Category Archives: Carbon Brews

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), American Pale Wheat Ale, Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, Hong Kong

Carbon Brews Zesty Feelings

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 4.9%
Style: American Pale Wheat Ale
Other Notes: 15 IBUs. Malts – Pilsner, Wheat, Oats and Carapils. Hops – Citra and Cryo loral. Yeast – Chico. Fruit – Grapefruit and Lemon Zest. Experience – Fruity, citrus, smashable

Brewer Description: (from can) Citrus wheat.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.2
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.1

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 5th September 2020. Poured into a Spiegelau wheat glass.
Appearance: A hazy straw blonde colour with an uncontrollable more than five finger white head that had fairly good retention, while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Citrusy, lemon zest, lemon rind, and a floral character.
Taste: Light citrusy lemon zest, lemon rind, bready malt, wheat, and a splash of lime.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Very light and crushable, but didn’t leave any sort of impression on me.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, Hong Kong, Porter - Baltic

Carbon Brews The Baltic Proper

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 7.7%
Style: Baltic Porter
Other Notes: 38 IBUs. Malts – Pale, Munich T1, Special W, Caramunich T2, Black Patent and Carafa Special T3. Hops – Willamette and Hellertau. Yeast – 34/70

Brewer Description: (from can) Experience – dark chocolate, coffee, rich dark malt.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.96
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.8

Intro: A 330ml can with a best before date of 30th April 2020. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: Dark brown in colour with a two finger beige head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Roasty dark malt, chocolate, coffee, and caramel, with notes of dark fruit and nuttiness.
Taste: Roasty dark malt, toasty bitterness, dark chocolate, nutty, and coffee, with notes of sweet dark fruit.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate to soft carbonation.
Overall: Looks great with good dark chocolate bitter flavours. I was hoping for stronger dark fruit, but still, it was enjoyable.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, Hong Kong, IPA - New England / Hazy

Carbon Brews Little Rich Lupulins

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 6%
Style: New England / Hazy IPA
Other Notes: 20 IBUs. Malts – Pilsner, Oats, Vienna and Carahell. Hops – Mosaic, Ekuanot, Citra, Simcoe, Galaxy, Idaho 7 and Cryo Mosaic. Yeast – London III

Brewer Description: (from can) Hazy IPA. Experience – tropical fruit, mango, lychee.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.21
My ratebeer.com rating: 4

Intro: A fresh 330ml can, canned only about a week ago, with a best before date of 26th May 2020. Poured into a Holy Mountain tulip glass.
Appearance: A murky dark orange colour with a two finger white head that dissipated quickly while leaving some spotty lacing.
Aroma: Lots of stone fruit, ripe mango, with hints of citrus peel and pith.
Taste: Tropical and stone fruit, mango, citrus pith, with a light but enjoyable hop burn.
Mouthfeel: Creamy, light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: Another enjoyable Hong Kong brewed IPA, and once again, from Carbon Brews. Juicy tropicalness balanced with some light pithy bitterness. Just very easy to drink.

4 - Good (buy), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, German Berliner Weisse, Hong Kong

Carbon Brews Sour Punch

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 4.5%
Style: German Berliner Weisse
Other Notes: Malts – Pilsner, Wheat and Carapils. Hops – Cryo Loral and Wakatu. Yeast – Chico Ale. Fruit – Raspberry, Passionfruit, Guava, Cranberry, Pineapple and Mango. Experience – Refreshing, tart, raspberry punch

Brewer Description: (from can) Fruit punch berliner weisse.

My rating: 4
My beeradvocate.com rating: 4.23
My ratebeer.com rating: 4.1

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 11th January 2020. Poured into a 3 Fonteinen stemmed glass.
Appearance: A very cloudy pink guava juice colour with a two finger slightly pinkish white head that had decent retention while leaving some lacing.
Aroma: Tart, fruit punch, tropical fruits, raspberry, guava, wheat with hints of pineapple.
Taste: Tart, lightly sour, wheaty, fruit punch, raspberry, guava, mango, pineapple, with hints of lime.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied with moderate carbonation.
Overall: I like it when Carbon drop a lot of fruit into their beers. Much like Meringue-Utang, this was very fruity and very easy to drink while maintaining the wheatiness from a Berliner Weisse. Great fruit punch flavours with raspberry and guava dominating.

3 - Indifferent (might buy, probably drink), Beer Reviews, Carbon Brews, Hong Kong, Lager - IPL (India Pale)

Carbon Brews Earth People Post-Prohibition Lager

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Brewery: Carbon Brews
Country: Hong Kong
ABV: 4.3%
Style: American IPL
Other Notes: 25 IBUs. Malts – Pilsner, Munich T1, Vienna, Carahell, Melanoidin and Carapils. Hops – Mosaic, Motueka, HBC431, Chinook and Loral. Yeast – 3470 German Lager

Brewer Description: (from can) Experience: clean, crisp, lemon, mango.

My rating: 3
My beeradvocate.com rating: 3.65
My ratebeer.com rating: 3.5

Intro: A 330ml can, with a best before date of 11th September 2019. Poured into a Lost Abbey teku glass.
Appearance: A clear golden orange colour with a big two finger+ soapy white head that had good retention and left lots of nice lacing.
Aroma: Tea, lemon, lime, floral and a slight unripe mango.
Taste: Lemon peel, mango and tea, with light lime and floral notes.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with soft carbonation.
Overall: Looks great and flavours were not bad, but crispness was missing and carbonation was lacking.