Hong Kong-based Gweilo Beer has partnered with Vocation Brewery to bring its core range of beers to the UK market for 2021.
Gweilo is owned by Ian and Emily Jebbitt, and their friend Joseph Gould, who are all originally from the UK and relocated to Hong Kong, where the brewery launched in July 2015.
The partnership with Vocation Brewery began with the release of East & West Pale Ale in the UK earlier this year.
It has continued with the arrival of Vocation beers in Hong Kong, which are proving popular in the Asian craft beer scene.
The next stage of the partnership is the release of three Core Beers, which will be brewed at Vocation and launch in January 2021.
Co-founder Ian Jebbitt said: “We are super excited about the unique partnership we have forged with Vocation in the UK and in Hong Kong, and can’t wait for our flagship core range beers to be available in the UK.
“We hope the people of the UK appreciate our beers and embrace them as a new favourite – if they don’t, my dad has a lot of beer to drink.”
Gweilo Core Range – Launching January 2021
| TROPICAL LAGER Gweilo Tropical Lager is a light-bodied brew with tropical fruit notes. A dry hop of Ekuanot delivers aromas of papaya and lime which are rounded off by a satisfyingly crisp finish. This thirst quencher delivers refreshment all day long. ABV 4.2% • IBU 25 Brewed at Vocation Brewery, Hebden Bridge |
| PALE ALE Gweilo Pale Ale is a light, citrusy pale ale. We use Cascade to create an intense tropical fruit aroma. This is followed by a crisp, refreshing bitterness which doesn’t linger, resulting in an extremely drinkable pale ale.ABV 4.5% • IBU 38 Brewed at Vocation Brewery, Hebden Bridge |
| SESSION IPA Gweilo Session IPA was the beer we first launched with back in 2015, brewed so we could enjoy a flavourful session IPA in Hong Kong. It is intensely dry hopped with Mosaic, creating a bold nose of melon, citrus and pine. This is nicely balanced by a malty backbone, delivering an IPA punching well above its weight. ABV 4.8% • IBU 45 Brewed at Vocation Brewery, Hebden Bridge |
