Kingdom Breweries
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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/ |
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.[1] 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.
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
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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/