...during Founder & CEO John Pemberton’s time living in New York City during the 2000’s, where he fell in love with the American craft beer scene and its never-ending pursuit of quality and innovation.
FAST FORWARD TEN YEARS
... and that love materialized when Heart of Darkness was founded in 2016 by a group of friends living in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), with the goal of becoming Asia’s premium craft beer brand.
OUR BREWERY
REFLECTING ON..
...those inspirations, Heart of Darkness produces over 100 new beers a year and has collected numerous medals in competitions around the Pacific rim, including Champion Pilsner (2021) and Champion Pale Ale of Asia (2022) at the Asia Beer Championships.
OUR BREWERY...
...is located 20km north of Saigon, Vietnam. We have two taprooms: Saigon & Da Nang. Our beers are widely available in Vietnam and we export to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
OUR AWARDS
Asia Beer Championship (2021)
Fearless Trading Champion Pilsner of Asia -BiA Gold - BiA Gold - Kurtz's Insane IPA
Cathay Pacific Hong Kong IWSC (2019)
Gold – Merciless Phantom Imperial Stout Gold – Loose Rivet NEIPA Gold – The Mistress IIPA Silver – The Island IPL Bronze – Dream Alone Pale Ale
Asia Beer Championship (2019)
Gold – Dream Alone Pale Ale Silver – Some Sorcerer NEIPA Silver – Futile Purpose Pilsner Bronze – The Mistress IIPA
Asia Beer Awards (2019)
Gold - Directors Cacao Porter
AIBA Melbourne (2019)
Bronze – Directors Cacao Bronze – Dream Alone Pale Ale Bronze – Loose Rivet NEIPA
AIBA Melbourne (2019)
Bronze – Directors Cacao Bronze – Dream Alone Pale Ale Bronze – Loose Rivet NEIPA
ASIA BEER CHAMPIONSHIP (2018)
Gold – Dream Alone Pale Ale Silver – Some Sorcerer NEIPA Silver – Futile Purpose Pilsner Bronze – The Mistress IIPA
