [menu]
Recommended: Some special beers like the Canadian Tankhouse Ale, Australian Monteiths at this Canadian-themed bar resembling a large barrel
The Beer Bay (Beer stall with no seating) - Central Ferry Pier 3
Recommended: Old Speckled Hen, a creamy, malty English pale ale; Durham St. Cuthbert, a hoppy, citrusy American-style IPA from England; Brew Dog, a bitter, edgy ale from a Scottish brewery and its many other bottled craft beers same as The Globe for half the price!
Wan Chai
Trafalgar - 5/F, 62 Lockhart Road, The Broadway, Wan Chai [menu]
Recommended: On tap- Marston’s Pedigree, an English Pale Ale, and the sweet, floral Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc on tap; Bottled- over 60 bottles of English beers, Castle Rock Elsie Mo, a hoppy, fruity summer beer, or Wells Bombardier, with malty biscuit notes are worth trying.
The Canny Man - Basement, Wharney Guang Dong Hotel, 57-73 Lockhart Road, Wan Chai [menu]
Recommended: Total Scottish experience - try its Caledonian Scottish ale
Hop House - Shop 14, 1/F, Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Road, Wanchai [menu]
Recommended: De Koninck and Vedett from Belgium are exclusively on tap (an El Grande bar)
Frites Wan Chai - Shop 6, 1/F, Causeway Centre, 28 Harbour Raod, Wan Chai
Recommended: See Frites Central
Slim’s - 1 Wing Fun St., Wan Chai [menu]
Again, another bar of El Grande's with over 40 micro-brew craft beers
The Pawn - 62 Johnston Road, Wan Chai
Recommended: This heritage building has been turned into an epicures' dining room with some fine beers but obviously not their main trade
King Ludwig Beerhall - Shops 1 & 2 G/F, Hopewell Centre, 183 Queen's Road East, Wanchai
Recommended: Arcobrau
Schloss Dunkel, a German dark beer positioned as a 'dark lager' with a
lighter body than a stout like Guiness, but it's highly drinkable with a
slight sweetness.
Causeway Bay
East End Brewery - Sunning Plaza, 10 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay [menu]
Recommended: A list of over 60 local and imported craft beers, in a peanut shells surroundings (an El Grande bar)
Inn Side Out - Sunning Plaza, 10 Hysan Avenue, Causeway Bay [menu]
Right next to East End Brewery under the El Grande group with similar menu
Tai Hang
Stone's - G/F, China Tower, 1-9 Lin Fa Street West, Tai Hang
Recommended: Its unique choices of beers including an Irish cream ale, Kilkenny, in draught and some hand picked American micro-brews from Ballast Point, North Coast Brewing Co. and Rogue
Happy Valley
Happy Valley Bar and Grill - 38 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley [menu]
Recommended: Another El Grande bar with the most extensive beer list (over 90) in the district
The Jockey - 33 Wong Nai Chung Road, Happy Valley
Recommended: Boutique Real Ales from the UK and unique Crafted Beers
Island East
Frites Quarry Bay - G/F, Oxford House, Taikoo Place, 979 King's Road
Recommended: See Frites Central
Tsim Sha Tsui
The Roundhouse - No. 36 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Recommended: Over 70 craft beers and some beer cocktails that would definitely satisfy your curiosity
Fatt’s Place - 2 Hart Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui [menu]
Recommended: A similar choice of over 70 micro-brews as other El Grande bars, good to go for its pizzas and other food as well
Tequila Jack's - 33-35 Chatham Road South, Tsim Sha Tsui [menu]
Recommended: Mexican beers including Bohemia, with a clean malty aroma and a touch of sweetness and fruitiness.
Bahamas Mama - 4 Knutsford Terrrace, Tsim Sha Tsui
Recommended: This Caribbean themed beach bar wins my heart with its decor and my favorite Edelweiss Weissbier. Otherwise, beer choices are quite standard.
King Ludwig Beerhall - Shop No. 32, KCR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station
Recommended: See King Ludwig Beerhall, Wan Chai
Yuen Long
Biere von Irene - Shop 17B, 7-25 Yau San St., Yuen Long
Recommended: An unusual and unique beer place exclusively (in HK) with Rogue on tap; and Sanmichlaus, a doppelbock with 14% alcohol from the thousand-year-old Austrian brewer - Eggenberg. Totally worth the traveling to this district!
Updated on 24/6/2012
Simply amazed that there is never any mention of Grouchos in Stanley along the waterfront, which I think SMASHES all other venues to drink in HK. There are over 20 different Belgian beers, Hoegaarden on tap, a few American beers, and Belgian fruit beer. Lovely service, and their beer prices are one of the best. Definitely worth checking out for the view, the atmosphere, and the drinking frivolities that a lovely weekend in Stanley could offer!
ReplyDeleteThanks David for your recommendation :) Will def go check Grouchos out!
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