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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Tap at the original HCMC Taproom. Poured a murky dark amber colour with a mostly lasting frothy off white head. The aroma is, caramel malt, biscuit dough, light red berry fruit. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a crisp, fruity, light alcoholic, floral woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2019 at 15:13

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Tap at the original HCMC brewpub. Poured a slightly hazy copper colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, piney, grassy citrus hop. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, malty, juicy grapefruit citrus, light alcohol hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 01 Aug 2019 at 14:26

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Bottle shared at Cotteridge Convention 23/06/18. Many thanks! A dirty orange coloured pour with a halo of white head. Aroma is dank , grassy orange, petrol notes. Flavour is composed of oily, dirty wheat, wheat orange, dank notes. Palate is oily, resinous, m,oderate carbonation, grassy. Good.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Jul 2019 at 20:22

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Bottled. Black with small coarse head. Rich vanilla aroma with some chocolate. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Chocolate and caramel, coffee and vanilla. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2019 at 19:06

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Bottled. Hazy golden, small head. Rich aroma of green apples and papaya. Mid sweet with medium body and rounded mouthfeel. Freshly cut bell pepper, apples, papaya and mango. Low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jul 2019 at 17:25

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Tap at Heart of Darkness, Singapore. Poured a clear golden Lucozade colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus, floral perfume hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a smooth, rich, slightly oily, warm alcoholic, dry floral hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium to full bodied with soft carbonation. Smooth, Rich, boozy and bitter. A standard DIPA!
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2019 at 13:14

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Tap at 3rd Culture, Maxwell Food Court, Singapore. Poured a hazy light orange pink colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is yeasty, mineral, red berry fruits. The flavour is moderate to light sour with a light, crisp, light tart raspberry, strawberry, light biscuit dough palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 06 Jul 2019 at 11:43

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Flasche in der Hotel Bar in Da Nang. Gelb-Orange, etwas trüb, viel Schaum. Aroma: Grapefruit, Orange, Mango. gut Geschmack: moderat Bitter. Südfrüchte.
Tried on 03 Jul 2019 at 10:40

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Flasche im Hotel in Da Nang. Klares Gold-Gelb, etwas fester Schaum, Aroma: Getreide, etwas Zitrus. Geschmack: Wenig Bitter, Getreide, fruchtig.
Tried on 03 Jul 2019 at 10:37

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Tap at BeerFest Asia XI Edition, Singapore. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is grainy malt, light citrus, floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, with a light crisp, woody floral hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Got hardly any of the citrus notes I was expecting. It was just very bitter. A bit of a disappointment.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2019 at 09:51