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Gweilo Beer is a craft brewery founded in July 2014 in Hong Kong. It released its first beer in June 2015.

Meaning: Gweilo or gwailou is a common Cantonese slur term for Westerners. In the absence of modifiers, it refers to white people and literally translates to "ghost people".

Gweilo Beer produces a pale ale and an IPA. Gweilo Beer's recipes were created for the Hong Kong market, and both beers are English-style session beers coming in at 4.5% and 4.8% ABV, respectively. The Gweilo IPA won Best British Style (there are no gold medals) at the 2015 Hong Kong International Beer Awards. They also produce Betsy for Cathay Pacific, which is exclusively served aboard long-haul flights and in the Cathay lounges at Hong Kong International Airport.

In September 2015, Gweilo Beer started to export to Macau and China, and is expected to export to other foreign markets.

See also

References

  1. "The Best Beer Bars and Bottle Shops in Hong Kong". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. "Hop to It | Hong Kong Means Business". Hong Kong Means Business. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. Chen, Jackie (October 28, 2019). "Cathay Pacific brings back Betsy Beer for long-haul passengers". Business Traveller. Retrieved November 16, 2024.


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