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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5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On draft at Hair of the Dog PhoenChit Bangkok. Pours a hazy gold with an off white head. Aroma of dank hay. Flavors are moderately bitter old and tired citrus. Not a great APA.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2018 at 14:15

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On draft at Hair of the Dog Bangkok. Pouts a hazy pale gold with a white head. Aroma is cucumbers and the flavor is my sweet cumber and bread. Not particularly to my liking.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2018 at 12:34

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On draft at Hair of the Dog. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aroma of caramel and butterscoth. Flavors are sweet caramel with some bitterness.
Tried from Draft on 27 Oct 2018 at 11:41

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared at Cotteridge Convention 2018 - cheers all! Pours mostly clear gold with a foamy, white head. Good and dank shout, notes of melon, light pine, orange. Light to medium sweet flavour, pleasantly oily, more dank, some mango, moderate bitterness. Medium bodied, lightly chewy, with fine carbonation. Warming finish, lightly resinous. And very dank. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Oct 2018 at 20:23

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the HCMC brewpub. Poured a hazy golden colour with a lasting frothy white head and some clingy lace. The aroma is malt, stone fruits, light dry floral hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, fresh, malt, yeasty, light earthy, light fruit, dry floral hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 16 Oct 2018 at 15:53

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at the Ho Chi Minh brewpub. Poured a hazy milky light brown colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, citrus fruits, grapefruit, light dry hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a crisp, malty, citrus fruit, pepper spicy, big dry hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Very true to the style and an awesome beer!
Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2018 at 16:40

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the Ho Chi Minh brewpub. Poured a hazy very light straw colour with a round bubbly white head. The aroma is big spicy ginger, some light sweet honey. The flavour is light sweet with a crisp, bubbly, dry ginger spice, light dry fruit palate. Light to medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2018 at 15:49

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the Ho Chi Minh brewpub. Poured a slightly hazy light golden colour with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light fruit, light floral, big woody hop. The flavour is moderate to strong bitter with crisp, fresh, dry malt, big woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation. This was one beer that I didn’t expect to be so good. How wrong I was. If only all Pilsners were like this I might be a convert.
Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2018 at 15:13

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the Ho Chi Minh brewpub. Poured a crystal clear straw colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is malt, smooth buttery yeast, light tropical fruit, dry hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a light crisp, malt, fruity, super dry, light spicy palate and a lingering bitter sweet finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2018 at 14:52

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the Ho Chi Minh brewpub. Poured a crystal clear light golden colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is big fresh cucumber. The flavour is light bitter with a light watery cucumber, malt, crisp warm, slightly burning chilli spice palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 13 Oct 2018 at 13:44