23 Brewing Company

23 Brewing Company (sometimes listed as TW 23 Brewing) was founded by Brett Tieman and Matt Frazar, Americans living in Taipei who met through the city's home-brewing community; they told Taiwan Scene the company dates from 2014. A 2016 Taipei Times report described Tieman overseeing production at a contract brewery in Hsinchu, since breweries in Taiwan must sit in industrial zones. The No. 1 Pale Ale was the first release, and the company has long sold to bars and restaurants around Taiwan as well as through its own taprooms.

The beers

• #1 Pale Ale, American pale ale, 5.5%
• #2 Natural Blonde Ale, blonde ale, 5%
• Hipsters Don't Drink IPA, American IPA, 7%
• Uncut Brut IPA, brut IPA, 7%
• Zone Out Cat, coffee dark lager, 5.2%
• Islander Weisse Cucumber, Berliner weisse, 4.5%

Beyond the core range there is a rotating list of double IPAs, stouts, a wee heavy and fruit sours, with one-offs such as a pineapple and Sichuan peppercorn beer. Most of it is sold on draught.

Where to drink it

23 Brewing has two taprooms in Taipei: 23 Public at No. 332, Section 2, Fuxing South Road in Da'an, and the live-music bar 23 Music Room in MAJI Square at Taipei Expo Park. Its beers are also regulars at Ximen Beer Bar and Floating Taipei. All of these are listed below.