Where can I find Thai Craft beer locally made?
This is the question asked at the beginning of 2024, while enjoying a nice night out in Bangkok, having a couple glasses of imported craft beer at Hair of the Dog, in Phloen Chit. While there are bars that excel and specialize in offering imported craft beer, some beer lovers need some help to find the locally made brews.
So we checked in with Craig Sauers of Critical Drinking, and if we could go back and show our fellow beer pilgrim this post, we made a list with links.
TL;DR: finding thai craft beer in Bangkok:
- Eight Days a Week (Ari / Saphan Kwai),
- Haze (Chinatown),
- the Fat Cow (Ladprao),
- Jaang Warehouse Bar (uhh… Phloen Chit?),
- The two Chit locations are all good bets
Where would you recommend for someone in Phloen Chit looking for local Thai craft beer?
Chit Hole and Chit Beer are solid options, but for better and more accessible beer, I’d say Eight Days a Week and Haze.
Eight Days is one of my favorite places, because Bo, the owner, is so awesome. And his beer is always legit – he has high standards.
And obviously Puma and Baan Bangkok (the Haze guys in Chinatown) make awesome IPAs and sour beers.
Underdog Microbrewery is also pretty easy to reach
But you can also get Brewing Project* (now Vana Brewing) beers at Duke of Beerington and sometimes Hair of the Dog, too.
Beervana just doesn’t have its own bar yet, so you have to go to others to get the beer they produce.
A few more suggestions to find Thai craft beer in Bangkok:
Beer Pradith: a bar dedicated to Thai Craft Beer
Beer Pradith recently opened, and is dedicated to Thai Craft beer. They are located on the road headed to Chinatown.
Address: 2030 Thanon Banthat Thong, Wang Mai, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330 (GMaps)
They are walking distance to another solid choice for Thai Craft beer: Pijiu Bar.
The growing number of brewpubs in Bangkok is altogether a great starting point. Beer brewed and served fresh on site.
