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02 February 2024

Carlsberg's CNY Bazaar

Carlsberg is ushering in the Year of the Dragon with two CNY Bazaars at Gurney Paragon, Penang and 1 Utama Shopping Centre, Petaling Jaya until 4 Feb.

At the bazaars, you get to enjoy food, cool collaborative merchandise by partners (TNTCO, Dissyco, Gumme), workshops, games and of course the most important thing – perfectly chilled Carlsberg.

19 January 2024

Heineken brings "Hei" in Gong Hei Fatt Choy

“Hei” or 喜 in the Cantonese Chinese New Year greeting expresses jubilation.

Knowing this, Heineken recently unveiled a filter to inject an additional burst of fun into your Gong Hei Fatt Choy wishes, transforming the "Hei" on your Heineken can into part of a Chinese New Year greeting "card" to post onto your social media, slide into your loved ones’ DMs or share in group chats.

30 December 2023

20 September 2023

Guinness x The Beer Factory Mooncakes

We love everything alcohol and spiked mooncakes are no exception. It rocked our boats to hear that The Beer Factory (TBF) has once again partnered with Guinness to create the limited-edition Guinness-infused snowskin mooncakes this year.


Two pieces of mooncakes are priced at RM88 and it is ideal for gifting and savoured together with loved ones.

31 August 2023

Carlsberg Smooth Draught's ‘Real Spicy, Real Smooth’ returns

Returning for its second year, this spicy food and beer event will be held at the JioSpace, Petaling
Jaya until 2 September.

 

19 July 2023

Guinness Flavour By Fire Returns

If you love Guinness then you shouldn't miss their Flavour By Fire food festival. Returning this 18th – 20th August at Sentul Depot, Kuala Lumpur, and 2nd – 3rd September at Fort Cornwallis, Penang, this food festival features Guinness-infused flame-cooked food by reknowned chefs and lots of fun.

03 June 2023

1664 Bon Appétit-lah Pop-Up Lounge

From 2 to 17 June, 1664 brings us the third edition of Bon Appétit-lah, which emulates the French spirit of joie de vivre (joy of living) with good food, drinks, and experiences at its pop-up  lounge in Sentul Depot.

11 May 2023

Heineken Wants to Encourage You to #WorkResponsibly

Heineken recently launched ‘The Ghosted Bar’ campaign to encourage Malaysians to stop ghosting their friends and to #WorkResponsibly. 

This came about after Heineken's YouGov survey which unveiled that 41% of employees in Malaysia have ‘ghosted’ their friends due to work obligations (we at Angeltini are ashamed to say that we have been guilty of this once too many times!), whilst 91% of Malaysians believe that having a good social life helps with managing stress levels at work. 

Read on to find out how you can #WorkResponsibly and grab a bucket of Heineken for you and your friends!

30 April 2023

Sabah & Sarawak Exclusive: "Tattoo-ed" Carlsberg Smooth Draught

Carlsberg Smooth Draught celebrates the traditional tattoo designs of Sabah and Sarawak with six beautiful designs on its packaging curated by tattoo artists Sarawakian Ernesto Kalum and Sabahan Carlos Benny Majakil.

13 January 2023

Carlsberg 2023 Chinese New Year Campaign

You know Chinese New Year is around the corner when all the boozy boys start launching their Chinese New Year campaigns. Carlsberg too is bringing us fun activities, promotions and giveaways for this festive celebration so read on for details.


08 January 2023

Tiger Beer 2023 Chinese New Year Campaign

Tiger launched its Chinese New Year campaign this week, promising loads of fun activities, promotions and giveaways. Read on for details!

18 December 2022

Tiger's World Cup Finale Viewing Party at Sentul Depot

Were you at Sentul Depot for Tiger's Argentina vs France World Cup finale live viewing party? 

It was EPIC.

The viewing party was part of Tiger's “Cheers to the Bold” football campaign which pays homage to brand’s ambassador, Son Heung-min, who became the first Asian player to ever win Premier League’s Golden Boot.

20 November 2022

Arthur’s Storehouse, Pavillion KL

Fans of Guinness will be thrilled to know that Guinness Malaysia has opened its first flagship outlet at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

Offering not just the draughts, it also has a variety of Guinness-infused food (also a selection of kid's meal, without alcohol, of course) and cocktails as well as exclusive merchandise from the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin.

06 November 2022

Takumi Craft Bar, Isetan

Takumi Craft Bar opened its second outlet at The Table, located on the 3rd Floor of Isetan The Japan Store KL in the Gardens Mall. 

@ The Gardens

12 December 2020

Drink Draught At Home with Drinkies

My mum is a huge fan of the black stuff since forever.

She is so well-known for her love of Guinness that when we meet up with relatives over  a festive reunion, they will whisper to her, ".... there's a few cans of Guinness in the fridge just for you ya..". 

And whenever we go out for makan and if there's an option for it, you can bet she will order a pint (or two!) Guinness draughts to go with her meal.


So, it's her big 7-0 birthday this year and we had plans to throw her a big celebration... but thanks to the incessant movement restrictions (sigh COVID-19), those plans had to be cancelled. And as a high risk individual... she's been good citizen by not going out unless absolutely necessary... which also means she hasn't had her fresh pint in months! :(

05 October 2019

Brouwerij Martens Bochol Craft Beers Comes to Malaysia

Brouwerij Martens Bochol (the Marten Bochol Brewery) from Belgium has officially launched a series of their specialty craft beers at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur recently.

The brewery was founded 260 years ago in 1758 and is an independent company. Today, Jan and Fons Martens are the eighth generation in the family; who are still continuing the tradition of brewing beers.


