Hard Rock Cafe, Orchard Road.

It's a Thursday night. A great night for the finals that'll see the one band win the first ever Hard Rock Battle of the Bands Singapore, and move on to a worldwide online competition, before they chance to win a spot on stage at Hard Rock Calling, where they'll get to rock thousands of screaming fans, in London, plus a round-trip ticket, three nights in a first-class hotel, and a generous amount of spending cash.

I arrived right about when the last of the 6 bands began their performance. The floor was packed with fans and their respective friends.

And sure enough it was a brave performance... helped on by Jagermeister shots at the bar.

Meanwhile, live commercial rock tunes played on-stage.

Before long, the inevitable question had to be asked. "What's special on tap?"

Kronenbourg Blanc. A fruity, draught wheat/white beer, with slight hints (expected of wheat beers) of orange peel, coriander and vanilla, but well hidden, and not as citrusy as a Hoegaarden.

It's French.

Meanwhile, the bar was getting really busy...

Everyone, including the Jim Beam girls, were eagerly waiting for the judges to return with the final results.

After half an hour of deliberation, the judging panel announced the winner of the first ever Hard Rock Battle of the Bands Singapore 2011 – B.A.R.B. (short for BayAreaRocBlasta), a creative and talented local band which plays different genres including reggae, rap and rock.

And that's that. Now where did John go?

Somebody needs to tell Steve we've found the 'old lady' he left behind over 13 years ago.

But nobody's listening huh?

Good night, Hard Rock.

Anchor Smoothness on tap.

April Fool jokes were flying around the entire day and nobody could really separate the truth from a prank.

I thought Anchor Smooth on tap was ballsy in carrying out a soft launch at a few selected draught serving pubs within the Klang Valley and across Malaysia on a day like April 1st.

I saw a lot of surprised faces as I sat away from the bar at Cheers Pub, off Jalan Batai, Damansara Heights, KL.

And you know what's more ballsy? Anchor Smooth draught beer is priced the same as Tiger Draught.

But the brightly lit Anchor Smooth font was flowing steadily the entire evening. That is certainly an encouraging sight, even if it's just the first night.

And I can definitely understand why. Anchor Smooth on tap is surprisingly pleasant, refreshingly fizzy and light. And no bitter aftertaste, so it goes down perfectly, mug after mug, with any dishes served.

The taste kinda reminded me a little of the delightful Asahi Dry beer and some of Budweiser.

Anchor Smooth on tap is definitely a good choice if you're up for a long night of boozing, or when you're chomping down a piping hot meal at a pub like Cheers.