Mead is the oldest known alcoholic beverage in world history. It pre-dates both beer and wine by not hundreds, but thousands of years, and yet,

Back in the “good old days” my memories of a visit to the pub involved the average punter making that all-important choice between lager and

“Variety’s the very spice of life, That gives it all its flavour.” – William Cowper A quick poll to determine the most common Hanoian food

In the modern day world of craft beer there are literally hundreds of different beer styles and still further unique classifications continue to appear. It’s

We always wanted to write an article called “Who gives an IBU anyway?” but once we found this fantastic piece from Jack Plexico, the man

Dry January in Hanoi no longer means an empty glass. If you embark on Dry January, 100-days-no-beer, or just not drinking booze for whatever reason

What is an XPA anyway? With the recent launch of Heart of Darkness’ new seasonal beer, Two Thousand Eyes XPA, we have repeatedly fielded the

When we added Bia Hơi to the taps at Standing Bar back in 2017 we met a lot of disgruntlement about tapping Bia Hơi in

Craft cider has steadily been establishing itself as a solid alternative to craft beer in Vietnam. After all, why not, when the local population has