Because such esteemed humans as Mike Patton tell us "the only way to stay active and creative is to create" during this extended pause in everyday life around the world,
Brian Spencer
Brian Spencer is a Singapore-based freelance journalist and the founder of Beer Travelist. Say hello at brian [a] beertravelist.com.
This was the happy scene at Heart of Darkness the night before Singapore's latest Covid-19 measures kicked in; we will not see or experience such a scene until at least
Getting Singapore craft beer delivery has never been easier, a relief in these sci-fi times of “social distancing” and “contract tracing” and “self quarantine” and "Donald Trump." That said, so
Welcome to the first drop of "Six Pack," our new escapism series spotlighting six beer- and travel-related stories (and sometimes other things) from around this lovely planet of ours. This
In Draft No. 4, his collection of essays concerning the craft of writing, nonfiction mastermind John McPhee writes the following regarding the process of selection every writer faces in a
"An ash I know there stands, Yggdrasil is its name, a tall tree, showered with shining loam. From there come the dews that drop in the valleys." - Völuspá, from
Moonzen Brewery co-founder Laszlo Raphael says his brewery navigates a terrain it “won’t go beyond,” but don’t mistake brand (and beer) clarity for a lack of temerity. When we last
It's just two weeks since Off Day Beer Company launched in Singapore, and head brewer Daryl Yeap is back at the brewery brewing another batch because the first one is
Shawn Dean James Kidd hasn't just watched Taiwan slowly, steadily, increasingly embrace craft beer over the past two decades—he has helped make it happen. A Canadian expat who relocated to
A long time ago, by which I mean five or six years ago, a bearded, well-built fellow fond of Hawaiian button-up shirts manned with frequency the taps at The Earl
It's official: award-winning craft brewery Brewlander is coming home for good. Based in Singapore, yet brewing (most) of its beer at a host brewery in Cambodia, Brewlander has juggled something
UE Square is hardly the first place to which most people would think to flock for a good beer, or for anything beyond utilitarian needs for that matter—coffee, groceries, laundry,
When the Tabebuia rosea bloom they tint Singapura in fleeting speckles of brilliant fuschia. The splendor occurs twice a year, lasting only days, and then the trees’ trumpet-shaped begonias fall
Six years ago one could count with a few fingers Hong Kong's craft beer bars. Six years ago, Hong Kong Beer Co was essentially the territory’s only craft brewery. A
It was almost a year ago to the day that we announced our gold and bronze medals at the 2018 North American Guild of Beer Writers Awards, including top honors
65 Peel Street, Hong Kong. Friday, October 4, 2019. 6:30pm. One hour before protests erupt in the streets of Hong Kong Island over the anti-mask law. With love and hope