Located in Tongzilin, a foreign settlement in Chengdu, Hugo Craft Beer Hall is named after the owner Hugo, and the top Bubble Ranger on the list is also opened by him. However, Hugo has a longer history, opening in 2015 and gathering enough popularity, at the end of 2017 owner Hugo opened a bigger Bubble Ranger in Taikoo Li.

Like Bubble Ranger, Hugo is also a craft beer bar with a focus on draft beer. There are 24 heads in the store, offering 24 craft beers, and the style and variety of beers are acceptable: Porter, Stout, Pilsner, IPA, Wheat Beer and other beers are on the wine list, and there are fewer lager styles. Compared with the Bubble Ranger, Hugo does not change the wine list regularly, but it still adjusts the supply of different wines in a timely manner according to the feedback of wine customers, which is still a good operation. In addition to draft beer, Hugo also has more than 100 bottled beers, including several top-notch products under the Naked Island and Eight Monsters, and veteran craft brewers will not be disappointed when they go to explore.

Hugo's snacks will also change from time to time, depending on the menu on arrival. In the summer, Hugo focuses on barbecue, and customers need to use the oven to grill their own, which has a good experience, and the ingredients have good freshness, but the taste of the barbecue needs to be controlled by the drinkers. In addition to barbecue, American snacks such as nachos with cheese pâté, fried chicken, burgers, and fries have also appeared on the menu, and customer feedback has been mediocre.

Hugo is a typical brewpub with a retro décor. The large word "HUGO" on the front of the door is very conspicuous on the side of the road. The interior of the store is mostly made of wood, and the floor, bar counter and background wall are covered with wooden panels. The hanging warm light bulbs add a lot of retro vibe to the store. Hugo's bar also has a good atmosphere, with most of the customers being craft brewers, many of whom live in the surrounding area, but when there are more customers in the store, it will be a little noisy. In addition, since Hugo does not prohibit smoking, you may find smoke in the store when you go during peak hours.

Hugo's service was attentive. The waiters are not only enthusiastic, but also have a thorough understanding of craft brews, and are able to patiently and accurately advise customers when recommending sake. The wine list is also marked with a detailed indication of alcohol and bitterness (IBUS) and recommendations are made with a heart symbol.

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What are the "porters" and "stouts" that are often mentioned in craft brewing?

Porter and Stout are collectively referred to as "dark beer" in many bars in China, but in fact, this method of classification by color is not reliable, because the color of the beer and the aroma, bitterness, alcohol content and other indicators of the beer itself can be completely unrelated. As for Potter and Stout, there is indeed a lot of overlap between the two, and modern Porter and Stout are also very similar in taste, but that does not mean that the two can be confused. The first reason is that in terms of historical origin, Porter is the predecessor of Stout, and the two have a relationship of inheritance, and even Stout was called Porter Stout before; Second, the color of port beer is generally lighter than that of Stout, which belongs to light black with brown red; In terms of taste, its roasting sensation is higher than that of brown beer, but lower than that of stout, and the aroma of hops and yeast is more obvious; The most obvious manifestation is that Porter's alcohol content is generally between 4% and 5%, which is lower than most stouts.