Siem Reap is a big tourist city and because of that, it got hit pretty hard by the pandemic. While the craft beer scene in Phnom Penh was still doing alright, craft beer in Siem Reap was really struggling during that time. Now when most of that is behind us, craft beer in Siem Reap is flourishing again. Now you […]
Best Craft Beer Bars in Siem Reap
Reopening of The Local Siem Reap
The Local in Siem Reap has reopened their doors. If the name sounds familiar, this is not a new craft beer bar. They´ve just been on a 3-year hiatus and now they are back! The owner David left for the states for a few years during COVID. He told me it was the right thing to do for his family´s […]
Hop Hog Tasting at Embargo
The good people from Hop Hog in Thailand has gotten Embargo some of their beers for a tasting. At this event, you will get to hear parts of the history of the very interesting Thai Craft Beer scene and the struggles they´ve been facing over the past few years. It´s a very promising market, but because of draconic brewing laws, […]
Craft Beer in Croatia
I´ve been on a little trip to Europe for the few past months so I decided to write a bit about the current craft beer scene in Europe. I will write a few different articles and this is the first and shortest one. Croatia was so filled with tourists during this time of the year so I quickly headed to […]
Guide to different craft beer styles in Cambodia
Craft beer is becoming increasingly popular in Cambodia, with more and more bars and restaurants offering a selection of local and international craft beers. But with so many different styles of craft beer available, it can be hard to know where to start. That’s why we’ve put together this handy guide to the most common craft beer styles available in […]
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, […]
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 […]
Two Rivers Ale – First New Cambodian Craft Beer Brewery of 2020
The world has definitely been upside down the whole beginning of 2020. For the craft beer industry this hasn’t necessarily been a terrible thing (albeit not good either) as people work less and have more time to sip a bunch of delicious beer. In Phnom Penh we have seen the Cerevisia Beer Tuk Tuk driving around and Embargo Craft Beer […]
Flowers Releases Berliner Weisse
Flowers Nanobrewery from Kampot keeps on experimenting. Not only is the brewer from Flowers experimenting with a lot of different styles but often they turn out really good too. This time Yuki the brewer has released a Berliner Weisse in collaboration with other Cambodian craft beer brewer the Local from Siem Reap. A Berliner Weisse is a wheat beer from […]