Au Trieu was Pasteur Street's first taproom outside Ho Chi Minh City, pouring the brewery's rotating draft list over two Hanoi floors with growlers to go.
OrderJasmine IPA and Cyclo Imperial Chocolate Stout; a flight to taste across the rotating line-up.
TipThree Pasteur Street taprooms in Hanoi: Au Trieu (Old Quarter), Cua Bac (Truc Bach), Bui Thi Xuan (Hai Ba Trung).
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.
OrderThe Passion Fruit Wheat Ale and the Jasmine IPA; full food menu with bao buns and small plates.
TipBest balcony seats fill up before sunset. Walk-in only; closer to Truc Bach Lake than the Au Trieu branch.
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.
OrderPassion Fruit Sour and Pho IPA from the in-house brews; the flight paddle is the way to taste broadly.
TipTwo 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.
OrderA Son Tinh tasting flight of herbal rice wines, with grilled river fish or quail on the side.
TipThe cooking-class room is on the upper floor of this branch. Three other Highway 4 locations in Hanoi for similar menus.
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