JOURNEY INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY
THE STORY BEGINS...
...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 with the goal of becoming Asia’s premium craft beer brand.
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.
OUR BREWERY...
...is located 20km north of Saigon, Vietnam. We have two taprooms, one in Saigon and one in Singapore. Our beers are widely available in Vietnam and we export to Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Finland and New Zealand.
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
International Beer Cup Tokyo (2017)
Silver – Conquistador Mexican Pilsner
Bronze – Eloquent Phantom Imperial Stout
Bronze – Directors Cacao
ASIA Beer Cup Tokyo (2017)
Gold – Primeval Forest Pilsner
