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2016 Hong Kong International

Beer Awards 2016 Hong Kong International

Beer Awards

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The rise in consumption of craft beer shows no sign of slowing as people’s interest in good, properly produced artisanal produce continues to grow. Some (not all) commercial beer manufacturers have been producing homogenous branded lager using the most economical method possible to produce a bland end-product that does very little to excite. I believe that people are only just waking up to the fact that there are better alternatives and are now demanding a more natural and tastier artisanal product, made with care and attention by master brewers. If you look at the craft beer market seven years ago when we launched the Hong Kong International Beer Awards it was pretty small compared with what it is today. For our first beer awards in 2009 we had 100 craft beers enter, in 2016 we have had over 450 entries and the standard of the entries was incredibly high. This growth in the number of craft beers available in the city today is a direct result of increasing interest from consumers, across the demographic spectrum, in really great beer. I would go as far as to say that the choice available to beer enthusiasts in Hong Kong today, is better than any other city I can think of in the world in terms of diversity. With several local micro and nano breweries opening in the city this past year the future for craft beer in Asia looks very healthy and Hong Kong is positioning itself at the very heart of it.Cheers (乾杯)!

Stuart BaileyManaging Director Diversified Communications Hong Kong, LLC

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2016 Hong Kong International Beer Awards2016 Hong Kong International Beer Awards

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pale alepale ale

PilsnerPilsner

LagerLagerAnchor Brewing Co. Anchor California LagerAnchor California Lager is Anchor Brewing’s re-creation of this historic American beer.Made with two-row California barley, Cluster hops (the premier hop in 19th-century California) and Anchor’s own lager yeast, this all-malt brew is kräusened and lagered in their cellars. Its golden colour, distinctive aroma, creamy head, balanced depth of flavour and smooth finish make it a delicious celebration of California’s unique craft brewing heritage.

Distributor: Americraft ImportsAddress: Unit 3C, 235 Wing Lok Street Trade Centre, 235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong KongContact Person: Laurie GoldbergTel: 9311 3082Email: [email protected]

Available in Hong Kong from

Gulpener & Chateau

NeubourgNeubourg Pilsner

In its stylish blue bottle,

this pilsner is heightened by a

sophisticated combination of bitter

herbs, blossom and fruit tones with an aromatic barley structure, which

forms full flavours and a noble bitterness. Brewed with non-modified natural

ingredients, the brewers use water from their own sources, hops from their

own hop garden and barley from the province of Limburg, which is in

the deep south of the Netherlands on the borders of Germany

and Belgium.

With no artificial flavours or additives, and no GMO ingredients, this sustainable craft beer is manufactured with home-grown ingredients.

The main adjunct in Waku Waku Rice Ale is Koshihikari rice grown in Waku

Waku rice paddies across Ishikawa. It’s also considered a healthy beer

choice by maintaining GABA components (which are good for relaxing

and reducing high blood pressure) in the malt through a low-temperature

malt-drying technique.

Distributor: Hassei Trading

Address: Unit A, 14/Fl., Wong King Industrial

Building, 2-4 Tai Yau Street, San

Po Kong, Kowloon

Contact Person: Catherine Tam

Tel: 9279 5219Email: [email protected]


Distributor: Hoi Cheong Lung LimitedAddress: Unit 8, 15/F., Mita Centre, 552-566

Castle Peak Road, Kwai Chung, NT, Hong KongContact Person: Peter NgTel: 9033 7327Email: [email protected]


Waku Waku BreweryWAKUWAKU KANAZAWA HYAKUMANGOKU BEER PALE ALE

British-style AleBritish-style Ale

Brown AleBrown Ale

Amber AleAmber Ale

Heavenly rebel to monk warrior, this beer captures the Monkey King’s beloved tale in an amber ale – a cheeky brew boasting a beautiful heart of caramel and a fruity aroma of the Queen Mother’s peaches of immortality, which were stolen by the Monkey King himself. Moonzen Brewery is a family-run brewery founded by Michele & Laszlo Raphael. It’s born from their love for authentic beers and ignited by the rich tapestry of

Chinese culture.

