Heart of Darkness Brewery

Microbrewery in Ho Chi Minh City, Southeast, Vietnam 🇻🇳
Associated with 4 Venues

Established in 2016

Contact
31D Lý Tự Trọng, Bến Nghé, Quận 1, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Description
Some people say we make the best craft beer in Saigon, Vietnam. Enter the Darkness and decide for yourself... Heart of Darkness is all about duality. Good and evil. Sane and insane. Big, bold, crafted brews that will challenge the way you think about beer. Thirst quenching, session beers that will have you bouncing off the walls. Hop bombs that will give you a kick-to-the-teeth, while still being still balanced and smashable. Whatever your taste, we’ve got it…. Our family, the “Dark Army” is an eclectic mix of weirdos from all walks of life. So… we’ve handcrafted a bunch of beers to pair with our varying passions - from frisbee golf to music festivals, from overindulgent eating with good friends to surfing and hiking… It's a craft beer journey into unchartered territory... #enterthedarkness

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6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 7

22/11/2025. Can shared at Haderslebener tasting.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:34


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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Haderslebener tasting.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:27


6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hopppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average light bitter finish. Oily palate.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:25


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Clear golden, white head. Malty aroma, light pine, some fruit. Fruity, piney and malty flavour.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:22


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Can @ Martin tasting. Clear dark golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty and fruity. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Dry and moderate bitter finish. 221125

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 15:20


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at the Heart of Darkness taproom HCMC. Poured a mostly clear golden colour with a short-lived, frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is light citrus fruits. The flavour is moderate to light bitter and sweet, with a fresh, smooth, light toffee caramel malt, light aromatic floral, light hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Heart of Darkness on 22 Nov 2025 at 14:54


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

EB - Can 330ml. @ [ Haderslebener Tasting 20251122 ] - martin00sr House - 🇩🇰 Haderslev, Denmark. 🏠🇩🇰 👨‍💻🍺 🍂🍁 ☁️☂️ [ As Heart of Darkness One Eye Harlequin - Pale Ale ]. ABV: 5.1%. [20251122]. 7/3/7/3/-15.

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 09:36


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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at the HCMC taproom. Poured a crystal clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light yeast and light malts. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, somewhat fresh, malt, yeasty, light straw, light hop bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Heart of Darkness on 20 Nov 2025 at 15:34


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at the Ho Chi Minh City taproom. Poured a mostly clear reddish copper colour with a short-lived, fizzy white head. The aroma is light dragon fruit. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, crisp, fresh, somewhat metallic, light herbal, light dragon fruit palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Heart of Darkness on 17 Nov 2025 at 14:17


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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Draft at the Ho Chi Minh City taproom. Poured a crystal clear yellow golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is light toffee caramel malt. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, fresh, light caramel, light spicy fruit (probably passionfruit as that’s what the board says!) light woody hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.

Tried from Draft at Heart of Darkness on 17 Nov 2025 at 13:31


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