For years, Foster’s was the only Aussie beer available on draft here and even it hardly qualifies as a Aussie beer these days since it no longer widely served in Australia.

We both love our Aussie beers, both the industrial brews and the numerous craft beers from Downunder. It was a pleasant surprise when we started seeing pubs and restaurants installing Victoria Bitter taps especially in areas frequented by Australians in Singapore. Check out bars in Robertson Quay and Clarke Quay to find these.

Where we did sample our draft VB was our own Changi “local”, Hanamco at Changi Village. It’s the sister outlet of Charlie’s Corner and a favourite hangout whenever we go biking to Pulau Ubin.

After our ride, its ever refreshing cold taste hits the sweet spot and tastes as good as what we’ve tried when in Australia. It’s got good head and a nice crisp, bitter aftertaste. Best of all, Hanamco serves it in those perfect VB pint glasses.

On this occasion, we were introduced to a beer we’d never seen before, Silly Saison. I was particularly drawn to this partly because I’d never tried a Saison beer before but because it was called Silly – I used to drive a Celica which my mates often labeled as a Silly-Car. Yes, it’s a lame excuse to sample a beer because we never do need an excuse!

A Saison beer is traditionally a low-alcohol ale brewed by farmhouses in the winter months, stored and consumed in summer. Its tastes are usually complicated by adding ingredients like coriander, orange peel which gives this beer a slightly spicy tastes. The Silly Saison lives up to this and makes a nice evening session beer.

This beer is also available at Happy Dayz. But after biking on a hot afternoon, we’d rather stick to our beloved VB.