MOONZEN BREWERY Moonzen MONKEY KING AMBER ALE

Henricus Brewery Paljas Bruin

This traditional Belgian brown

ale uses high fermentation,

with refermentation in the

bottle. It’s a dry, dark speciality

beer made with dark barley

malts and four hops that give it

a rich flavour.

Dark ruby in colour, and brewed with seven varieties of imported malts, this beer has a complex finish with hints of smoke and peat, paired with a malty richness and a right hook of hop power that give it the bad attitude a beer named Dirty Bastard has to live up to.

Distributor: Moonzen BreweryAddress: 2A New East Sun Building 18 Shing Yip Street, Kwun TongContact Person: Michele WongTel: 6113 0551Email: [email protected]

Brewed in Hong Kong by

Distributor: Belicious (HK) Limited

Address: Unit 502, 5/F., Iuki Tower,

5 O’Brien Road, Wanchai,

Hong Kong

Contact Person: Suki Lee

Tel: 5547 6809

Email: [email protected]


Distributor: AmeriCraft ImportsAddress: Unit 3C, 235 Wing Lok Street Trade Centre, 235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong KongContact Person: Laurie GoldbergTel: 9311 3082Email: [email protected]

Available in Hong Kong from Founders Brewing Co.Founders Dirty Bastard

Belgian-strongBelgian-strong

Belgian-strongBelgian-strong

SaisonSaison

Bridge Road Brewers

Chevalier Saison

A gold medal winner at the 2016 Australian International Beer Awards, this saison from Bridge Road comes courtesy of Ben Kraus, the brewery’s founder. It’s a classic Belgian-style beer with a tart, dry and acidic profile. The citrus character and grassy hop flavours make it perfect for pairing with everything from seafood to blue cheese.

Distributor: Tai-Pan Beer Co., Ltd.Address: 4111 Hong Kong Plaza, 188 Connaught Road West, Sai Wan, Hong KongContact Person: Shainal JivanTel: 9459 9076Email: [email protected]


This Belgian quadruple

beer uses three different

kinds of malt in a volume

of four times the content of

beer. The result is a malty brew with a stable head and caramel

touches, creating extremely rich and complex flavours.

Far Yeast Brewing Co.Kagua BlancA pale-yellow Belgian ale using fresh yuzu (a Japanese citrus fruit). Kagua Blanc features a hint of malt and

hop flavour with slight bitterness and a creamy taste; it’s bottle-

fermented, so there is also yeast in every bottle.

Distributor: Belicious (HK) Limited

Address: Unit 502, 5/F., Iuki Tower, 5 O’Brien

Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong

Contact Person: Suki Lee

Tel: 5547 6809



Distributor: Hop Leaf LimitedAddress: 3F Unit G2, Block B, Marvel

Industrial Building, 17-23 Kwai Fung CrescentContact Person: Woody Tran

Tel: 2439 9956 Email: [email protected]


Van Steenberge Brewery

Gulden Draak 9000

Quadruple

(recommended)(recommended)

Cider-appleCider-apple

IPAIPA

IPAIPA

With an aroma and taste more sessionable than its 8% ABV body lets on, Wishbone pours a clear, bright gold with a fluffy white head and light, sticky lacing throughout the glass, with a nose featuring tropical citrus notes of pineapple, lychee and pear accented by pine resin. Medium mouthfeel with big, sweet hops balanced by a bready finish offered by mostly pale malt and just enough backbone to support the intense hop quantities.

Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic

Ale is a recreation of the first

Japanese beer made in the Edo

period. It’s a bottle-conditioned

beer with a fine creamy head, a

medium-bodied mouthfeel and

a sweet-bitter flavour. Enjoy the

unique notes of cedar, as well as

spicy yet mild aromas of traditional

British hops such as Kent Golding

and Fuggle.

Moa Oak-Aged Apple Cider is made from 100% New Zealand apples, fermented and aged in French oak. It has a crisp green-apple aroma, with a clean and refreshing palate that finishes with a touch of sweetness. The Moa Brewing Company was founded in 2003 and their international, multi-award-winning range of beers and ciders are proudly crafted using traditional, costly, inefficient and labour-intensive techniques with a focus on local New Zealand ingredients.

