Guinness @ Castell

Castell is a place that has been around for a long time. Whilst the food is mostly western style, their steak is suppose to be nice. But we were greatly disappointed when we went there last Wednesday. Their chef was on leave, hence the food was not up to par and most menu options were not available. No chicken for caesar salad, no pies (how hard is it to heat up pie!) and no pastas! So we only ordered starters and salad. The table next to ours ordered mains - which they claim was not good at all. The service was not good either - we had to remind the waiters for our drinks many times, the soup came last after all the other food and one of the waiters was not very friendly.

The only consolation was the Guinness - which tasted pretty good. Happy hour is from 3 - 8pm. Happy hour price for Guinness is rm20 a perfect pint and rm25 for non-happy hour. If you buy 3 pints its rm50.70. Parking is on the streets.

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Drinkers Verdict

• Likman - this is guinness "kao!" Rating: 3.8 / 5
• Ah Koon - tiger beer is good - i give it a 4. but guinness not enough ooomph - i give it a 3. Beer mugs should not be tall and skinny, a pewter style mug is better.
• CC - thank god for the guinness @ castell. Rating: 3.5 / 5

Overall Rating: 3.5 / 5

Don't go when the chef is not around if you want to have your meals here.

Tiger @ Dave's - 1Utama

One of our favourite places is Dave's @ 1Utama Old Wing. The food is nice, the beer is commendable, they have a 2 person live band on fridays and saturdays and there's ample parking at 1Utama mall - what's there not to like!

They have nice pizzas, the carbonara pasta is nice and as an appetizer the asparagus wrap with bacon is yummy!

Happy hour starts from 3-10pm daily. 1 Jug of Tiger is rm35 nett, 1 pint of Guinness is rm21 nett and Heineken is rm13.80/bottle or rm55 nett for a bucket. Patrons are issued beer vouchers for beers ordered during happy hour and you can redeem them throughout the night - Dave's version of the "parking" system.

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Drinkers Verdict

• Likman - Tiger tastes "good" but the beer mug is not as cold as Club 9. Rating: 4 / 5
• Ah Koon - down with the "red-eye", i had to skip this outing.
• CC - I like a cold n refreshing Tiger after a hot day. Rating: 4 / 5 (I wonder what's up with Ah Koon and his red-eye)

Overall Rating: 4 / 5 

Craft Brews @ Mutiara Damansara

Welcome to Craft Brews an upcoming microbrewery just opened in mid December 2009. They currently don't brew their beer in-house but import their signature home brews from Singapore.

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As the place is fairly new, you are able to park by the roadside. Other parking ideas - in Menara Batu Kawan for a fee, Petronas/Burger King parking (grab some fries before heading over for drinks) or Tesco.

Happy hour starts from 5-8pm for draught beers. Hoegaarden happy hour promotion is from 7-10pm. Notice that happy hour rates and normal rates are only a few ringgit cheaper for their pints. The home brews are premium price because it is currently imported from Singapore under RedDot. American bottled beer Flying Dogs and Rogue are also available as well as wines and cocktails.

The bar has a simple and modern touch.

 

This is how beer is brewed. Hopefully the owners will get their license and officially house brew interesting beers.

"Siew Yoke" aka Roast Pork is on the menu! They have spicy and non-spicy, its a little sweet and nicely made with dark sauce (should go very nice with rice but its a western restaurant so no rice here). Their eggplant crisps was not crispy, it just tasted like a eggplant fried with garlic (this needs improvement). The dory fish was decent enough.

Drinkers Verdict

Monster Green Lager 

• Likman - Doesn't look and taste like beer. Rating: 2.5 / 5
• Ah Koon - "A drink for Hulk". Besides the colour, nothing interesting. Rating: 2 / 5
• CC - Very light "healthy" beer. Rating: 2.5 / 5

Czech Pilsner

We ordered a tower which serves 7 pints. The manager, Sam, allowed us to "park" our drinks, very nice of him to accommodate us. Kudos Sam, keep up the nice work.

• Likman - Like the gold colour, easy to drink although not much kick at its first instance. Rating: 3.8 / 5
• Ah Koon - Very refreshing and beer taste fresh. Slightly better than Carlsberg. Rating: 4 / 5
• CC - Nice, medium taste. Rating: 4 / 5

Flying Dog Bottled Beer - We tried 3 flavours

"Old Scratch" Amber Lager

• Likman - I like the after scent on my tastebuds. Rating: 4.2 / 5
• Ah Koon - "Fantastic"! The taste plays around your tongue. Rating: 4.2 / 5 
• CC - Very full taste, surprisingly nice! Rating: 4.5 / 5

In-Heat Wheat Hefeweizen

• Likman - I wish this comes in a tower, better than "Old Scratch". Rating: 4.3 / 5
• Ah Koon - Doesn't have a longer lasting taste in my mouth compare to "Old Scratch". Rating: 3.8 / 5
• CC - Has a lingering fruity and flowery taste - like first love! Rating: 4.3 / 5

Snake Dog Ipa India Pale Ale

• Likman - Flowery beer, smells like spring! Rating: 4.25 / 5
• Ah Koon - A bit too strong, taste good, one bottle is enough to be happy. Rating: 3.7 / 5
• CC - Taste like durian for some reason. Rating: 4 / 5
  

Overall Rating: 4 / 5

Bottled drinks are good. They should come in buckets or towers. If you are planning to stay the whole night, Czech Pilsner is good as the taste gets better as the night sets in.