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Gweilo was founded by husband and wife Ian and Emily and their friend Joseph, who each shared a simple dream: to create fun, fresh, natural, unpasteurised beers for the people of Hong Kong and Asia to enjoy.
We originally started contract brewing our Pale Ale, IPA and Wit beers in 2015, then in June 2017, our friends at BCI, who we met whilst home brewing in Hong Kong, acquired a minority stake in Gweilo and subsequently funded and managed the building of our flagship brewery, which opened in March 2018. We have a state of the art facility with a 3500L 4-Vessel brew deck, 115000L cellar, centrifuge, rotary canning and bottling lines and a lab. Head of Brewing Operations, Brian Leslie. Supporting him is an experienced team of brewers and packaging specialists. Now things are getting serious.
We have a Core Range of six beers, a Limited Range, a Collaboration Range and in time, we’ll be introducing barrel ageing and sour programs.
Our core range is true to our British roots, formed of session style brews ranging between 4% and 6%ABV. Keeping approachability at the heart of this range, we have a Pilsner, Pale Ale, Session IPA, Hoppy Wheat, Citrus Crusher and American IPA.
Our Limited and Collaboration ranges enable us to unleash our inner beer geeks and experiment. We intend to continually push the boundaries, brewing beers which take people on a journey through the wonderful and diverse world that is craft beer.
We originally started contract brewing our Pale Ale, IPA and Wit beers in 2015, then in June 2017, our friends at BCI, who we met whilst home brewing in Hong Kong, acquired a minority stake in Gweilo and subsequently funded and managed the building of our flagship brewery, which opened in March 2018. We have a state of the art facility with a 3500L 4-Vessel brew deck, 115000L cellar, centrifuge, rotary canning and bottling lines and a lab. Head of Brewing Operations, Brian Leslie. Supporting him is an experienced team of brewers and packaging specialists. Now things are getting serious.
We have a Core Range of six beers, a Limited Range, a Collaboration Range and in time, we’ll be introducing barrel ageing and sour programs.
Our core range is true to our British roots, formed of session style brews ranging between 4% and 6%ABV. Keeping approachability at the heart of this range, we have a Pilsner, Pale Ale, Session IPA, Hoppy Wheat, Citrus Crusher and American IPA.
Our Limited and Collaboration ranges enable us to unleash our inner beer geeks and experiment. We intend to continually push the boundaries, brewing beers which take people on a journey through the wonderful and diverse world that is craft beer.
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
44cl can from Vocation.
Medium creamy white head. Cloudy golden pour. Lovely bitterness. Very tasty
Medium creamy white head. Cloudy golden pour. Lovely bitterness. Very tasty
Tried
from Can
on 13 Apr 2021
at 19:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can 330ml (KSM Toppila, BB 01/2022)
Golden colour, small white head. Citrus, tropical fruity (pineapple, watermelon) aroma. Light-bodied. Tropical fruity, piney, sweet fruity IPA. Fresh vibe here after 3 months of canning.
Golden colour, small white head. Citrus, tropical fruity (pineapple, watermelon) aroma. Light-bodied. Tropical fruity, piney, sweet fruity IPA. Fresh vibe here after 3 months of canning.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Apr 2021
at 17:12
5.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can 330ml (KSM Toppila, BB 02/2022)
Golden colour, medium-sized white head and lace. A bit danky, hayish aroma. Light-bodied. Pale malty, grassy, citrus, not much promised tropical fruits. Tolerable.
Golden colour, medium-sized white head and lace. A bit danky, hayish aroma. Light-bodied. Pale malty, grassy, citrus, not much promised tropical fruits. Tolerable.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2021
at 16:48
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can 330ml (KSM Toppila)
Slightly golden colour, small white head and lace. Some citrus and fruits in the nose. Light-bodied. Crisp, pale malty, citrusy flavour. Ok simple citrusy session pale ale.
Slightly golden colour, small white head and lace. Some citrus and fruits in the nose. Light-bodied. Crisp, pale malty, citrusy flavour. Ok simple citrusy session pale ale.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Apr 2021
at 16:09
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours muddy orange/amber with a large sudsy fading head.Nose shows passion fruit, mango, lychee, clean malt, fruit confectionery, papaya.Flavours include pine, orange, resinous hops, pineapple, clean malt, booze, herbal hops.
Tried
on 11 Feb 2021
at 12:14
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Can from Stamford Beers Direct. UK version brewed at Fierce. Hazy and cloudy orange colour with a white head. Aroma and taste fruity citrus mango and peachy. Taste light sweet. No bitterness. Smooth body.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Jan 2021
at 22:13
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
440ml can, UK brewed version at Fierce. Hazy dull orange, white head. Aroma of caramel, stone fruits, mango. Taste is slightly sweet caramelly malts, mango, peaches, berries, not getting any Motueka, this is all Mosaic, almost no bitterness. Medium body. Fairly decent, flavourful IPA at this strength.
Tried
from Can
on 19 Dec 2020
at 17:20
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
From a 330ml can on 26/11/2020. Pours a slightly cloudy golden with little in the way of head. The aroma is negligible - just a hint of muted ripe tropical fruit. Taste wise, the nicest thing I can say is that it's muted. A hint of mango, a hint of apricot and slight tang. The 15 IBU is not a surprise. That this apparently has Nelson Sauvin hops (one of the faves) in it is a surprise, as I can't detect them (nor the Rakau). The texture is slick, the carbonation moderate. It's a remarkable effort to make a beer this big so utterly boring.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2020
at 03:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Can. Pours an opaque orange. Somewhat chocolatey nose, but pretty subdued. Definite nutty, buttery flavours. Sweet and slightly chalky. It's OK, but doesn't really standout.
Tried
from Can
on 07 Oct 2020
at 00:26
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can from Brewcraft at home. This has been in the fridge for a month or so I think, but we had several when fresher. Great beer from Gweilo. Pour is hazy golden orange pour with fine dense white head. Aroma is delicious lemon curd with vanilla, zest, oat. Taste is lemon zest tart bitter, with vanilla cream and some resin. Maintains a lightness despite the big flavors and creamy palate. Creaminess comes from fine smooth carbonation too. Really good, one of my favorite from Gweilo so far.
Tried
from Can
on 11 Sep 2020
at 12:59