Phnom Penh has a new craft beer spot called Embargo. They undoubtedly have one of the largest craft beer selections in Cambodia. Whereas certain places have a few taps of craft beer and other bars have a few bottles, Embargo has a good selection of both. At the moment they have 8 taps and over 30 different bottles available. Definitely […]
Embargo – Craft Beer Bar in Phnom Penh
3rd Phnom Penh Craft Beer Crawl
The first ever Craft Beer Pub Crawl in Phnom Penh was a resounding success! Almost 25 people started the crawl, but only a few hearty souls made it to the end. Those who followed all the way through were rewarded with great craft beer at popular places like Embargo, Noisy Chili, and finally Chug Lab. Now it’s time for the […]
Notorious Bong Craft Beer Tasting at Embargo
We recently talked about Notorious Bong, the new craft beer brewery in Kampot, and did an interview with one of the co-founders, Theo. This brewery from Kampot has impressed us with the beers we´ve had from them despite them only opening their brewery in December 2021. Now you will get your chance to try 7 of their different beers at […]
Notorious Bong – New Craft Beer from Kampot
A new craft beer brewery has just sprung out of Kampot. We have earlier seen local breweries there like Flowers Nanobrewery and Projekt Brews, but now there´s a new kid on the block. Their brand was launched just a few weeks ago at the Second Kampot Craft Beer Festival. We, of course, got curious and did a little chat with […]
Second Kampot Craft Beer Festival at Monkey Republic
It´s about 1 year ago since we did an interview with Slava that was the organizer of the Craft Beer festival in Kampot 2021. Now the time has come again for a new festival that will be held at Monkey Republic the 26th of February 2022. We decided to have another chat with Slava to see what the plans are […]
Pasteur Street Cyclo Stout now at Embargo – Interview with Mischa Smith
Embargo Craft Beer Bar just got in a limited amount of the beer Cyclo Stout from Pasteur Street Brewing in Vietnam. It is one of the highest rated beers from Southeast Asia on Untappd. It’s probably the first time this craft beer is sold in Cambodia so we decided to dive deeper into the story behind the beer. We contacted […]
Cambodian Craft Beer Update – August 2021
It has not been an easy year for the Cambodian craft beer scene. There has been an alcohol ban, lockdowns, curfews, and pretty much everything possible that has made it difficult for venues and breweries to conduct their business. Everyone is still trying their best to survive and there are some cool updates we want to share with you. There […]
Kampucheers – Craft Ale in Cambodia Review
Chum reap sour IPA. Just because I’m not a Khmer hipster commuting to my tech start-up job on a Penny-farthing fashioned out of bamboo doesn’t mean I can’t proffer a pompous opinion on craft ale in the Kingdom of Wonder. Don’t expect cicerone critiques though, just tongue-in-cheek tastings and humorous hot takes of various beers available here (or at least, […]
Thunderslap IPA – The Fascinating Story
If you have ever drunk craft beer in either Vietnam or Cambodia there is a high chance that you have stumbled upon a beer called the Thunderslap IPA. This is the flagship beer of Fuzzy Logic Brewing, a brewery that started in Vietnam but now also brews in Cambodia. It’s one of the few, maybe even the only, Southeast Asian […]
Kampot Craft Beer Festival – Interview with Slava
It’s the 30th of January 2020 and the Kampot Craft Beer Festival at Monkey Republic is taking place today. This event was supposed to be held already in December but because of a small Covid scare it got postponed. Unfortunately, I won’t have the chance to attend because of the recent opening of Crooked Brew. I still managed to have […]
The Yearly Blunder – Double NEIPA – Riel Brewing x Fuzzy Logic
The weekend 5th to 7th of June I had the chance to go to Siem Reap and watch the guys from Fuzzy Logic and Riel Brewing brew some beer. This beer, called The Yearly Blunder, had already been planned for a while and was now about to become reality. There were indeed quite a few funny blunders during the brewing […]