Black Kite Brewery

Black Kite Brewery was founded in 2015 by Hong Kong-born brothers David and Daniel Gallie and takes its name from the black kites that circle over the city's harbour and hillsides. The brewery is in the Derrick Industrial Building on Wong Chuk Hang Road, on the south side of Hong Kong Island, and supplies bars and bottle shops around the city. Its stated aim is to explore Hong Kong's flavour through beer, which shows in releases such as a tomato gose named after the Flower Market and an oolong and strawberry sour brewed with Holy Goat. The core range sticks to classic styles brewed for balance and easy drinking.

The beers

• Birds of Prey, IPA, 5.7%
• Easy Glider, golden ale, 4.6%
• Skybound Lager, lager, 4.5%
• High Flyer Stout, stout, 5%
• Pins and Needles, passion fruit sour, 4.5%
• Two Many Dollars, double IPA, 8.8%

Limited releases rotate through, including the Taxi Driver series of IPAs, the single-hop Heron IPAs and collaboration sours. Beers are canned and sold through the online shop, which delivers across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and the New Territories.

Where to drink it

There is no Black Kite taproom, and brewery tours are currently suspended. Look for it on tap at Hong Kong Island Tap House in Tin Hau, Kowloon Taproom in Tsim Sha Tsui and Soho Taproom in Central, all of which pour only Hong Kong beer, as well as Second Draft & Friends in Causeway Bay and Out Of The Brew in Central. All of these are listed below.