Drinks

Though Lan Kwai Fong is the place where mostly white collars go to, it’s not that expensive to enjoy a night there. A cocktail is only twenty to thirty Hong Kong dollars; vodka with ice is only about fifty Hong Kong dollars; and a 355 ml Carlsberg is only fifteen Hong Kong dollars at some bars at some periods. However, to drink in Hong Kong, is different from China. You have to pay immediately every time you order a drink, and usually together with some tips to the waiter.

Regarding our trip, we entered HongKong Brew House  The menu was undoubtedly written in English. Frankly speaking, I didn’t familiar with 90% of the names on the menu. I ordered a Hoegaarden as usual. Hoegaarden is a beer from Belgium, a wheat beer. It has a fragrance of orange peel.  It’s different from many beers. It is light and not bitter flavour. If you hate the bitter flavour of beers, you should try Hoegaarden. It’s very acceptable. Comparing to a little white wine or cocktail, it is much bigger in terms of volume. That’s why I prefer Hoegaarden. I can drink slowly, and talk with friends while drinking without the need of frequent re-order or occupying the desk with full of little goblets. However, it has a shortcoming. It is carbonated. If you drink too much, you will keep belching.

By the way, you may wonder why were there full of peanut hulls. It was because peanuts are free! You can get peanuts as much as possible. (Of course you need to order at least a drink to enjoy that) Therefore, we kept eating peanuts while drinking. In fact, not just desk, even the ground was covered by peanut hulls.

I’m also used to drink Stella, which is also a Belgium beer. It has a fragrance of wheat and a little bit sweet. As to make sure we can finish our trip, we stopped drinking after 2 rounds of Hoegaarden. Maybe we will try Stella and others next time.