There is mango sticky rice beer, and there are plenty of lagers using Thai rice, so… can we have more Thai coffee beer, please? Generally the Bangkok Beer Guide is happy to promote the beer scene in Bangkok as it is, but if we could make a request to the local Thai breweries, it would be to please make some tasty Thai coffee beers.
While stout is an obvious choice for its dark complexity, there is room for other styles, too. Kona brewing in Hawaii has a Pipeline Porter that features local coffee and is very session-able. Beer & Brewing wrote about 9 Coffee Beers with Unconventional Base Styles.
Can you imagine a Thai coffee beer with flavors of coconut?!?
Thai Coffee's growth
Thailand grows coffee, and there is quite the coffee culture in the country. We love the idea of getting some locally brewed beer based off Thai coffee drinks.
Thai Coffee on Bangkok Podcast
“Greg begins his interview with coffee fan, aficionado and expert Noon by exploring her background as the former president of the Specialty Coffee Association of Thailand and her current role managing Lamarzocco, the high-end coffee machine retailer.”
Coffee beers in Thailand
To be clear, there are a couple coffee-related beers that have been in the Bangkok beer scene. Below are the two that we are aware of. We would love to now if there are more.
Mikkeller Thai Beer Geek Breakfast
“Oatmeal Stout brewed with Thai Coffee and Durian Puree”
- 7.5% ABV
- Oatmeal stout
Chang Espresso Lager
Chang is one of the biggest beers in Thailand, and under the Thai Beverage PLC company. They brew a lager with flavors of espresso.
“The roasted Arabica and Robusta coffee beans blend create an aromatic easily enjoyable coffee-infused lager beer. The coffee beans are sustainably sourced from communities within reputable coffee nations including Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.”
– ChangBeer Website
- 4.8% ABV
- Dark Lager
Thai coffee beer, please
Fin.