Page 59 - Thirst Magazine Issue 1 (Feb 2017)
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MIKELLER

                                                Hidden in a housing area away
                                                from Ekkamai main street, the bar
                                                occupies a two-storey property
                                                with 30 rotating taps of craft beers.
                                                Bottles are stashed in the Tasting
                                                Room at the back and occasionally,
                                                there are beer pairings, tap
                                                takeovers and BBQin the front
                                                yard. Group events are hosted
                                                regularly.
                                                   mikkellerbangkok
                                                HAILIANG

                                                If you are looking for a speakeasy,
                                                this is one that is hard to find.
                                                It’s among shops with neon signs
             GOLDENCOINS TAPROOM                offering massages, Japanese
                                                food and erotic services. Walk
             BANGKOK                            along the zen garden in front

             Brewing is still legally limited   and once through the front door,
             to the commercial breweries in     you are immediately welcomed
             Thailand. Following the success    with Japanese hospitality and
             of the rustic Let The Boy Die, this   an excellent selection of limited
             6-tap beer joint showcases founder   edition whisky.
             Pipattanaphon “Piek” Pumpo’s          Hai-Liang
             Goldencoins beers which he now
             brews in Vietnam and legally
             imports back into Thailand.
                 goldencoinstaproom

             HAIR OF THE DOG
             (PHROM PONG)

             Walk into a make-believe morgue
             with the bar’s signature overhead
             surgical lights, choose from the
             13 rotating taps and over 100
             bottles from around the world. The
             brainchild of one of Founders of
             Mikkeller Bangkok and its General
             Manager, the bar now has 2
             branches, both near the BTS.
                 hairofthedogbkk


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