Adnams Ghost Ship Pale Ale
Our best-selling beer is inspired by tall tales of the ghostly ships that haunted the shores of Walberswick. Enjoy whispers of aromatic elderflower, bold citrus and gooseberry flavours, with hints of warming rye spice.
ABV: 4.1%
Vol: 500ml
Yardley Brothers Yoghurt Zombie Fruited Yoghurt Smoothie Sour
Is it Breakfast? Is it Beer? Is it Yoghurt? Is it Alive?
Yoghurt Zombie has risen and it’s headed straight for your tastebuds. We’ve reanimated an unholy amount of Lacto-fermented toasted coconut, juicy pineapple and tangy green kiwi in this beautiful
Yardley Brothers More Giving Fruited Sour
Giving is built into nature. But nature doesn’t stop with sufficient, it keeps going and growing. A single seed doesn’t simply sprout; it seeks to fill the sky. A stream doesn’t simply flow; it feeds a roaring river. Where giving was a nod to nature’s gen
Garage Project Tiny Non Alcoholic IPA x 24 cans (Case Offer)
SPECIAL OFFER FOR 24 CANS
Big things sometimes come in little packages. Say hi to Tiny IPA.
Brewed with Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic and Motueka hops. Tiny IPA is specially fermented to give you all the juicy mouthwatering bitterness and punchy hop charact
Garage Project Tiny Non Alcoholic XPA x 24 cans (Case Offer)
SPECIAL OFFER FOR 24 CANS
Tiny just got mightier! Say hi to Tiny XPA, our brand new non-alc beer specially fermented to give all the juicy hop character and tropical aromatics you've come to expect from your XPA, just without the booze.
Brewed with
Garage Project Tiny Non Alcoholic Hazy IPA x 24 cans (Case Offer)
SPECIAL OFFER FOR 24 CANS
Big things sometimes come in little packages. Say hi to Tiny: Brewed with pilsner malt, golden naked oats, Mosaic, Strata and Simcoe, Tiny is specially fermented to give you all the big, juicy hop character you’ve come to expe
Garage Project Tiny Non Alcoholic Hazy IPA
Big things sometimes come in little packages. Say hi to Tiny: Brewed with pilsner malt, golden naked oats, Mosaic, Strata and Simcoe, Tiny is specially fermented to give you all the big, juicy hop character you’ve come to expect from a Hazy IPA - just wit
Garage Project Tiny Non Alcoholic XPA
Tiny just got mightier! Say hi to Tiny XPA, our brand new non-alc beer specially fermented to give all the juicy hop character and tropical aromatics you've come to expect from your XPA, just without the booze.
Brewed with pilsner malt, Simcoe, Strata
Garage Project Tiny Non Alcoholic IPA
Big things sometimes come in little packages. Say hi to Tiny IPA.
Brewed with Nelson Sauvin, Mosaic and Motueka hops. Tiny IPA is specially fermented to give you all the juicy mouthwatering bitterness and punchy hop character you’ve come to expect from
Heaps Normal Third IPA Alcohol Free x 24 Cans (Case Offer)
Can beer make a better person?
Welcome, my child. The search for your inner truth has begun with a holotropic monorail to dietary enlightenment. When combined with regular exercise, sleep and a balanced diet, our 24-can program works every time. Surrende
Heaps Normal Half Day Hazy Alcohol Free x 24 Cans (Case Offer)
Have a Half Day, you've earned it.
The Half Day Hazy, perfect for every occasion. Be it an extended holiday sesh with your pals or feet up in your favourite solo spot, this fruity hazy pale ale lets your heart escape while still letting you wrap up a har
Grisette Citra Hop Triple Bio Gluten Free Organic Tripel 250ml
Belonging to the renowned family of Belgian Tripels, Grisette Citra® Hop Bio gluten-free is notable for the unique character of its aromas and flavors, produced through a rare combination of classicism and modernity. This top-fermenting beer, which underg
Duvel Tiple Hop Krush IPA
This dry-hopped addition brings bold, tropical notes of passion fruit, mango, peach, and citrus and finishing with a crisp and bitter taste.
Big, bold & super tasty! Come give it a try.
Style: IPA
ABV: 8.4%
Vol: 375ml
Tilquin Gueuze 60-40 Geuze 375ml
Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Gueuze Tilquin 60-40 is made from the blending of 60 % 1 year old and 40 % 2 years old lambics, matured in oak barrels.
Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle.
ABV: 6.8%
Vol: 375ml
Tilquin Gueuze 40-60 Geuze 375ml
Beer of spontaneous fermentation, the Gueuze Tilquin 40-60 is made from the blending of 40 % 1 year old and 60 % 2 years old lambics, matured in oak barrels.
Unfiltered and unpasteurized, this beer is refermented in the bottle.
