Cover Burnt Ends chef Dave Pynt opens People People Brewing Co at Resorts World Sentosa, serving fresh beer on tap (Photo: Ryan Loh)
Burnt Ends chef Dave Pynt opens People People Brewing Co at Resorts World Sentosa, serving fresh beer on tap (Photo: Ryan Loh)
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The Burnt Ends chef expands his fire-led philosophy into a 9,000 sq ft social brewery, where beer is brewed on-site and served fresh from tank to tap alongside wood-fired food and everyday programming
There’s a certain inevitability to Dave Pynt turning his attention to beer. His cooking has always been about elemental pleasures—fire, smoke, flavour at its most direct. With People People Brewing Co at Resorts World Sentosa, that approach moves beyond the grill into a social brewery built around how people actually gather, drink and eat.
Opened on April 15, the 9,000 sq ft space is the latest project under Burnt Ends Hospitality Group. Located within Resorts World Sentosa’s Weave development, the concept is stripped back to a simple idea: well-made beer, served fresh, in a space designed for return visits.
Brewing is fully visible and central to the experience. Five 1,500-litre tanks sit in plain sight, with beer going directly from tank to tap. Freshness isn’t a promise here—it’s the system.
Above Master brewer Nick Calder-Scholes
Above Chef and founder Dave Pynt
Master brewer Nick Calder-Scholes
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The programme is led by Nick Calder-Scholes, whose experience spans the UK, Europe and Asia-Pacific, and includes a 2024 Australian Brewer of the Year title. His focus is discipline over theatrics: a tight range that runs from crisp lagers to IPAs, fruited sours and barrel-aged stouts. The range is structured across Core, Seasonal, Workshop Series and Founder’s Reserve, balancing consistency with controlled experimentation.
Food keeps the concept from feeling like a standard brewery taproom. The kitchen runs on wood fire, with a Classico oven and Camino hearth shaping a menu built for sharing. Think sourdough pizzas, rotisserie chicken and smoky bar bites—dishes like miso beef short rib pizza and lemon thyme roast chicken designed to sit alongside the beer, not compete with it.
The space itself is designed for use, not occasion. With capacity for up to 400 standing, People People Brewing Co is positioned as an everyday venue—somewhere for after-work drinks, long lunches or weekend returns. Programming follows suit, from family-friendly Sundays to midweek woodfire sessions and guided tastings with Calder-Scholes.
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People People’s beer brewery
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It also marks a shift for Pynt, whose flagship Burnt Ends operates on scarcity and demand. Here, access is deliberately easier, including a direct drop-off point that sidesteps Sentosa’s usual entry process.
Before the opening, a tiered membership programme capped at 100 Founding Members was launched to build early community through previews, tastings and limited releases. But the intent is broader: to create a place that doesn’t rely on exclusivity to feel relevant.
For Pynt, this reads less like a pivot and more like a widening of scope. Beer, in this context, is just another expression of the same idea—simple, social and best when shared.
Credits
Images: Ryan Loh
Dudi Aureus is the senior dining and travel editor at Tatler Singapore, covering the city’s most exciting restaurants, global travel trends, and the personalities shaping the culinary and lifestyle scenes. She also serves as co-jury chair for the Tatler Best awards in Singapore, celebrating the very best in hospitality. When she’s off duty, she can often be found at a favourite hole-in-the-wall Thai spot, savouring a perfectly balanced pad thai.
