Hong Kong's first home-brewing contest held at The Globe in Central
The event was open to anyone who had brewed beer here since November. Twenty contestants took part - 20 entered beers and one a cider - and samples of each brew were on hand for the public to judge and taste after the judges had made their final decision.
Homer Simpson calls it "the cause and solution to all of life's problems" - and beer was all that mattered at Hong Kong's first home-brewing competition yesterday.
Ale enthusiasts enjoyed a selection of highly-original tipples as The Globe bar in Central played host to the city's top home-brewers.
The event was open to anyone who had brewed beer here since November. Twenty contestants took part - 20 entered beers and one a cider - and samples of each brew were on hand for the public to judge and taste after the judges had made their final decision.
Overall winner was Rohit Dugar who has been creating his own home brew for only two-and-a-half years.
"Obviously, I love drinking beer but I fell in love with the whole beer-making process too," Dugar, 33, said. "It's all about experimenting with different flavours and being creative."
The investment banker from Mid-Levels felt that whether a beer was good or bad was very subjective. "What one person may like, another may think is awful. It can be very personal too. I entered another beer in the competition and no one liked it at all. But my wife loves it," he said.