Kingdom Breweries is a Cambodian craft beer brewery company that was 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, along the banks of the Tonlé Sap River[2] on the north end of the city, 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,[3] and Charles Street International Holdings.
Kingdom launched its first beer, Clouded Leopard Pilsener, in September 2010,[4] which was awarded a Belgian Monde Selection Gold Quality Award in 2011.[5]
Products
Kingdom offers four types of beer:
- Kingdom Pilsener – a traditional pilsener (5% alc/vol)
- Kingdom IPA – a hoppy, amber-colored 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% alc/vol)
The Taproom
The brewery has an onsite bar and lounge known as the Taproom,[6] where visitors have an opportunity to sample the brewery's variety of beers and take guided tours of the facility.[7]
References
- Cambodia's Kingdom crafts niche as regional brewer Nikkei Asia, retrieved 2024-04-04^
- Gemma Price. Cambodia: Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away Articles.latimes.com, 20 November 2011, retrieved 7 June 2016^
- Administrator. Affiliations Leopardasia.com, retrieved 7 June 2016^
- Gemma Price. Kingdom Breweries: Cambodia's New Craft Beer Time, 23 September 2010, retrieved 7 June 2016^
- 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^