Rauchbier, an old lager styled in the untouched town of Bamberg where people drink it exclusively to this day. our revised recipe brings a beech-fired and softly charred barley, balancing the smoke and caramel to unlock the rich maltiness with a hoppiness
Trophy & Gold Winner 2020 International Cider Challenge - sparkling and refreshing, Hogan’s perry is delightfully light and smooth with a wine-like complexity. Perry pear crops take up to 20 years to develop and good ones are notoriously rare, so be sure
A proper mash-up, our authentic bittersweet fresh pressed cider with just that perfect subtle hint of aromatic English grown Cascade, Chinook and Bramling Cross hops to create something new and altogether unexpected. A complex and pleasing mix of classic
This indulgent and sweetly satisfying blend is a radical renegade of a cider, fermented only from 100% fresh pressed cider apples. Burnt umber in colour it's rich, dark and tannic with a delicious depth of flavour that's as warm as it's wild. They struggl
A truly traditional cider, golden in colour with punchy, smokey and peaty notes that give an earthiness so wonderfully reminiscent of our rural surroundings, you could almost be here with us. Goes well with roast belly pork, pork and apple casserole, vine
This 2020 vintage is a wonderful fresh pressed fermentation of new and traditional bittersharp and bittersweet cider apple varieties including Hastings, Gilly and Dabinett.
Vol: 500ml
ABV: 6.9%
Mai Po No. 2 (Vintage 2023) is our Imperial Stout that has been barrel-aged in Bourbon (80%) and Rye Whiskey (20%) Barrels and conditioned with caramelized bananas and vanilla beans. When stored at a constant temperature of 4 to 8 degrees Celsius, Mai Po
Tropical Galaxy and supporting hops abound in this refreshing and juicy pale ale brimming with big aromas and flavours of passionfruit, peach, guava, and citrus. 852 is brewed in Hong Kong with premium ingredients for uncompromising freshness.
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A hop lover’s d elight! Big, bold , aromatic West Coast IPA with tropical, citrus, and stone-fruit flavours and aromas and a balanced malt backbone. Finishes dry for incredible drinkability. Be careful - you’ll hardly notice its 6.5% ABV!
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Refreshing and balanced, this modern pale ale is the perfect session beer. Late-addition and dry hops provide a bright citrus flavour and aroma with luscious tropical fruit notes.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Refreshing citrus and tropical fruit notes
FOOD PAI
Smooth and juicy with a soft mouthfeel and rounded bitterness. Brimming with intense aromas and flavours from an abundance of premium hops in rotating combinations.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Tropical (passion fruit, peach, mango), hoppy, and smooth
FOOD PAI
Immensely flavourful and juicy with a soft mouthfeel and rounded bitterness. Bursting with late-addition and dry hops that pack a one-two tropical punch.
CHARACTERISTICS:
Tropical (pineapple, mango, passion fruit), hoppy, and smooth
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Beautifully balanced, medium-bodied amber ale. Combines caramel and toffee malt notes with a punchy stone fruit and berry hop character. Hong Kong's iconic beer is perfectly refreshing for a fine summer’s day, which is practically any day in Hong Kong!
Mai Po No. 1 (Vintage 2023) is our Imperial Stout that has been barrel-aged in Bourbon (80%) and Rye Whiskey (20%) Barrels. It has rich roasted coffee and chocolate flavours with notes of brandied cherries, chestnuts, and caramel. When stored at a constan
Mai Po No. 3 (Vintage 2023) is our Imperial Stout that has been barrel-aged in Bourbon (80%) and Rye Whiskey (20%) Barrels and conditioned with toasted coconut, cacao nibs, and vanilla beans. When stored at a constant temperature of 4 to 8 degrees Celsius
Mai Po No. 4 (Vintage 2023) is our Imperial Stout that has been barrel-aged in French Limousin Cognac Barrels from the Old Elk Bourbon Cask Finish Series. It has rich roasted coffee and chocolate flavours with notes of apricots, raisins, honey, and carame
No Limits is brewed in Hong Kong using precision, state-of-the-art equipment and brewing methods. No Limits is loaded with premium Cryo Pop, Citra, Idaho 7, and Azacca hops to achieve maximum citrus and tropical fruit flavours and aromas, and it has less
Rich roasted coffee flavour with hint of malt sweetness and impression of chocolate. A dark, full-bodied ale with creamy foam and healthy addition of oats for silky, smooth mouthfeel.
ABV: 5.5%
Vol: 330ml
Style: Stout
An expertly crafted, distinctive pilsner lager with a smooth malt backbone and floral, spicy, and citrus hop notes. Crisp, complex, refreshing, and perfectly sessionable.
ABV: 4.9%
Vol: 330ml
Style: Pilsner
A clean-finishing, Australian-style cloudy pale ale for cracking refreshment. Malted wheat adds to its refreshing character and a concoction of hops creates fruity aromas with hints of passionfruit, grapefruit & citrus.
Style: Pale Ale
ABV: 4.2%
Vol:
Longboard Island Lager is a smooth refreshing lager fermented and aged for five weeks at cold temperatures to yield its exceptionally smooth flavor. A delicate, slightly spicy hop aroma complements the malty body of this beer. Received a Bronze Medal at t
LA CHOUFFE is an unfiltered blonde beer, which is re-fermented in the bottle as well as in the keg. It is pleasantly fruity, spiced with coriander, and with a light hop taste.
Style: Belgian Blonde
Bitterness: Low
Vol: 330ml
ABV: 8%
Dedicated to anyone who chases for quality.
Light orange color, hazy and cloudy New England style IPA refreshes your palate with orange, lemon, peach sweetness. Tasting smooth bitterness after the sweetness.
Style: NEIPA
ABV:5.6%
VOL: 330ml
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.