Unsolicited, the Chinese tech kid staying in Shanghai on business emptied into my glass a few swigs of pale ale from a near-empty bottle from which he was drinking. I
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Beer travel stories from Beer Travelist’s core destination coverage in the Asia-Pacific region
Chosen for their setting, singularity, and/or ace craft beer program, we go properly listicle with a rundown of five essential Singapore craft beer experiences, including a buzzy, boozy gathering place hidden
It took about three minutes, or the first round of pours, for representatives of BrewDog to untap the first keg of BrewDog’s Punk IPA tapped by one of the Scottish
"Get your hands off me, you don't know who I am. I'm a power player, I'm a power player." - Clutch, "Power Player" Still less than three years young, Hong
“… But they’ve all got the same covers, and I thought they were all o’ one sample, as you may say. But it seems one mustn’t judge by th’ outside.
Crammed into the claustrophobic seaside pool deck like Springfield kids at Martin Prince’s ill-fated pool party, guests at the 180-room Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa sprawled elbow to elbow on
Today we're flying the Boognish flag high over Margaret River, and if you're not sure what we're talking about the Internet is glorious. Though justifiably famed as one of Australia's
The momentum continues for Singaporean craft brewery Brewlander & Co, which bagged four medals at the 2017 Asia Beer Awards: A silver in the “Sour/Wild Beer” and gold in the
“What do you do when you don’t win another World Beer Cup award?” Carl Setzer, co-founder of celebrated Beijing craft brewery Great Leap Brewing, bellowed the question from the back
On his first day at a new job he wore a jacket bearing the insignia of his former employer, Oracle. The new gig at a rival tech company was so
To celebrate the Year of the Dog, which is next up in the 12-year Chinese zodiac cycle, Moonzen Brewery is adding some extra bite—or bark, if you insist—to what co-founder
When Toon called with bad news I was huddled with soggy tourists under a leaky awning near Khaosan Road, watching torrential rain bubble and churn the street into a trash-filled
It's fair to say that a disproportionate amount of Japan's craft beer is shit. There, I said it. Every trusted beer enthusiast with whom I’ve discussed Japan’s craft has said
Inspiration struck unexpectedly when Jack Cameron woke at six o’clock in the morning with lyrics from a Disney sea shanty sailing through his head. Naming a brewery is no small
The most significant brew of John Wei’s life almost didn’t happen. In Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Wei fidgeted through an agitated night of sleep, second-guessing his plans, wondering whether he should
There’s a riveting story behind how in six short months the original Mikkeller Tokyo bar came to be ØL Tokyo, forcing the Mikkeller brand in Tokyo to become, much like