Pasteur Street Au Trieu is a brewery in Old Quarter, Hanoi.
Pasteur Street's Au Trieu taproom in Hanoi sits in an Old Quarter shophouse behind St Joseph's Cathedral, pouring Vietnamese-ingredient craft beer.
Must order: Jasmine IPA and Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout; a flight to taste across the rotating line-up.
Tip: Three Pasteur Street taprooms in Hanoi: Au Trieu (Old Quarter), Cua Bac (Truc Bach), Bui Thi Xuan (Hai Ba Trung).
Address: 1 Au Trieu, Hang Trong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Pasteur Street's Cua Bac taproom in Hanoi is the Truc Bach branch, ground-floor seating plus an upstairs balcony with views over the Ba Dinh quarter street.
Order: The Passion Fruit Wheat Ale and the Jasmine IPA; full food menu with bao buns and small plates.
Tip: Best balcony seats fill up before sunset. Walk-in only; closer to Truc Bach Lake than the Au Trieu branch.
Pasteur Street's Bui Thi Xuan taproom in Hanoi occupies a two-floor villa near Vincom Ba Trieu, with private-event space and the full craft-beer menu.
Order: The Saigon Saison and the seasonal lager; full food menu including pizzas and small plates.
Tip: Largest of the three Hanoi taprooms; the upstairs is bookable for private events. Walk-in seating downstairs.
Furbrew in Hanoi was founded in 2016 by Danish brewer Thomas Bilgram and is the Tay Ho craft-beer pioneer, with 30-plus taps and Vietnamese-ingredient brews.
Order: Passion Fruit Sour and Pho IPA from the in-house brews; the flight paddle is the way to taste broadly.
Tip: Two adjacent sites: the 100 Garden (large outdoor beer garden) and the Box Bar (smaller cosy taproom). Off-menu beers rotate weekly.
Highway 4 in Hanoi has produced Son Tinh herbal rice wines since 2000, with the Mai Hac De flagship pairing spirits flights with Northern small plates.
Order: A Son Tinh tasting flight of herbal rice wines, with grilled river fish or quail on the side.
Tip: The cooking-class room is on the upper floor of this branch. Three other Highway 4 locations in Hanoi for similar menus.
Heart of Darkness in Hanoi is the Saigon-founded craft brewery's outpost on the 23rd floor of the TASCO Building, pouring Saigon brews with a skyline.
Order: Kurtz's Insane IPA and the Loose Rivets New England IPA; flight paddles available.
Tip: TASCO Tower is in My Dinh, a Grab ride from the Old Quarter; the rooftop view is the strongest in West Hanoi.
