MAL trip: day 1/12 - Chicken & Beer, Petaling Jaya near KL. A 300ml. glass, draught, served one or two degrees too chilled IMHO. Aroma: very fragrant, tropical fruit, lychees. Appearance: completely opaque, looks a bit like marmalade, one finger snow white cream. Palate: light-bodied and very sticky on the tongue, average carbonation; finish is rather abrupt but agreeably dry. Taste: lightly sweet with some astringency, fruit doesn’t really come through - aroma trumps taste. Suits the climate here though, a creditable effort.

Taster at Taproom. Clear golden body, thick white head. Floral hoppy aroma, distinctive rose water notes. Lean soft dry taste, delicate rose notes, just the mildest of grainy touches, vaguely citric, lightly bitter, well carbonated. Chuggable, well crafted, craft from Malaysia. Whoda thunk it!

From tap. Pours golden yellow, white head. Aroma is grassy, toasted malty. Bitter, light grassy. Toasted malt. Lingering bitter and dry hoppy finish.

Draft at Taproom KL. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head. The aroma is malt, yeasty, light grapefruit. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a crisp, malty, herbal, earthy, light citrus, light woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation.