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 Wishbeer Home Bar, Bangkok. Poured a crystal clear light amber with a mostly lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light yeast, big lemon citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter light sweet with a fresh crisp, dry malt, fruity, light pepper spice, woody hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation. Fresh, crisp and refreshing, with plenty going on. A fine session ale.
Tried from Draft on 11 Sep 2018 at 13:12

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Tap at the Freehouse, Singapore. Poured a slightly hazy yellow golden colour with a thin broken white head. The aroma is crisp, fresh, watery, melon, gooseberry. The flavour is light sour with a light slightly watery crisp fresh fruity palate. Medium to light bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2018 at 15:35

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Tap at the Freehouse, Singapore. Poured a murky light brown colour with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, light buttery toffee, citrus fruit hop. The flavour is moderate bitter sweet with a crisp fresh, fruity, light spice, dry woody floral aromatic hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2018 at 14:19

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Tap at the Freehouse, Singapore. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a thin white head. The aroma is yeast, light citrus fruits, banana. The flavour is moderate to light sweet, yeasty bitter, with a smooth, creamy yeast, slightly watery, banana, light clove spice palate. Medium bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 30 Aug 2018 at 13:50

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Clear amber. Aroma is mango butter canned peach some kind of nuts much hop pallets. Taste is bitter hops with with some sour and juicy body. Oily bitter hop finish. Pine cone as well. Medium drinkable. Ok.
Tried from Can on 25 Aug 2018 at 14:12

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Hazy golden. Aroma is passion fruit very fresh and crispy. Slight wheat and toast. Taste is sour passion fruit with juicy and slightly salty toast mouthfeel. Later slight bitter hops. Quite drinkable. A tiny bit starch while swallowing. Decent.
Tried on 25 Aug 2018 at 14:10

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Hazy yellow. Aroma is much hops tropic fruit guava pineapple stinky socks. Nothing too exciting. Taste is fresh sweet malt with bitter hops. Very juicy and the average oat mouthfeel. Really drinkable. Just the nose is not so exciting.
Tried on 25 Aug 2018 at 14:07

7.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Aroma is coffee chocolate chili some green bell pepper. Taste is much bitter coffee and a cocoa-y finish. Smooth and tart. Long bitter finish. Also cocoa butter. Prettynice and rich.
Tried on 25 Aug 2018 at 13:41

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Clear golden. Aroma is hoppy fruit with much lemon grass. Taate is balanced sour fresh lime with sweet fruit and bitter hops. Drinkable and fresh. Sweet orange finish. Good.
Tried on 25 Aug 2018 at 13:39

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Pretty straight forward snappy APA, nothing particularly shines, but good fruit forwardness and nice dry bitterness.
Tried on 10 Aug 2018 at 10:23