You can’t talk about brewing in Bangkok without talking about Colonel Wichit ‘Chit’ Saiklao. The Thailand craft brew pioneer that started Chit Beer has been at the forefront of the brewing scene for more than a decade. His students, such as Devanom, have gone on to change the scene in their own way. Chit’s first shop on Koh Kret has been a pilgrimage for all craft beer lovers to Bangkok. Recent expansions, Chit Holes, have opened around Bangkok, as well as Phuket and Chiang Mai. (BK Magazine; Dec. 2024)
Chit Holes to Find Chit Beer
The best and easiest places to find some “good Chit” is at the increasing bumber of Chit Holes around Bangkok and into other places of Thailand. Chit Hole is the name of the taprooms by Chit Beer that have a number of local Thai craft beers on tap.
According to Chit Beer, The list of Chit Holes in Thailand are:
- Chit Hole Royal River Hotel (BKK)
- Chit Hole Chiangmai
- Chit Hole Muangthong
- Chit Hole Phuket
- Chit Hole Sukhumvit 71 (BKK)
- Chit Hole Asiatique (BKK)
- Chit Hole Surawong (BKK)
- Chit Hole Rangsit (BKK)
- Chit Hole Silom Soi 5 (BKK)
