Santa Drinks Beer

Santa Drinking a Celebrator Dopplebock by Ayinger

Christmas is alive and well in Bangkok, though not as snowy as some would prefer. Although everyone knows that you are supposed to leave out milk and cookies, we believe Santa drinks beer. A dark beer for cold climates Traditionally, Santa Claus comes from the far north, so he comes from very cold places. We […]

Thailand’s Winners at Asia Beer Championship 2024

The Asia Beer Championship 2024 took place in Singapore this past October. It is a yearly competition organized with the Brew Asia beer conference, but the location is in a different city each year. (Bangkok will be the host of the conference and championship next year, 2025) Supporting the growing premium beer culture across Asia, […]

International Stout Day 2024

Poster for International stout day, in Bangkok Thailand for the Bangkok Beer Guide

International Stout Day is the first Thursday in November; in 2024 that falls on the 7th. – Happy International Stout Day to those that celebrate! Stouts are known for being dark and menacing, but they come in a wide variety of strengths and styles. Those of us at the Bangkok Beer Guide have had some […]

Bangkok Beer Guide T-shirts

Mock up image of Bangkok Beer Guide Henley style t-shirt

Those of us at the beer guide love to wear t-shirts from our favorite breweries, but unfortunately, not all shirts are made to fit us. We love our Yaksha logo, and Bangkok is warm year-round, so we decided to make a few t-shirts in “western sizes” using a sporty fabric. 1 shirt: 440฿ / 2 […]

BKBG thoughts on “corporate takeover of ‘craft beer'”

“The corporate takeover of ‘craft beer’ leaves a nasty taste in the mouth” by Katie Mather“ Thoughts from the Beer Guide’s editor: The above article from the Guardian in the UK writes about large beer corporations taking over small breweries and muddying the idea of what defines craft beer for the average drinker. It also […]

Beer Yaksha – Bangkok Beer Guide rebranding

Bangkok Beer Guide Yaksha logo

The Bangkok Beer Guide has been a thing for about two years now, so it felt appropriate to change the look of things, and so we reached out to some talented graphic artists at Cat Army Studio for help. Our old logo (here) simply had a hop cone and barley as parts of the design, […]

BAD Awards 2024: Beer highlights

Bangkok After Dark awards for 2024 Although the BAD awards list seems to prefer the cocktails and hard alcohols… and there are no prizes for best brewpub in Bangkok; or the best bottle shop to get a beer; but there are some beer focused highlights listed below for the BAD Awards 2024. The BAD Awards […]

Brewpub Passport Frequent Questions

Brewpub Passport in Thailand, 2024. 13 participating brewpubs across Thailand, and a majority in Bangkok.

An idea by the Thai Craft Brewers Assoc. to explore various brewpubs in Thailand, a majority in Bangkok, to support the local brewers and local flavours.

Rabbit Hill’s Chinatown map to eat and drink

January 31st, 2023 Rabbit Hill’s Chinatown map gives some great suggestions as far as drinks and food go, so to facilitate good eating and drinking in the area, it is translated, edited, and re-posted here: Eat & Drink / Drink & Eat (Link) Wine Do I Still? – bored with craft beer? go try their […]