Bottle 500ml. @ [ Assentoft Tasting by Hansen & Zita ]. [ As East West Independence Stout ]. ABV: 12.0%. Clear medium to dark brown colour with a average to large, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, beige head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, chocolate, licorice, dark fruit - prunes, light to moderate hoppy. Flavor is moderate sweet and moderate to heavy bitter with a long duration, licorice, dark malt, dark fruit - prunes, light chocolate. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft, finish feel is warming and light alcoholic. [20190914] 7-4-7-4-16

Creamy off-white good mostly lasting head. Black colour. Moderate malty and hoppy aroma. Moderate bitter flavor. Average moderate bitter finish. Creamy palate. Great drinkability

Slightly hazy golden and peach coloured body with a thinnish white head that fades a bit slowly. Aroma of grassy hops with a dash of citrus and grain and a touch of herbs and light malt. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavours at first with a light dose of metal and astringent malts, but a smooth and relatively high alpha acid hop kick towards the end that is grassy, but also very perfumey. Aftertaste shows the softer malts with some yeast and wheat and a touch of alcohol near the end, but the bitterness from hops and grass is evident, especially at the end. Overall, a nice and refreshing APA that shows some good hop kicks, perhaps more than the IPA, but also a smooth and balanced malt profile that shows a good character, as well. I sampled this [heavy] 33 cL bottle purchased from Circle K in Saigon (40 Huynh Thuc Khang) on 08-August-2019 for 65,000VND sampled a day later on my tenth wedding anniversary with my three kids and wife, here in Saigon, Vietnam on 09-August-2019.

Crisp, slightly hazy golden coloured body with a soapy, light tan head that stays afloat quite nicely. Aroma of strong wheat, yeast, bread, curacao and tons of bananas - very strong in the nose and showing a lot of yeast. Light to Medium-bodied; Strong wheatie and yeastie flavours show at first with a more pungent clove and banana bite that also has a slightly grassy and dry hay flavour towards the end. Aftertaste is dry, but showing a lot of character, from yeast to wheat, cloves to bananas and bread to oranges - very nice and flavourful, especially compared to other beers here in Vietnam. Overall, this is very nice for a wheat beer, especially from Vietnam, and a very welcome option considering the pale lagers here and the heat that seems always-present, even in Winter. I sampled this 33 cL [heavy] bottle purchased from Circle K in Saigon (40 Huynh Thuc Khang), Vietnam on 08-August-2019 for 65,000VND sampled a day later on my tenth wedding anniversary with my three kids and wife here in Saigon, Vietnam on 09-August-2019.

Quite clear copper and bronze coloured body with a nice, two centimetre tall tan head that fades quickly and leaves just a thin later on top. Aroma of strong malt, light grass, hay and a big dose of mild but noticeable lighter alpha acid hops that show a piney and perfumey kick. Medium-bodied; Strong malty bite at first with a dash of perfume, hay, resin and some pine with a touch of flowers towards the end and only a touch of bitterness from the hops, but more malt altogether. Aftertaste shows the malt and nutty side of things with only a touch of the grain and even less of the hops, which are supposed to be noticeable throughout, but are quite mild throughout and especially at the end. Overall, a dose of flowers and toffee at the end with some mild bitterness with a touch of hops, but more of the nutty and earthy pungency towards the end. Good to sample, and definitely not a bad choice, but perhaps not the best IPA here in Vietnam. I sampled this 33 cL bottle purchased from Circle K (40 Huynh Thuc Khang) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 08-August-2019 for 68,000VND sampled a day later on my 10th wedding anniversary on 09-August-2019 here in my hotel room here in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Tap at the East West HCMC brewpub. Poured a hazy reddish orange colour with a mostly lasting white head. The aroma is yeast, light cardboard, light peachy citrus. The flavour is herbal, light sour, with a light, crisp, dry, dusty, mineral, herbal, light citrus palate. Medium bodied with average to soft carbonation. Not a beer I would order more one of.

Tap at the HCMC brewpub. Poured a clear golden colour with a lasting frothy white head. The aroma is malt, light skunky, gluey, light woody hop. The flavour is moderate to light bitter, with a light, slightly watery, light dry woody hop bitter palate. Medium bodied with average carbonation. A simple beer. Nothing special.

Tap at the East West HCMC brewpub. Poured a slightly hazy golden colour with a short-lived frothy white head. The aroma is grainy malt, light grassy, zesty tropical citrus hop. The flavour is moderate bitter, light sweet, with a crisp, fresh, juicy citrus fruit, dry hop bitter palate and a long bitter finish. Medium bodied with average carbonation.

Sample courtesy of Grumbo, cheers Graham! Black colour with reddish tinge, thin rim of biege bubbles and aroma of molasses, biscuit, christmas cake, malt. Taste is sweet molasses, roasty malt, fruit cake, dark chocolate, coffee, caramel with grassy boozey notes. Oily mouthfeel, medium bodied, soft carbonation, roasty boozy finish with residual sweetness. Nicely drinkable