Mr Abilash Subbaraman, 24, was not a fan of alcohol when he started brewing beer in Binjai Hall at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) with two fellow Singaporeans, Mr Rahul Immandira and Mr Heetesh Alwani.

"Normally, I'm a sweet-tooth kind of person. I prefer sweet drinks, and beer does not exactly fall under that," said Mr Subbaraman, a final-year chemical engineering student.