Elephant House Ginger Beer or known as EGB is a popular soda drink in Sri Lanka.
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Abbey Ale St. Bernarbus Pater 6
Traditional Abbey dubbel style beer
Brewery: St. Bernardus Pater
ABV: 6.7%
W: www.sintbernardus.be
Sri Lankan beer: Lion Lager
Sri Lankan beer by Lion Brewery.
ABV: 4.8%
The Station Restaurant & Bar at Colombo
Seraph Awaken @ Klang
A hidden gem in the town of Klang!
The royal town of Selangor is more popular for its Bak Kut Teh (pork rib soup) than coffee and cafe but this place serves to prove otherwise.
Located within waling distance from the KTM Klang train station, the cafe is decorated in a simple style with furniture from the old days. I like the serenity of the ambiance.
I had the signature Hibiscus Coffee (RM13). It's a refreshing drink of hand brew coffee with Hibiscus tea's ice cube (notice the pinkish ice cube)
Seraph Awaken
28, Jalan Stesen 1, 41000 Klang, Selangor
Facebook: Seraph Awaken
Kringly Kris - Lervig
Light roasted malt and dark chocolate flavour.
Brought this from the Great Beer Bar (Damansara Utama, Malaysia)
Brewery: Lervig
ABV: 4.7%
W: lervig.no
Brewery: Lervig
ABV: 4.7%
W: lervig.no
GranMonte Vineyard, Thailand
The is not Bordeaux in France or Margaret River in Australia but Thailand!
It was a pleasant surprise to know that a tropical country like Thailand has vineyards and a wine industry. Wines produced from the country is known as New Latitude Wines for the reason that the grapes are grown in the tropics close to the equator.
Granmonte Vineyard is located in Asoke Valley, Khao Yai in the north east of Thailand, close to the Khao Yai National Park and is about two hours away from Bangkok.
It was founded by Visooth Lothitnavy and his daughter, Nikki Lothitnavy is Thailand's first woman winemaker.
The estate also has a guesthouse, a restaurant, a souvenir shop and a cafe.
This is a room with the vineyard view. It was lovely!
Common area in the Guesthouse.
VinCotto restaurant serving European and Thai's dishes.
Wine tasting after the vineyard tour.
Granmonte Vineyard and Winery
Website: GranMonte.com
Facebook: GranMonte Vineyard and Winery
Dry Hopped St. Rogue Red Ale
Brewery: Rogue Ale
Style: Amber Ale
ABV: 5.2%
Reddish copper colour with roasty malt flavour.
Website: rogue.com
Amrut Fusion Single Malt Whisky
Single Malt Whisky from India.
I didn't know that India produces whisky and that it's available in Malaysia. Spicy and big on flavour, it tastes not bad. Not elegant (as in not as smooth as some of other single malt whisky) but this Indian whisky is still fun and enjoyable. Good to try at least once.
Leading whisky expert Jim Murray had named Amrut as the third best whisky in his 2010 edition of Whiskey Bible.
Made in Bangalore.
ABV: 50%
Website: amrutwhisky.co.uk
Doi Chaang Organic Fair Trade Coffee
Doi Chaang Signature Ice Coffee
Update August 2016: The cafe has relocated to another place in the same building at The School Jaya One on the ground floor.
Organic Fair Trade Coffee by the people of the Golden Triangle.
Doi Chaang Cafe in Jaya One is a tiny shop tucked between alley at The Retail Lab Project. It's easier to spot the cafe from the 'back' of the shops at the B1 parking which was where I first saw it in my car.
I was intrigued when I saw the ethnic name, Doi Chaang, the mascot of an old Asian man and these words, 'Fair Trade Coffee'. Very unlike other cafes.
It turned out, Doi Chaang is a single origin Arabica coffee from Thailand!
I had the Signature Ice Coffee, upon recommendation by the barista. Not too sweet and as I have requested for less milk, it was also less creamy and I can taste the richness of the coffee.
Beyond Fair Trade
What's interesting about Doi Chaang coffee is the unique partnership between the farmers and the company that market the coffee internationally. The farmers are granted 50% ownership of the company and 100% of the proceed from the sale of their beans!
A bit of research (Google) and I discovered the story of Doi Chaang:
Doi Chaang Coffee is an organic coffee grown in the northern Thailand in the region of the Golden Triangle by the Akha tribes people of the village of Doi Chang (the name of the village is spelt with one 'a').
20 years ago, under a Thai royal project, farmers started to plant coffee and fruits trees to replace opium plant. However, they have difficulty in selling their coffee beans. Piko Saedoo, an elder in the tribe approached Wicha Promyong for help. The Doi Chaang Coffee Company started when Wicha met Canadian businessman John Darch and the 'Beyond Fair Trade' business model was established.
