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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6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Funky yeast and nice fruity hops. Nice crackery malt backbone. Medium bitterness. Good

Tried on 09 May 2025 at 11:28


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Modestly turbid, light white golden color. Lots of over ripe mangoes and citrus notes. Straight forward nice hazy pale ale. Good stuff

Tried on 09 May 2025 at 11:26


6.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Lots of stone fruit and very dank. Malt forward biscuity malt with a bit of orange paleo tea at the end. Spicy hops. Good PNW IPA.

Tried on 09 May 2025 at 11:24


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Very smooth lots of espresso and roasted malt. Super smooth palate. Excellent palate and depth

Tried on 09 May 2025 at 05:45


7.9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Pitch black color. Massively big burnt raisin, brown sugar, dark chocolate, oak and barrel. Very smooth rounded palate. Excellent. Depth. Slightly warming. The barrel isn’t over whelming but enjoyable. One of the best SE Asia BA beers

Tried on 09 May 2025 at 05:35


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

A solid pale ale of grapefruit, stone fruit and a little biscuit.

Tried on 24 Apr 2025 at 12:34



8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Beautiful aromas of passionfruit and pineapple, plus some stone fruit and dry biscuit. You also get a healthy dose of citrus in the mouth. Really top shelf pale ale.

Tried at Three Magnets Brewing on 20 Apr 2025 at 07:14


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

More like an old fashioned WCIPA with lots of pine and biscuit, with just a hint of some tropical notes. Very enjoyable.

Tried on 19 Apr 2025 at 13:26


5.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Aromas of banana, lemon and yeast. A bit of sweet biscuit in the mouth as well. Not my jam.

Tried on 19 Apr 2025 at 13:21


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