Kingdom Breweries

Industry| Alcoholic beverage
Founded| 2009
Headquarters|

Phnom Penh

Cambodia

Key people

| Douglas Clayton (Director)
Products| Beer
Owner| Leopard Capital, Charles Street International Holdings
Website| Official website

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

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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

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The Taproom at Kingdom Breweries

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

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1. ^ "Cambodia's Kingdom crafts niche as regional brewer". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 4 April 2024.
2. ^ Price, Gemma (20 November 2011). "Cambodia: Phnom Penh's beer scene is chugging away". Articles.latimes.com. Archived from the original on 23 November 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via LA Times.
3. ^ Administrator. "Affiliations". Leopardasia.com. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
4. ^ Price, Gemma (23 September 2010). "Kingdom Breweries: Cambodia's New Craft Beer". Time. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2016 – via www.time.com.
5. ^ "Home". Monde-selection.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
6. ^ "Kingdom Breweries". Travelandleisureasia.com. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
7. ^ "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.