Hongkongers who shun Ladies’ Night and the terrible fake alcohol of LKF might prefer to sink a glass of the world’s rarest beer with some monks (also fake, sorry) on an upcoming Thursday night.
FRITES Belgian Beer Hall in Causeway Bay has managed to nab 60 bottles of Westvleteren 12 – the world’s rarest beer, brewed in minuscule amount by Trappist monks at St. Sixtus Abbey in Westvleteren, Belgium.
In fact, Westvleteren 12 is so fricking special that it’s neither available in stores nor labeled, and sales are strictly limited to just one case per month, per person. Customers must reserve their orders on a fiercely competitive “beer hotline” (next on Drake’s line-up?) for collection at the abbey itself.
FRITES will be hosting “The World’s Best & Rarest Beers Dinner” on Thursday Jan. 28 – and no true hop head should miss it.
The lucky elite who manage to nab a ticket to this prestigious event – the honour of attending has been limited to just 60 guests who have HKD2,200 to spare – will also be able to sample three “World Beer Award” winners: Haacht Brewery Tongerlo Blond, Mort Subite Oude Gueuze and Malheur Brune 12.
To line guests’ stomachs, Chef Michael Van Warmelo will be preparing a four-course feast of perfectly-paired Belgian specialities, including Belgian Blue Beef, “Moules-Frites” and indulgent Belgian Waffles.
The ambience won’t be lacking either, as the waiters will be kitted out as monks to recreate an “authentic Abbey brewery atmosphere”, and harpists and guitarists will be striking cords to spark a “jovial” atmosphere. What more could you ask for in a weekday bender?
It’s an event not to be missed by those saturated by Tsing Tao tinnys.
What: The World’s Best & Rarest Beers Dinner
When: 6:30pm – 10:00pm, Jan. 28
Where: FRITES Belgium on Tap, Shop 1, G/F 38 Haven Street, Causeway Bay
Price: HKD2,200 per person
Tickets: Gormei.com
