Hāpi, the Maori word for hop, inspires this truly Pacific pale ale. Brewed with New Zealand barley and the best of the Kiwi hop harvest, Motueka, Wai-iti, Riwaka and Nelson Sauvin. Assertively Hoppy - exceptionally drinkable.
Sessionble in strength, brig
You are about to be tested. Hellbender is a leviathan of a beer made with over a tonne of malt and a mountain of American hops. You know it would taste great right now, but a beer this big will only get better with age. What will it taste like in a year?
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Our 100% Kiwi hopped NZ IPA is brewed with a selection of Aotearoa's finest and finished with a hit of brand new liquid Motueka Sub Zero Hop Kief. Bright golden IPA with clean, snappy bitterness and luscious lifted notes
Three, it’s the magic number. OTP - a special series of sours, each batch combining a trio of unusual ingredients based on the perfect principle of three elements. This batch we’ve combined oak foudre aged mixed ferment beer with Blackcurrant, People’s Co
It’s treat time. Peacharine Treats, an extra pale base of malted barley and wheat, double dry hopped with New Zealand grown Peacharine creates a super smooth lush IPA that’s positively dripping with bright citrus and juicy sun ripened stone fruit flavour.
The arrival of hops to the brewing scene in England in the 1500’s led to a moral panic. Hops were condemned as a “wicked and pernicious weed”, one which would lead to the erosion of social and moral standards. Thank goodness they were right. Here’s hoping
A clean, refreshing sour beer inspired by the burger’s classic companion - the dill pickle. Naturally kettle soured and infused with cucumber, dill, and pickle spice. This quirky refreshing beer would be the perfect playmate for the classic cheese burger,
A unique beer, born of a pilgrimage across 5 states in the US and 2 in Australia to visit some of the world’s most exciting wild and sour breweries. In an act of characteristic openness and generosity, each brewery gifted a sample of their own ‘house cult
A blend of foeder and puncheon aged beers, fermented with our own house culture, and infused with juicy, ripe Central Otago Black Doris plums. The finished beer is a vibrant crimson, with a remarkable ripe plum aroma, and a lush tart fruit palate. Bottle
Home & Away, a series of rebrews bringing some of our funnest overseas collaborations back to the Garage.
For this release we bring you Socks & Jandals, originally brewed in Surf City Santa Cruz with laid back brewing legends Humble Sea, giving a decided
Kettle soured wheat, lightly salted and infused with white peaches - a delicate three way salty, sweet and sour balancing act. A little bit of white mischief in a beer where anything gose.
Style: Gose
ABV: 2.9%
Vol: 330ml
From Wild Workshop’s Foraged range of spontaneous beers, fermented using native Manuka flowers, aged in oak and primed with Manuka honey.
The result is a truly unique wild beer with a pronounced floral aroma, soft acidity and beguilingly herbal honey pal
A FINELY BALANCED BEER WITH A DISTINCTIVE RICH MALTY TASTE AND FRUITY AROMA, OLD SPECKLED HEN HAS ATTRACTED MANY FANS, INCLUDING THE FOX, WHO IS ALWAYS ON THE HUNT FOR HIS HEN.
First brewed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the MG car factory in A
With our Pale Ale, we have combined the crisp and refreshing characteristics of a lager, the citrusy aromas of tropical Asian fruits and the flavour of a light ale. Gweilo believes this Pale Ale could be the catalyst to help the people of Hong Kong upgrad
Gweilo IPA is brewed with European malt and a secret blend of South Pacific and American hops. It is intensely dry hopped throughout fermentation to create a fresh, vibrant and unique session ale, delivering a smooth hit of tropical hops with a crisp, sat
Dive into the bold peaty depths of 'Embers'! Crafted with Scottish peated malt, this Peat Baltic Porter Lager delivers an intense and unforgettable flavour experience. Immerse your taste buds in the rich, smoky embrace of 'Embers', as its robust peaty cha
Deep down we know that everyone loves a classic Aussie beer as much as they love summer, the smell of cut grass, the sound of cricket in the background on the radio, pouring ice into a full esky, knocking off work and having one off the wood at your local
We've created a full-flavoured XPA without the downsides, so everyday legends like you can dial the good times up to 11 and still perform at their best the next day.
The Heaps Normal Non-Alcoholic Quiet XPA tastes like a delicious, refreshing beer. Tro
In 1880 Henry Weston first started crafting cider from the bittersweet apples grown on his farm in Much Marcle, Herefordshire. Over many years he refined the art of Herefordshire cider making. Today, Henry Weston Vintage Cider is crafted only from apples
In 1880 Henry Weston first started crafting cider from the bittersweet apples grown on his farm in Much Marcle, Herefordshire.
Over many years he refined the art of Herefordshire cider making. Today, Henry Weston Vintage Cider is crafted only from appl
Cereusly is gifted with the ability to manipulate nature’s most eccentric sounds with every gulp of beer he drinks. He employs his powers to perfect the sound engineering of post-punk band +50 dB with hopes to bring back real music to planet earth. Just l
Hangry Donut was born with off the wall levels of goofiness. Over the years of hangrily battling the status quo during prohibition, she developed powers that can bring life to the most boring (aka beerless) objects at the touch of her finger tips. The goo
Si L Dan IPA is a collaboration with homebrewer's heaven HK Brewcraft in celebration of their 5th Anniversary. Making use of the spontaneous hopping "technique", this American I.5PA will give you a little extra fruity kick from not-sure-which hops.
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Helles, the bright beer, a lager of German fashion, golden and clean. made from choice malt, hops and a lager yeast, our tailored taste in treated water, and unfiltered, retaining all the flavours of the ingredients that had long entranced mankind.
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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 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.
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 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 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.