Hong Kong Beer Co.

Microbrewery in Chai Wan, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong 🇭🇰

Established in 1995

Contact
Unit A, Ground Floor, Wah Shing Centre, 5 Fung Yip Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong
Description
Hong Kong Beer Co is the first craft brewery in Hong Kong. We are immensely proud to have been pioneering Hong Kong’s burgeoning craft beer industry for over 25 years and look forward to spearheading continued innovation.

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7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Can split at Craft Beer Junction, thanks to Tipple, 10/12/2025.
Extremely dark mahogany brown topped with a beige cap that thins to the edge.
Nose is roast malts, cocoa powder, charr, dried fruit rinds.
Taste comprises cocoa powder, chocolate malts, charr, ashen nip, pine needle.
Medium bodied, fine carbonation, drying close cloaked with earthy hop bitterness.
Decent CDA.

Tried on 10 Dec 2025 at 00:00


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

Old review from Feb 2017 - A 330ml bottle brought back for me from Hong Kong by a friend. Pours a clear golden colour with a white foamy head. Aromas of malt & grain. Tastes of sweet malt, hints of dark fruit & spices. Medium to high carbonation. Aftertaste is a medium bitter malty finish.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jun 2025 at 07:47


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

A 330ml bottle brought home by my wife from Hong Kong. It's a decent pale ale. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1975

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2025 at 12:43


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Old rating - A 330ml bottle brought back from HK by my wife. A pleasant amber ale which is malty & caramel aroma & taste. Different bottle of beer in my home No. 1968

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jun 2025 at 12:38


7.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

330ml bottle pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is sweet molasses roast malts and some bourbon barrel. Taste is more of the molasses chocolate some bourbon barrel.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2024 at 13:56


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

On at Blue Supreme pours out crisp clean straw topped with a white head. Nose is nice sweet fruit hops some citrus and a lite peach. Taste is more of the nice sweet tropical fruit hops and some citrus.

Tried on 06 Jul 2024 at 13:15


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

On tap at Kowloon Tap Room pours out dark brown almost black topped with a tan head. Nose is nice rich roast malts some ash and a little coffee. Taste is more of the nice roast malts rich coffee and ash.

Tried from Draft on 05 Jul 2024 at 13:26


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6.5

27/4/2024. Can shared at fonefan Ulfborg tasting. Courtesy of Jarle, cheers! Pours slightly hazy pale straw gold with a small frothy white head. Aroma is fruity, citrus, grapefruit, stone fruits. Moderate sweetness, medium bitterness. Moderate body, slightly watery, average carbonation.

Tried from Can on 13 May 2024 at 15:53


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5


Can 330ml. @ [ TickerFest Tasting ] - fonefan & Brugmansia House. 🇩🇰 🏡 👨‍💻🍺

[ As Hong Kong Beer Co. Big Wave Bay - India Pale Ale ].
ABV: 6.5%. Clear medium yellow colour with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white to white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, sweet malt, moderate hoppy, dusty, hops extract. Flavor is moderate sweet and light moderate bitter with a average duration, pale malt, sweet malt, dusty hops, hops extract, sweet hops. Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft. [20240427]
5-3-5-3-10

Tried from Can on 28 Apr 2024 at 10:34


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Creamy white good mostly lasting head. Yellow colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma.

Tried on 27 Apr 2024 at 15:23