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Better Together: The Power of Brewing Collab Beers

What do basketball and craft beer have in common? Both can put crazed fans on the edges of their.

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Better Together: The Power of Brewing Collab Beers

Dec 28, 2023 Insider, Featured

What do basketball and craft beer have in common? Both can put crazed fans on the edges of their seats, both have impassioned enthusiasts, and both...

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Childhood Unlocked: Why Choco Nut Stout Brings Back Classic Memories

Dec 20, 2023 Insider, Featured

What’s the childhood snack that never fails to satisfy your sweet tooth? If you answered the irresistible Choc Nut, then you’re going to enjoy every...

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Lagers at Large: Get to Know the Most Popular Beer Style in the World

Dec 8, 2023 Insider, Featured

If you have sworn by beers since your teenage years, chances are high that you’ve toasted to, got drunk by, and spilled more lagers than ales in your...

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In Cebu for Christmas: Five Local Spots for a Fantastic Holiday

Dec 4, 2023 Insider

Here in the Philippines, we take pride in celebrating Christmas longer than any other place in the world. Truth is, many locals haven't fully...

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One for Ale, Ale for Everyone! What to Know about Ale Beers

Nov 17, 2023 Insider, Featured

Which came first: the chicken or the egg? The granddaddy of dilemma is for someone else to explain, but when it comes to beer, particularly ales and...

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Team Engkanto Takes on Brew Asia 2023 in Vietnam

Nov 11, 2023 Insider, Featured

In a two-day festival of industry movers and shakers, international beer tasting and competition, and all out fun, Brew Asia 2023 hosted by the Asia...

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Take Five! 5 Spots for a Long Weekend Getaway

Oct 26, 2023 Insider, Featured

If you’ve kept an eye out for the upcoming holiday schedule, the longest weekend you’ve been waiting for the whole year is about to happen. The...

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Ale or Lager? A Tiny Potent Ingredient Tells the Difference

Oct 11, 2023 Insider, Featured

We can't blame local beer drinkers for getting a lil' dizzy when choosing craft beers. It's the kind of dizziness that makes them go 'I know a bit,...

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Falling in Love with ‘Wild Love IPA’ at Brew King Philippines 2023

Aug 30, 2023 Insider, Featured

Zappa was in Manila for Brew King Philippines 2023. The Zappa hop, that is.

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Run It Back: Why the Seasonal Ube Lager is Here Again

Aug 10, 2023 Insider, Featured

Ooohh...purplicious.

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There it Gose! Five Unusual European Beer Styles to Discover

Aug 7, 2023

Have you ever tried a Gueuze, Gose, Kölsch, Weissbier, or Saison? If you had at least two, hats off to you. But, if you’re second guessing whether...

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The Not-So Bitter Truth: What You Need to Know About IPAs

Aug 4, 2023

“That beer’s so aggressively bitter, I’ll bet my house and my cat it's an IPA. Nothing else.” If craft enthusiasts uttered this a decade ago, they...

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“We Don’t Really Know Beer”: Thoughts from a Cicerone Certified Beer Server

Aug 2, 2023

I don’t know about you, but my beverage of choice is beer. Hands down.

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We’re Shedding Some Light on ‘Light’ Beers

Jul 25, 2023

For the flock of local beer drinkers in the Philippines, ‘light’ quickly calls to mind one particular product by a giant macro brewery. Its...

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A Tale of Two Ales: What the Heck is the Difference?

Jul 17, 2023

Have you ever been confused between Pale Ale and IPA and blurted, “What the heck is the difference between the two?”

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Four Brewers, One Beer Style: The True Brew West Coast IPA Story

Jun 29, 2023 Insider, Featured

What began as an act of resistance against giant macro breweries mass-producing beer with little to offer in terms of variety and quality became the...

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Creative Hearts, Open Minds: The Story Behind Engkanto’s Crushie Awards (Part 1)

Jun 9, 2023 Craft Beer

We’ve crushed it at this year’s Craft Beer Marketing Awards! The CBMAS, home of the ‘Crushies,’ is the brewing industry’s litmus test for the...

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Hop Coolture Unfiltered: An Honest Take from Film Director Dux

May 15, 2023 Craft Beer

The launch party for Hop Coolture Pale Ale and its campaign video had everyone in attendance grooving and hopping inside Polilya at Poblacion, Makati...

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