We were introduced to:

1) Kristoffel White (5% abv), Blond (6% abv) and Dark (6%). Named after the Saint Kristoffel in the church at the heart of Bocholt, the Kristoffel range are abbey style beers, made with high fermentation. Kristoffel White is a cloudy unfiltered beer, Blond is made with a combination of barley, cornmeal and a special selection of aromatic hops and Dark with a selection of special malts and aromatic hops.

2) Sezoens Blond (6% abv) - a top fermented ale that is made using a special double dry-hopping process.

3) Boot Tread (5% abv) - An amber ale brewed with Saaz hops

4) 1758 IPA (6.5% abv) is brewed in small batches with a blend of 6 different type of hops, this beer marks the year that Brouwerij Martens Bocholt is established.

All beers are available in selected Village Grocer stores, Jaya Grocer stores, all BIG supermarkets and selected bars in the country. Dionysus Asia Sdn Bhd brings them in and you can check them out on https://www.dionysusasia.com/home

-Jon

26 September 2019

Will the Grinch of Octoberfest Presents Itself Again in 2019?

That's been on my mind lately.

Image: MyBeer Malaysia

2 years ago, you might have recalled The Better Beer Festival 2017 was cancelled (after 5 years!).  One Utama's annual one was also cancelled.  It would've been alright if their permits were outright rejected in the first place - but authorities gave them the okay, only to revoke their permits at the 11th hour, burning all monetary and effort costs involved. 2017 was a hard year for imbibers and organisers indeed.



Reeling from what happened in 2017, in 2018, the 2 local breweries managed to host relatively subdued events - either using different names and only through outlet promotions.

As we're heading towards October - I've not seen much fanfare. So far, we've noted only a couple of pubs promoting their version of Octoberfest.



Other than that, it has all been quiet.

I really miss those big Oktoberfest parties. Sob..

J

31 August 2019

Carlsberg's New Look for Its 50th Anniversary

Wow! Did you know that Carlsberg Malaysia turns 50 this year? And in conjunction with their 50th birthday, they've launched a brand new look.

Image: Carlsberg
The font on its label is now bigger and bold - perfect for old foggies like me to identify it from a mile away on the shelf.

Image: Carlsberg

The bottle cap has also been re-engineered to better seal in the beer, thus making the beer fresher on the pop. Now I can buy Carlsberg in bulk during CNY and store it for longer!

Also, the 6 pack packaging has been udpated so that you can tear one beer easily from its 6-pack packaging without damaging your car keys or finger nails.

Image: Carlsberg


Lastly, they also redesigned their glass. At the bottom of the glass, there's a laser-engraved, hop leaf-shaped logo that agitates the beer to allow more bubbles to float to the top and maintain the foam head for longer, like magic!

I took a closer look at it at home:
Can you see the laser engraving?


Compared it against a normal stemmed glass - can you see that the new Carlsberg glass on the left is agitating the bubbles to rise upwards?

Like magic!

50 years old and looking good Carlsberg - I hope to look as good when I hit my big 5-0 next year!

- Jon

20 July 2019

Kronenbourg's Dinner in Blue


On 12 July 2019, French wheat beer, Kronenbourg 1664 Blanc, celebrated Bastille Day in Kuala Lumpur. The Frnech National Day, also known as Bastille Day, actually  falls on 14th July.


In conjunction with the celebrations, an opulent “Dinner In Blue” dining experience in true blue fashion was held at Chateau de Caffeinees. Celebrating all things French, the dinner included a fashion show as Kronenburg 1664 is also the official sponsor of the upcoming KL Fashion Week 2019 (KLFW 2019) which takes place from 21st to 25th August.



To conclude the meal, we were served a decadent dessert by Nathalie Gourmet Studio for a excellent finish. The evening was accompanied with French music and ended with a spectacular display of fireworks in celebration of Bastille Day.



In addition to the celebration, limited-edition designer merchandise up for grabs in the September campaign - enjoy Blue Happy Hours from now till end August to get a FREE half pint of 1664 Blanc! Simply spend RM50 and above every Friday when dining at participating modern bars, cafes and restaurants nationwide.

Carlsberg Team in Blue: Ted Akiskalas - MD, Gary Tan - Sales Director, Caroline Moreau - MD, Lim Chee Kaet - CFO, Pearl Lai - Corporate Communications & CSR Director, Lew Yoong Fah - Government Affairs & Duty Free Director, Felicia Teh - HR Director

For more, visit www.facebook.com/KronenbourgMY or www.carlsbergmalaysia.com.my.

- Jon

Images by Carlsberg.

08 June 2019

Carlsberg Red Barley


As a proud supporter of Liverpool FC and a long time sponsor since 1992, the Carlsberg Group decided to create a special brew to celebrate their 25th year in partnership.

Carlsberg Red Barley is a limited-edition 4.5% ABV pilsner that gets its distinctive colour from a barley variety that is specially curated and bred by the scientists at Carlsberg Research Laboratory.


This brew, according to the official tasting notes (because if nobody got to taste this unless you're one of the lucky 9 winners in Malaysia), is suppose to have clean, crisp and slightly hoppy taste expected from a traditional pilsner. Due to the barley’s rarity, Carlsberg Red Barley was produced in very limited quantities.

Carlsberg Malaysia only managed to get a few bottles (9!) into the country which they decided to give away during the long-awaited showdown between Liverpool FC and Tottenham Hotspur at the Thirsty Bar, PJ  Two Square during the Champions League finals on 1 June.

Some of the lucky Red Barley winners.
Now, if only they had opened their winnings to share. :(

- Jon

Images from Carlsberg.