ABV: 6.8%
Vol: 375ml
Mikkeller Black Hole Imperial Stout 330ml
Black Hole is what Mikkeller is all about. Daring, vulgar and extreme. From the very beginning Mikkellers goal has been to push the limit and with this warming, intense imperial stout, a new chapter in the Danish beer history has been written. The high bi
Finback Rolling in Clouds IPA with Mosaic, Citra, Columbus
A hazy IPA characterized by a cloud-like, soft mouthfeel and a crisp finish. Dry-hopped using Citra, Mosaic, and Columbus hops, it delivers tropical fruit flavors reminiscent of pineapple and mango, alongside bright, citrusy notes of orange and grapefruit
Finback Dream Away Ice Cream Sour with Passionfruit, Orange, Guava
Revisiting the experimental roots that started this whole journey, we scooped into the bag for a lil ice cream sour. A base of pureed passion fruit churned with coconut and real ice cream to create that creamy, smooth sweet and sour
Style: Sour
ABV: 6
Finback Daily Catch IPA with Citra, Idaho 7, El Dorado
A hazy pale ale that delivers a rich flavor profile while remaining light and easy to drink. Brewed with Citra, Idaho 7, and El Dorado hops, it offers a refreshing character reminiscent of grapefruit with subtle tropical notes. A soft mouthfeel carries th
Craft Beer
Craft Beer
At The Bottle Shop, we select our craft beers based on their flavours. When we started our import and distribution service in 2012, craft beers were defined by the volume breweries produced annually. The definition of craft beer has changed over the past two decades, and the term has gotten murkier as smaller breweries are acquired by large beer companies. Craft beer in Hong Kong has come a long way. New world varieties were scarce, and most craft beers in Hong Kong were English bitters and Belgium sweet fruit beers. Nowadays, one can find beers from all over the world.
Our store focuses on award winning beers, both local craft beers, and those imported internationally.
Below are a few types of craft beer that are popular in Hong Kong:
Commercial Beers
Commercial beers certainly have their place in the market. At (rare) times we enjoy a commercial lager as much as the next person. But even within the selection of craft beer in Hong Kong, not all commercial ones are created equal. Some beers can be mistreated during its transportation and storage, and suffer from oxidation, UV light, over-heating, and the list goes on. Some beers have an overwhelming amount of esters that contribute to banana flavours, which isn't really pleasant.
Hoppy Beers
Synonymous with craft beers are Pale Ale, and Indian Pale Ale (or IPA). From these two styles come variations, including Extra Pale Ale (XPA), American Pale Ale (APA), Imperial IPA (IIPA), Double IPA (DIPA), Double Dry-Hopped IPA (DDH IPA), Triple IPA (TIPA), Hazy Pale Ale, Hazy IPA, Milkshake IPA, Black IPA, and the list goes on. What sets them apart are mostly the malt bill (the level and character of sweetness), and the hop bill (the amount and variety of hops). Traditionally, craft beers have higher levels of bitterness because the more hops are in the beers, the more bitterness there is. Recent IPA trend is less bitterness and more hop fruitiness (think Sauvignon Blanc but in beers). Local craft beers in Hong Kong are also hoppy forward, with low bitterness.
Since The Bottle Shop began operation ten plus years ago, the number of local craft beer brands has gone from zero to close to twenty - all thanks to hop forward IPAs.
Sour Beers
Sour beers have been one of the biggest trends in the craft beer Hong Kong movement, especially ones with very big fruit dominant milkshake style sours. Sour craft beers are much like sourdough bread, it's a re-conceptualisation of old techniques popularised by Belgium naturally fermented beers. Contemporary sour beers are deliberately spiked with lactobacillus to lower their pH.
The most popular styles of sour craft beers include Berliner Weisse, Gose, Flanders, Lambics, and Geuze. Many contemporary Gose or Berliner Weisse have loads of fruits added to them, along with other adjuncts like lactose or salt. Sour beers are great for summer sweltering weather for refreshment, but they're also amazing as companions to a meal, or even with vanilla ice-cream.
Dark Beers
Dark beers include Porter, Stout, Brown Ale, and so on. Dark beers are dark because brewers add heavily roasted barley in the brew, imparting roasted barley notes, coffee notes, chocolate, and nutty flavours. Craft beers that are dark doesn't necessarily mean they're bitter. Contemporary dark beers can in fact be sweet. You may have heard of pastry stouts, mud-cake stouts? These craft beers can have weird and wonderful adjunct ingredients, with equally exotic names, like imperial Porter brewed with Toasted Coconut and Maple Syrup, or Blueberry Hazelnut Coffee Cheesecake Stout. I guess you can't say craft beer is boring!!
The craft beer Hong Kong scene has been a dynamic and ever-changing environment. From its anemic beginning, to now an international hub of choices and an incredible array of local craft beers and breweries. Let us know if you can't find a craft beer you're looking for.