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
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the HCMC taproom. Poured a mostly clear dark brown colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is herbal, light red berry fruits. The flavour is subtle bitter, earthy herbal with a smooth, mineral, red berry fruit, light chocolate palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Nice enough but served way too cold for any of the promised flavours to have a chance of coming through.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2024
at 13:19
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Draft at the HCMC taproom. Poured a crystal clear burgundy colour with a mostly lasting frothy off-white head. The aroma is jammy blueberry. The flavour is super light sour, with a crisp, somewhat light, mineral, light herbal, juicy fresh, light tart blueberry palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. Interesting.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2024
at 12:23
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at the HCMC taproom. Poured a crystal clear golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malt, light woody hops. The flavour is over moderate bitter, with a crisp, somewhat light, earthy, mineral, resin, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jan 2024
at 11:54
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
330ml bottle into glass. At Buddy Bar, Changi. Amber beer, slightly hazy. Resin nose, some pepper. Flat mouthfeel, unctuous. Fruity, drinkable. Alcohol not really obvious. Good IPA.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Dec 2023
at 14:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can@Littlepub, Vasa. Amber colour with a small longlasting white head, which leaves some lace. Aroma is resin, pine, some bready, floral and mild wooden notes. Flavour is floral, wooden, some pine, mild resin as well as some herbal and mild toffee tones. Nice straight forward old schoot IPA.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:36
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottled@Olivers Inn, Vaasa. Orangeish golden colour with a small white head. Aroma is fruity, floral, some spruce and mild nectary tones. Flavour is fruity, nectary and some mild wooden notes. Nicely fruity aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled (from Alko web, with Mats). Hazy yellow colour, small white head. Aroma is watermelon, mild lime and some herbal tones. Flavour is herbal, some lime, waterelon and earth.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:35
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Canned (from Prisma, Vaasa). Yellowish golden colour, small white head. Aroma is floral, some grass and mild corn to it. Flavour is is floral, grassy and some corny tones. A bit watery.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:34
5.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
Bottled (from Alko, with Mats). Orange colour with a small off-white head. Aroma is fruity, raspberries, mild earth with some herbs. Flavour is raspberries, earth, some yeast and mild herbal tones. Not very interesting. Nor any raspberries flying out of the bottle. I am disappoint.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:34
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottled (Mats terrace). Black colour, brown head. Aroma is sweet alcohol, toffee an some liquorice with mild chocolate. Flavour is sweet liquorice, alcohol and mild chocolate. Just mainly sweet, not much else. Downer, as this has been a solid brewery in my books. .
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Dec 2023
at 22:33