Have you heard of the beer Kronenbourg 1664? It is a premium lager from France, brewed from the Strisselspalt hop, better known as the ‘caviar of hops’. I was totally taken aback by the taste of the beer the 1st time I drank it almost 1 year ago. This beer is totally different from any other beer that I have drunk to date. Okay I haven’t guzzled all that many brands of beers, let’s see, Carlsberg, Heineken, Erdinger, Stella Artois…they all kinda taste similar.

Kronenbourg really stands out with its citrus, fruity flavour and floral aroma.  I just found out that only the purest waters from the Vosges Mountains in France are used to brew the Kronenbourg 1664 as well as the Kronenbourg Blanc 1664. No wonder it has such a smooth, and easy to drink taste! I know of some people who like to go clubbing but hate the taste of beer, but yet still have to order one to look sociable. Try this beer, you just might be able to enjoy it more as it is sweeter.

A few weeks ago, I was invited to the unveiling of the new Kronenbourg 3 litre Eiffel Beer Tower. Singapore was the 1st place in the world the Kronenbourg 1664 Eiffel Beer Tower was unveiled! The Coastal Settlement, one of Singapore’s newest and most charming dining spots set in the lush greeneries of Changi was where the momentous occasion occurred, and I must say the Coastal Settlement was the perfect venue to hold this beer party.

So what’s so special about this beer dispenser, apart from it looking like a replica of the Eiffel Tower? Well, unlike other beer towers, the Kronenbourg Eiffel Beer Tower stands at a height of about one metre and has one tap affixed to each side of its base, making it possible for more people to dispense beer at one time. Now you don’t have to fight over who gets the beer first because 4 people can do so at the same time!

My dinner guest demonstrates how one would dispense beer from the tower…. Okay would this not be a talking point if you unveil this Eiffel Beer tower at your own party?

Those heels are like stilts, the beer girls were towering over the guests as well.

365days2play was here…

My friend looks like he’s about to conk out but actually he was super awake and we even went for coffee at McDonalds after the event!

We got to bring back free beer too. Love the red ribbony design. The paper bag looks cute enough to reuse again.

Everyone enjoying the wonderful evening with free-flow of beer and great tasting food

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*Thank you Communications DNA and Kronenbourg for the invitation!*

Interesting though, that most of these cafes choose to either open in the Central part of Singapore (ie Shenton Way, Robertson Quay, Dempsey) or the once old now renewed Tiong Bahru area. What’s wrong with the East, people? There’s still lots of space in Siglap, Katong, Simpang Bedok and Eastwood!

Well, one cafe called Chock Full of Beans has started operations in Changi Village. I consider Changi Village to be in the East, so hooray for that, although technically speaking, Changi Village is so far east that it would be equidistant for me to drive to Bugis instead. Anyway, I thought I should show my support for Eastie cafes so I dragged the Parents and Partner along to give it a try 2 days before Chinese New Year.

As the name suggests, Chock Full of Beans specialises in serving up various coffees. They also do cooked meals in the form of sandwiches, pasta and pizza. The lunch and dinner menu for Chock Full of Beans is slightly different in that there are more sandwich options for lunch but more pizza options for dinner. The ingredients offered are the same though, ie, if you can’t find the mango and bacon sandwich you saw on the lunch menu, it’s because it’s now become mango and bacon pizza instead.

Of all the items we ordered for dinner, the Mango and Bacon pizza $20 shown above was the best. The combination of creamy cheese, salty bacon and sweet juicy mango cubes led to an explosion of flavours in the mouth! They were particularly generous with the mozzarella, you can see how thick it is on the slice! The crust was thin and light, and soft enough so that I could fold the pizza slice in half to stuff into my mouth. It wasn’t exactly the the floppy Neapolitan kind that I like but still tasted pretty good.

Btw, if you don’t know what Neapolitan style pizza is, IeatIshootIpost does a very very good write up! And I’ve also tried Damien’s fantastic pizzas (check out his Facebook here if you want to book a pizza party). After you try the Neapolitan style, “thin and crispy is just toooooo one dimensional”.

We also ordered the Marinara Pizza $12, which is basically tomato, garlic and olive oil. While the ingredients tasted fresh, I kinda regretted not ordering the Margherita Pizza $16, which would have included mozzarella. The Marinara was kind of empty, although this is how it usually is for Marinara pizzas.

There were only 3 pastas on the menu, 2 being spaghetti with meatballs or spaghetti bolognese, both of which I don’t particularly fancy, so we ordered the Penne with Roasted Summer Veggies $13.50. On the whole, it was a palatable dish. I liked the generous amount of chunky homemade tomato sauce and I loved its sweet flavour. The zucchinis and eggplants were tasty but on the soft side. Would have preferred if they were cooked a tad lesser. Same for the pasta, it was just a little over-cooked and hence not al dente.

There is only 1 soup available on the menu and it changes. On the day we went, it was Cauliflower soup $5.90. Chock Full of Beans was very generous with the cauliflower. Basically the soup is almost like pureed cauliflower so it was pretty thick. It tasted nice but I thought it lacked a something extra, I don’t know what. Because it was thick, we also spooned it onto our pizza as kind of like a dip. I know it sounds weird and probably looks very weird, but it made both the pizza and the soup nicer! I mean you can dip bread into soup, why can’t you dip pizza?

To round off the meal, we ordered a Flat White $4.50 to share. Absolutely love the striking red coffee cup!! I heard the next table got an Angry Bird coffee art and I was looking forward to it. But because the Partner had asked for a flat Flat White, which means no foam, they couldn’t do the coffee art! Arrgh! Never mind, next time. I will endure the foam just to see Angry Bird and Evil Pig. And there will be a next time, especially for the coffee because it was fabulous. It was smooth tasting and strong without being bitter. There was just the right amount of milk too. Totally no complaints at all. I almost wanted to finish the whole cup and left only a 1/4 for the Partner. Highlander beans are used and having tasted their beans before, I know those beans are good.

Check out Chock Full of Beans at the quaint Changi Village area. It’s facing the main road, next to the bus station so you won’t miss it!

Chock Full of Beans

Blk 4 Changi village road #01-2090, Singapore, Singapore 500004 · Get Directions

Phone : 62148839

Website : http://www.chockfullofbeans.com.sg

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Tue – Fri : 11:00 am-10:00 pm

Sat – Sun : 9:00 am-10:00 pm

Open only on 4th day of Chinese New Year onwards!