Distributor: Hitachino HK Trading Limitedf

Address: Rm 2902-03, Tower II, Lippo

Centre 89 Queensway, Admiralty,

Hong Kong

Contact Person: Ken Chiu

Tel: 6018 5397Email: [email protected]



Distributor: Northeast Wines & SpiritsAddress: Unit B1, 1/F, Block B, Vita Tower, 29 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong KongContact Person: Braedon LinksTel: 9756 3003Email: [email protected]


Available in Hong Kong from The Moa Brewing Co.MOA Oak Aged Cider

Shmaltz Brewing Co.He’Brew Wishbone Session Double IPA

Hitachino HK Trading ltd.Hitachino Nest Japanese Classic Ale

(recommended)(recommended)

Cider-pearCider-pear

Wheat BeerWheat Beer

Porter/StoutPorter/Stout

Maeloc WayMaeloc Sidra Pera

Nature and tradition are the inspiration for this organic cider that’s balanced between pear and dry apple. Maeloc is a Galician cider made entirely from organic Galician apples and pears from more than 1,000 local farmers. With a golden-yellow colour, deep pear and citrus notes add great freshness. Fruity flavours of pear and apple combine to give a refreshing sensation in this dry cider.

Distributor: Solar Max LimitedAddress: 404, Harbour Industrial Centre, 10 Lee Hing Street, Ap Lei Chau, Hong KongContact Person: Jasmine ChanTel: 9487 2302Email: [email protected]


Two Birds Brewing

Two Birds Brewing

Taco BeerAs its name suggests, Taco

Beer is inspired by Mexican

flavours. It pours a hazy

shade of pale. In addition to

ale, wheat malts and flaked corn, coriander leaf and lime zest

is added during the brewing process. Citra and Amarillo hops

give Taco its citrus and peach characters.

Founders Brewing Co.Founders KBS (Kentucky Bourbon Stout)Brewed with a massive amount of coffee and chocolate, then cave-aged in oak bourbon barrels for an entire year

to make sure those wonderful bourbon undertones come through

in the finish. Makes your taste buds squeal with delight.

Distributor: Bestbev HK Ltd.Address: Suite 16B, Sui On Building, 243-

245 Des Vouex Road West, Sai Ying Pun

Contact Person: Shaheen BudhraniTel: 9708 8758Email: [email protected]


Distributor: AmeriCraft ImportsAddress: Unit 3C, 235 Wing Lok Street

Trade Centre, 235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong

Contact Person: Laurie GoldbergTel: 9311 3082Email: [email protected]



Amber/ Dark LagerAmber/ Dark Lager

BlondeBlonde

Specialty BeerSpecialty Beer

This rich, sour brown ale is inspired by the enigmatic monastic brews of Belgium and the mysterious mist-

shrouded jungles of the tropics. Brewed with real cacao, and

spiced with cinnamon and sweet orange peel for a sensual

delight, this is a brew to be sipped, savoured and enjoyed.

Birra G. Menabrea e FigliMenabrea Amber

This Italian brew is a malty

amber ale with shades of

bronze and a thin head. The

taste is well-rounded and

full-bodied, with moderate

hops and a malty base. It’s a

balanced beer with a marked

floral fruitiness that comes

through from the aromatic

yeasts used in its production.

Two Birds Brewery’s Golden Ale pours a rich, golden colour with hints of honey. Motueka hops from New Zealand contribute to the melon and citrus flavours, while Australian Summer hops deliver spice and apricot notes. It’s a perfect accompaniment for ribs or salad.



