The Little Creature is the perfect mid strength beer at 3.5%. Little Hazy Lager will take you on a tropical adventure, think stone fruits like apricot, peach and summer melon with grapefruit added for that zesty citrus element. Pure joy!
Style: Hazy La
This beer is all about celebrating tropical aussie flavours, reminding us of sunny, happy days.
Straw-coloured and hazy, it has a soft fizz and passionfruit aroma, finishes slightly dry, yet is super refreshing!
Style:Pacific Ale
ABV:4.4%
VOL:375ml
The beer that inspired this crazy journey, ours is a hop driven Pale Ale bursting with flavour and aroma. Full-bodied yet refreshing, the bitter finish will leave your tastebuds craving more.
We were born to make Pale Ale, a style that was little known
At Little Creatures we love a hoppy beer and for our latest creation we are bringing you a hop triple threat using three hop varieties in the kettle and dry hopping with three varieties for an aroma reminiscent of a delicious seasonal fruit salad.
The
Introducing Magpie Brewing Co.’s newest innovation, the Evil Eyes Double IPA. This robust brew boasts a hearty 7% ABV, perfectly suited for those who appreciate the richer, more potent side of craft beer. With its deep golden hue and a heady aroma that en
Belgian Saison with Chamomile
Vol: 500ml
ABV: 6%
Magpie IPA is hoppy while remaining splendidly balanced. A classic American IPA, it has pine and citrus notes with a medium body, highlighting above all the Magpie hallmark of drinkability.
Vol: 500ml
ABV: 6.5%
Citrus lager with the refreshing flavor of Seogwipo Hallabong and tangerines.
Style: Lager
ABV: 5.0%
Vol: 500ml
"What would a Magpie pilsner be like?" This German-style lager is pale gold and light-bodied with a clean finish. The star is the hops, layering floral and herbal flavors with a noble hop aroma. As familiar as an old friend from the neighborhood, Old P
Magpie Pale Ale is our first and most popular beer ; it's popularity set off a flurry of pale ales being released in the Korean craft beer market. It has a fruity-apricot aroma, citrusy flavor and slightly bitter finish. The body is crisp and light, which
We made the Magpie Porter to be the perfect dark beer to drink year-round. Coffee and dark chocolate notes pair perfectly with a brownie. It has a lighter body than you might expect and a smooth finish.
Style: Porter
ABV: 5.6%
Vol: 500ml
We made this smooth, refreshing winter golden ale with green tangerines from the trees at Erik and Tiffany's house in Donghoecheon, just steps from the brewery.
Vol: 500ml
ABV: 4.1%
The first sour beer in Korea, The Ghost adds a little coriander seed and Jeju tangerine peel to a slightly more full-bodied and tart gose than standard - resulting in a tangy and ultra-refreshing beer.
Vol: 500ml
ABV: 4.5%
Mc CHOUFFE has distinctive flavour, its dark ruby colour and its fine creamy head make it a unique beer. Mc CHOUFFE is also characterised by its spicy aniseed and liquorice flavours, superbly complemented by full-bodied caramel notes.
Made from 100% New Zealand grown apples and fermented with French Oak, Moa Apple Cider has a typical crisp green apple aroma and the clean refreshing taste is finished nicely with medium sweetness.
ABV: 4%
Vol: 330ml
Moonzen exLager is a light and crisp brew, meticulously crafted to perfection. Its smooth and refreshing character makes it effortlessly enjoyable, inviting you to indulge in its divine flavours time and time again. Every sip is a testament to the ancient
Wotcha get when you smush blackcurrant and blackberry together with crispy apple?
You get Morningcider Black.
Don't be fooled by the dirty graffiti - when you crack open your first can of this fruity beauty, this dark and moody gal will bring a berr
Our latest beverage bombshell has dropped and she’s a stunner of a cider! A magical colab between Citizen and Morningcider, this sweet beauty queen boasts of fresh rescued Central Otago cherry, apple, brown sugar and cinnamon. Citizen rescue surplus food
This beauty is a beautiful cinnamon and brioche spice infused cider. With notes of dried fruit, apples, heaps of cinnamon and warm brioche. This little dessert cider will warm your hearts. You can enjoy this cider cold and refreshing, or warm her up with
This beautiful blend of strawberries and peach, pink and beautiful is perfect over ice in the sunshine. Best served with friends and joy.
This fruity beauty was created in the epic neighbourhood of Morningside, a land full of locals that live on the br
Curiously tart with a touch of acidity brilliantly balanced against a medium-sweetness to give a refreshingly clean finish. Notes of tropical pineapple, fresh acidic apple, and a hint of mango.
ABV: 5.6%
Vol: 330ml
Auntie Apple has made a peachy new friend
A Harmonious coupling of peach and apple. A warm and fuzzy cider with aromas of baked peaches, tropical fruit flavour, and a juicy peach finish.
Style: Cider
ABV: 4.6%
Vol: 330mL
Join our pool party and have a golden time! Swim with our friends Mango and Pomelo.
Artwork by @miiasoey
ABV 4.5%
Neon Pandan Cider transcends Southeast Asia, with rich tropical flavour, that’ll make you believe you’re back at your last beach holiday! Tastes as colourful as our label by artist WAIS.
Style: Flavoured Cider
ABV: 4.9%
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.