Tag Archives: Kuala Lumpur

My trip to Guinness Anchor Berhad Brewery

The fine folks at Guinness Anchor Berhad left me with something of a dilemma. We went out with some other local KL beer folk to check out their brewery, nestled cozily between some Communistic apartment blocks and a freeway on the wrong side of the Petaling Jaya suburb. I had not visited a “big” brewery [...]

Malt Liquor Musings

Who would win in a battle between a lynx, a bison and an eagle? This is an interesting question. By putting two uber-predators into competition against one formidable herbivore – a burly, horned-up mofo – we create an interesting dynamic. I think this becomes a rock-paper-scissors thing. The eagle would seem to have an advantage [...]

Kuala Lumpur revisited

In Asia’s booming cities, things can change very quickly. Skyscrapers are erected with alarming speed, entire skylines transformed in the blink of an eye. Last year’s big hot megamall, naturally, will be replaced by an even bigger one this year, as the city probably added another half million people to its population to support it. [...]