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Moonzen Brewery

Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2013
Archive ID
TB-MG9ANRHJ
Last checked
2026-09-13
#HongKong#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Michele and Ladislao Raphaël (founders; current beneficial ownership not reverified)

Not yet mapped as a company, so the chain above it is still open.

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From the record

Summary

Integrates Chinese mythology and hyper-local ingredients into deeply cultural, critically acclaimed ales. Founder ownership historically / current TO RECHECK. Controlling entity: Michele and Ladislao Raphaël (founders; current beneficial ownership not reverified). Open question: Confirm 2026 shareholders, legal operating company and whether founder ownership has changed.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

Deeply cultural, mythologically inspired ales. A critically acclaimed Hong Kong staple.

Where it brewed

  1. Kwun Tong / exact current address UNKNOWNpresent
    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Production brewery / experiences

    Operated by Moonzen current brewery site

    Site detail

    Current official social hub offers brewery experiences and states beers brewed in Hong Kong; exact site not yet reconciled.

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The People

Behind the beer

Michele Raphaël
Co-founder

Ladislao Raphaël
Founder & brewmaster

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The Beer Library

Beers

Kitchen God Stout

Year-Round

Stout

Named for the deity who watches a household all year and reports back to heaven. Moonzen names every beer after a figure from Chinese mythology and means it.

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Jade Emperor IPA

Year-Round

American IPA

Named for the ruler of heaven in Chinese folk religion. Hong Kong rents make brewing there close to unviable, which makes the range they sustain more impressive.

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Thundergod Pale Ale

Year-Round

American Pale Ale

ABV5.0%

Lei Gong, the thunder god, punishes the guilty and is depicted with a drum and a mallet. Moonzen names its whole range from the Chinese pantheon and this is the everyday one.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Moonzen Brewery

Who owns Moonzen Brewery?
Moonzen Brewery is recorded as owned by Michele and Ladislao Raphaël (founders; current beneficial ownership not reverified), which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
When was Moonzen Brewery founded?
Moonzen Brewery was founded in 2013 in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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