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Unit 1713, Wah Wai Industrial Centre, 38-40 Au Pui Wan St, Fo Tan, Hong Kong
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Description
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.
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
330mL can at H.K. Brewcraft, pours a hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle dank hops, some pine, and biscuity malt. Flavour is very subtle, with gentle dank hops and crisp crackery malt. Not a whole lot going on here, but it's clean and drinkable. Alright.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Aug 2019
at 09:00
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Creamy pithy notes. Murky gold with a rich white head. Soft pithy citrus with a touch of peel.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2019
at 11:05
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Nice orange citrus. Clear gold with a rich white head. Bitter orange and an orange peel finish. Decent.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2019
at 08:46
7.5/10
Hey, that's good stuff! Middle
Tried
on 22 Aug 2019
at 21:05
4.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
On nitro tap at Hong Kong Island Taphouse, pours black with a reddish tinge and a small tan head. Aroma brings out red fruits, a hint of tartness, and toasted malt. Flavour is really weak, with gently tart red fruits and very light toasted malt. Thin body with little depth. Lame stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 21 Aug 2019
at 11:15
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cocoa and a bit of stale chocolate. Jet black with a decent beige head. Old chocolate and a bit of soured red fruit.
Tried
on 21 Aug 2019
at 11:10
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at The Madhouse, pours a clear golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle cherries and saison yeast in decent cohesion. Flavour is gentler on the cherries, with gentle saison yeast. Not overly authentic, but it's pleasant enough.
Tried
from Draft
on 20 Aug 2019
at 14:24
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at JiBiru, pours a clear pale blonde with a small white head. Aroma is quite fruity, with cereal notes and graininess. Flavour is dry, with cereal malts, some grass, and a subtle fruity character. Highly drinkable and refreshing.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2019
at 07:49
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Slightly hazy golden color. Lime, citrus and lychee character. Frothy white head. Modest bitterness. Light body. Very approachable ipa. Well balanced. Crackery malt backbone.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2019
at 15:26
8.1/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 7.5
Nonic pint showing pale gold with a finger of clean white foam. The nose shows moderately intense notes of lychee and pineapple. The palate is well carbonated and light bodied. Lychee forward with a balanced malt backbone and a lightly sharp IPA bitterness.
Tried
on 19 Jul 2019
at 15:14