Distributor: Liquid Assets Ltd

Address: 10/F Iuki Tower, 5 O’Brien

Road, Wan Chai, Hong

Kong

Contact Person: Annie Wong

Tel: 6336 5315



Distributor: Bestbev HK Ltd.Address: Suite 16B, Sui On Building, 243-245 Des Vouex Road West, Sai Ying PunContact Person: Shaheen BudhraniTel: 9708 8758Email: [email protected]


Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales

Jolly Pumpkin Maracaibo Especial

Two Birds BrewingTwo Birds Brewing Golden Ale


Smoked BeerSmoked Beer

Sour BeerSour Beer

Fruit BeerFruit BeerBirra del BorgoBirra del Borgo Prunus

Named for the cherry’s botanical appellation – Prunus Avium or Cerasus, according to variety – Prunus is made by adding approximately 20% of fresh cherries (with their pits) to Birra del Borgo’s spelt beer, Duchessa. Distinct from the typical Belgian kriek, it’s not too sour as it retains some of the Duchessa’s smoothness, yet it’s not sugary, thanks to a well-balanced bitter aftertaste.

Distributor: CraftissimoAddress: Shop 166, 1/F, Peninsula Centre, 67 Mody Road, Tim Tsa Tsui East, Kowloon, Hong KongContact Person: Ronny DaswaniTel: 6274 3130Email: [email protected]


Buxton Brewery

Buxton Trolltunga

This gooseberry sour IPA

from the UK has big aromas

of sour lemon, lime, grapefruit,

citrus peel, light pepper/pine

and floral/grassy earthiness. With

complexity, robustness, fruity-acidic yeast, citrus and tropical hops,

gooseberry, and a moderate pale malt flavour, it’s very smooth

and refreshing with balanced acidity.

Black Kite BreweryBlack Kite Oh, Bacon!Oh, Bacon! is a Rauchbier – a traditional German-style smoked beer – from Hong Kong’s own Black Kite Brewery. Brewed with beechwood-

smoked malt, it gives the drinker bacony goodness from nose

to finish.

Distributor: The Beer Bay

Address: Lot no. K4, Pier 4, New

Reclamation Central, Hong Kong

Contact Person: Annie Lam

Tel: 9522 1272



Distributor: Black Kite BreweryAddress: 11B Derrick Industrial Building, 49

Wong Chuk Hang RoadContact Person: Daniel GallieTel: 9800 8402Email: [email protected]

Brewed in Hong Kong by

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Ginger BeerGinger Beer

Rye beerRye beer

This biennial release was aged in Jim Beam Rye whiskey barrels. Savour the provocative spirit of R.I.P.A. on Rye, the He’Brew monument to the richness, the bitterness and the sacred sweetness that is life… and bawdy satire. L’Chaim!

Shmaltz Brewing Co.

He’Brew Bittersweet

Lenny’s R.I.P.A. on Rye

Harcourt Valley VineyardsThe Ginger KidMade by two brothers, Kyle

and Quinn Livingstone,

the Ginger Kid is produced

using winemaking principles

to extract the full colour and

flavour from ginger. The result

is a ginger beer that tastes as

it should – clean, crisp and full

of strong ginger flavour.




Distributor: Tai-Pan Beer Co.

Address: 4111, Hong Kong Plaza,

188 Connaught Rd. West,

Sai Wan, Hong Kong

Contact Person: Shainal Jivan

Tel: 9459 9076


Best Beer ImporterAmericraft imports

Founded in 2011 by American

beer lover Laurie Goldberg,

Americraft was one of the

trailblazers in Hong Kong craft

beer, setting the stage for the

frenzy of activity we see today.

All along, Goldberg and her

associates have devoted

themselves to importing some

of the most interesting beers

the United States has to offer,

from the easy-drinking brews

of Kona Brewing Company to

the ground-breaking Belgian-

inspired ales of Jolly Pumpkin

and Iron Fist.

Distributor: Americraft Imports

Address: Unit 3C, 235 Wing Lok Street

Trade Centre,

235 Wing Lok Street, Sheung Wan,

Hong Kong

Contact Person: Laurie Goldberg

Tel: 9311 3082



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Best Beer in Hong KongBest Beer in Hong Kong

Judging SystemJudging System

Appearance & Aroma (0-20 points):It’s important that a beer looks right and you can tell a great deal about a beer from how it looks. The colour

gives you an indication of the style and type of malt used. Condition and body are important (the head), and we

also looked for carbonization (in the relevant categories) the size of the bubble and the foam - or lacing – the

head leaves on the side of the glass, as these all affect the taste. As most of our sense of taste is in our nose

the smell also tells us a lot about a beers identity or personality, is it bitter, sweet, sour, etc… The perfect brew

should smell accordingly so could you will be dying to get it in your mouth.

