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

     Show


7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle shared in Cotts. Pours clear orange with a creamy white head. The nose holds mango and pine. Medium sweet flavour, mild piney bitterness, bread, orange. Medium bodiednwith fine carbonation. Lightly resinous finish, more melon, orange, lightly rindy bitterness. Good one.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2018 at 16:05

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle at Cotteridge Convention 2018. Dark amber colour. Lasting white head. Decent ipa. I rather liked it. Some pink grapefruit. Some bitterness. Decent.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2018 at 15:56

6/10
Tried on 23 Jun 2018 at 15:36

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at Cotteridge Convention 2018. Hazy gold colour lasting white head Neipa flour tropical fruit aroma. Fine like the fruit a lot.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2018 at 13:26

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle, split at Cotteridge. Hazed gold. Bubbly, off white head. Nose has yeasty fruit. Taste is sweet, and yeasty bitter. Medium body. Highish carbonation. Yeast and fruit to finish.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Jun 2018 at 13:22


6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the HCMC brewpub. Poured a hazy yellow golden colour with a thin white head and some broken lace. The aroma is big cucumber, light malt. The flavour is light bitter with a light watery dry malt, crispy fresh herbal, light dry hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with soft carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 02 Jun 2018 at 17:05

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the HCMC brewpub. Poured clear yellow golden colour with a big white head. The aroma is Pilsner malt, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a crisp, fresh, malt, yeasty, light buttery, light citrus, dry woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Pilsners by their very nature lack flavour. It’s all about the crisp nature of the beer and the bitterness. This one had a little bit more going for it though which made it a lot more satisfying in the palate. On the alcohol front it’s a little higher than normal, but you would not know... maybe until the following morning :-)
Tried from Draft on 28 May 2018 at 17:03

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Tap at the HCMC brewpub. Poured a very slightly hazy yellow golden colour with a frothy white head and some broken lace. The aroma is malt, some yeasty buttery notes, light citrus, woody hop. The flavour is moderate bitter with a fresh, crisp, malt, light barnyard, light herbal, dry woody hop bitter palate and a lingering bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.
Tried from Draft on 28 May 2018 at 16:06

7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tap at the HCMC brewpub. Poured a murky light brown straw colour with a thin white head. The aroma is malt, tropical fruit, stone fruits, mineral, light earthy. The flavour is moderate to light sweet light bitter with a fresh, crisp, dry malt, light fruity, slightly light, watery, light dry peppermint, spicy hop bitter palate. Medium to light bodied with average to soft carbonation. A Loose Rivet light just as it says on the can. I really like this. It’s the perfect easy drinking session beer. Lots going on but nothing over the top that’s likely to offend anyone. It’s the perfect package at 4.1%.
Tried from Draft on 28 May 2018 at 15:34