More information:
facebook.com/doichaangmalaysia (Malaysia)
facebook.com/DoiChaangCoffeeCo (International)
Owa Beer: Japanese Brewer in Belgium
`Brewed by Japanese Brewer in Belgium`.
A Belgian-styled pale ale brewed by Japanese brewer Leo Imai in Herzele, Belgium.
Brewed by Leo Imai, originally from Yokohama but now based in Belgium. The Belgian-styled pale ale is light and pleasant to drink. Made for pairing with Japanese food.
OWA Beer
Brewery: OWA Brewery
ABV: 5.5%
Facebook.com/OwaBeerAP
Typica Cafe
One of the most unusual beverage I ever had and one of the most expensive coffee-based drink I had paid for. (RM30/approximately USD10)/
The cafe specialised in siphon and ice drip coffee but I choose to try its liqueur-based coffee. There were four to choose from - Jameson Whiskey (for Irish Coffee), Amaretto, Wine and another cream-based liqueur which I'm not familiar thus I don't remember the name but it was not Bailey or Kahlua. I decided to try the one with wine because it's something new to me.
The place is very small and it was packed when I was there in the afternoon. I sat along the counter bar, squeezing in with other customers and this was where I got a good view of the barista preparing my drinks. First, she lined the glass with salt ala margarita. Then, she poured the wine in (Riesling, I recognised the label), the coffee and added in cherry tomatoes before she put the glass in the fridge to chill. I was puzzled by that - how long do I have to wait? Luckily, it was just few minutes. Lastly, just before serving, it was topped up with some milk foam.
The cherry tomatoes was unexpected in a coffee. So was the salt. Later, when I asked the barista why these two ingredients are included, she said to give drinker a refreshing taste. Well, the cherry tomatoes were sweet and nice but the salt didn't appeal to me. The drink, just like the combination of ingredients, is unusual. It was not bad but it does not make me want to drink again next time. Perhaps others will know how to appreciate this concoction.
Typica 豆原
Ground Floor, Shaw Parade (Pudu)
Cangkat Thambi Dollah, 55100 KL
FB:facebook.com/TypicaCafe
FB:facebook.com/TypicaCafe
Ninkasi Oatis and Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
In Malaysia, Guinness is a well-known brand for stout and is often my preferred drink at the pub.
Today for the first time, I tried oatmeal stout and it's so delicious! How I wish they are available widely and less pricier so that I can enjoy them often.
Sharing with a friend, the two of us choose to something dark and stout-like. The owner of the shop recommended Anderson Valley Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout (ABV 5.8%). It was a good recommendation - one sip and we love it.
Next one, we had the Ninkasi Oatis (ABV 7.2%); it was even tastier!
Both beers have creamy foam especially Oatis; roasted dark malty flavour, hint of chocolate and very smooth - wonderful complex flavour.
Drink: La Trappe Witte Trappist
The world's first and only Trappist white ale. Brewed using only water, grain and hops.
Country: Netherlands.
ALC: 5.5% vol
Clean and crispy, very refreshing on a hot day.
Website: latrappetrappist.com
Drink: Taiwan Sweet Touch Fruit Beer
Grape Flavour
Lychee Flavour
Fruit Beer from Taiwan.
9% fruit juice
Alcohol level - 3.5%
A friend gave these to me when I was in Singapore few months ago. They taste like carbonated fruit juice. Not sure if the beers are sold in Malaysia but I don't miss them.
Drink: Craft Beer in Malaysia
Wonderful weekend of craft beer tasting.
Saturday:
Taps Beer Bar sells a variety of craft beer in draft and bottle. As it was our first time there, we were not quite sure what to order so the waitress recommended the tasting set.
What we tasted:
JB Perfect Porter
Weihenstephan WeissbierBrewdog Punk IPA
Brewdog 5 AM Saint
JB Easy English
Rogue Brutal IPA
Kiasu Stout
Brewdog 5 AM Saint
JB Easy English
Rogue Brutal IPA
Kiasu Stout
facebook.com/TapsBeerBar
Sunday:
Ales & Lagers in Publika.
A small shop with only 2 tables, there are open shelves and fridges filled with craft beers providing interesting visual and making it easier for customer to browse and choose.
The friendly owner recommended some good stuff for us:
Yoho Brewing Suiyoubi No Neko
Rogue Dead Guy Ale
Kooinda Valhalla Golden Ale
Rogue Buckwheat Ale
Magic Hat #9
Gordon Biersch Czech Style Pilner
Rogue Juniper Pale Ale
Magic Hat Encore
It was a refreshing experience to try craft beer. I was getting a bored with the usual commercial brews that we always get in Malaysia.
I plan to go back again to try, try, try!
facebook.com/AlesLagers
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