Each beer was blind tasted with the judges having no prior knowledge of the beers characteristics what it was or where it came from. The beers were then scored by each judge out of 100 points (0 points - being undrinkable muck and 100 points - being the nectar of the gods). These points were awarded in two categories:

Tasting (0-80 points):Beer is a product meant to be taken orally, not nasally, and no matter how good a beer looks or smells it’s the

performance in the mouth that really counts. How does it travel? Does it stall on the mid-palate? Does it race

through without really giving the taste buds much to do? The balance of sweetness and bitterness must be right

and it must finish well.

After the arduous judging process the scores were then added up. The highest and the lowest scores were then

discounted and the mean average score indicates our winners.

450 beers – that’s the record-breaking number of entries to this year’s Hong Kong International Beer Awards. After an endurance test of drinking and deliberation, our judges whittled that number down to 21 category winners. Now it’s time to find out which of these 10 beers is the absolute best in Hong Kong. Join us at this year’s Restaurant & Bar Hong Kong at 1:00pm on 6th September, 2016 to witness the final round of judging.

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Our Esteemed JudgesOur Esteemed Judges > Philip Hafstad, Founder, 852Beer > Ronda Lui, Operations Manager, Young Master Brewery > Hong Mak, Operations Manager, Young Master Brewery > Benjamin Law, Beer Blogger, instagram page maltsnhops > Patrick Gatherer, Bar Manager, The Globe > Liam Lee, Beer Blogger, Facebook page “啤咩啤BmB Beer meh Beer” > Jesse Ng, Account Manager, Bestbev Hong Kong > Shaheen Budhrani, Co-founder, Bestbev Hong Kong > Eshan Arif, Account Manager, Bestbev Hong Kong > Sandra Kwok, Editor-in-Chief, Coaster Magazine > Wai Wai Lui, Sub Editor, FoodNSpot > Troy Foo, Draught Master, Craftmaster, Ab-Inbev > Mark Brough,Co-founder, The Tramline Liquor Co. > Matthew Dallow, Manager, The Globe > Ryan Chan, Creative Director, Coaster Magazine, Tipple Media Ltd. > Eric Wu, Sales & Marketing Manager, AmeriCraft Imports > Jules Waite, Sales & Lagering, AmeriCraft Imports > Tomy Fong, Business Development Manager, Centre de Vin > Matthew Bradford, Manager, The Globe > Eddie Chui, Editorial Director, Whisky Magazine / Cru Magazine > Joey Chung, Beer Blogger, Facebook page “啤咩啤BmB Beer meh Beer” > Chester Grucza, F&B Manager, Buzz Concepts > Joseph Kwok, Head of Sales and Marketing, Foodie > Sandeep Hathiramani, Group Beverage Manager, Maximal Concepts Ltd > Raymond Ho, Wine & Spirits Consultant, CRU TASTING > Darren Hilditch, Director of Food and Beverage, The Kerry Hotel Hong Kong (Shangri-La) > Adam Brough, Co-Founder/ secretary of the Craft Beer Association, The Tramline Liquor Co. > Leo Yau, Hong Kong Wine Judges Association, committee member & Director of Operations > Bastian Breuer, Group Director of Restaurants, Bars & Events, Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel > Lars Ruecker, Director of Food and Beverage, InterContinental Grand Stanford Hong Kong > Sammy Leung, Chairman, Hong Kong Wine Judges Association > Louis Lee, Senior Executive Manager, Royal Orchid Wine (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd > Tom Champion, Head Brewer, Little Creatures Brewery > Ricco Ho, Feature Editor, Whisky Magazine / Cru Magazine > Monica Yau, Director of Operations, Global Food Consulting > David Leung, Co-founder, Hong Kong Whistle 吹啤啤 > Luke Yardley, Founder & Brewer, Yardley Brothers > Scott Andrews, Director, Pure Original Limited > Toby Cooper, Founder, The Globe > Rod Winkler, Bartender, The Globe

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