Kingdom Breweries
Kingdom Breweries is a Cambodian craft beer brewery company founded in 2009. It is the largest craft brewery in Southeast Asia, serving as a backend production hub for over 30 craft brewers in Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the Philippines. It is located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia alongside the banks of the Tonlé Sap river[1] on the north end of Cambodia's capital, and is housed in a renovated factory formerly occupied by Nestlé.
Industry | Alcoholic beverage |
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Founded | 2009 |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Douglas Clayton (Director) |
Products | Beer |
Owner | Leopard Capital, Charles Street International Holdings |
Website | http://www.kingdombreweries.com/ |
The company is co-owned by Leopard Cambodia Fund, Cambodia's first private equity fund operated by frontier markets private equity firm Leopard Capital,[2] and Charles Street International Holdings.
Kingdom launched its first beer, Clouded Leopard Pilsener in September 2010,[3] which was awarded a Belgian Monde Selection Gold Quality Award in 2011.[4]
Products
Currently, Kingdom offers four types of beer along with seasonal flavor:
- Kingdom Pilsener - a traditional pilsener (5.0% alc/vol)
- Kingdom IPA - a hoppy, amber coloured beer (5.8% alc/vol)
- Kingdom Mango IPA - a full bodied IPA with a hint of Mango (5.8% alc/vol)
- Kingdom White - a Belgian-style wheat beer (5.0% alc/vol)
The Taproom
The brewery has an onsite bar and lounge known as The Taproom,[5] where visitors have an opportunity to sample the brewery's variety of beers and take guided tours of the facility.[6]
Unscheduled tours of the brewery are held between 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Monday - Saturday . Groups of 5 or more can schedule tours by appointment.
TGIF - Thank God It's Friday
On the first Friday of every month, the Taproom [7] hosts a special “TGIF” event, offering all-you-can-drink Kingdom and Indochine [8] draft beer and a burger and fries for US$15.00. The event lasts from 6:00 PM till 11:00 PM.
References
- Price, Gemma (20 November 2011). "Cambodia: Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away". Articles.latimes.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via LA Times.
- Administrator. "Affiliations". Leopardasia.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- Price, Gemma (23 September 2010). "Kingdom Breweries: Cambodia's New Craft Beer". Time.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via www.time.com.
- "Home". Monde-selection.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "Kingdom Breweries". Travelandleisureasia.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- "Very fresh and tasty beer at a reasonable price - plus river view brewpub - Review of Kingdom Breweries, Phnom Penh, Cambodia - TripAdvisor". Tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- https://www.facebook.com/kingdombreweries/
- http://indochinebeer.com/