Hopulist Issue 7

GETTING HIGH
The final craft beer place I visited in Singapore was
completely by accident but could also make a good case
for being the most memorable. Wandering around the
marina with all those iconic sights of Singapore within
view, a quick search on my phone revealed a bar I hadn’t
uncovered in my research beforehand. Experience tends
to tell me that places in touristy areas are not always the
best bets for authentic craft experiences, but Level33
piqued my interest. The bar’s first line of description is
‘the world’s highest urban craft brewery’…
A bit of exploring and whizzing up 33 floors of a
skyscraper later and I discovered the place – a genuine
brewery, making its own beer on the 33rd floor of an
office block with probably the best view of Singapore
right there in front of you. Copper brewing towers are
dotted throughout the bar, which also serves
some pretty good food I’m lead to believe.
But the pièce de résistance is the terrace
– part of which is open air. The views are
simply stunning and the beer isn’t half bad
either. The styles are fairly plain and there’s
nothing exceptional about what they are
doing here in brewing terms (expect perhaps
logistically), but the view makes up for it and
more. It was a fitting end to a fantastic trip as
I watched the colours change with the fading
light across the marina with a cold beer in
hand that was brewed just yards from where I
was standing. Craft beer can take you to some
special places – physically and emotionally.