Hopulist Issue 1

I headed to another establishment during my stay
known as BREW. Feeling confident after having
been in the city for a few nights at this point,
I decided (and somehow convinced my longsuffering
girlfriend) that this was within walking
distance. Before I go any further let me strongly
advise you NEVER to walk anywhere in Bangkok.
It’s the least pedestrian friendly city I’ve ever
been to, and after a sweaty and often dangerous
stagger around its maze-like streets, we discovered
BREW was not open… I stood around gawping
at the non-illuminated sign for sometime before
an equally disgruntled American sitting on some
nearby steps informed us the bar has been closed
for renovation for some time, BUT WAS OPEN
TOMORROW! Fast-forward 24 hours and I was
sipping a lovely Belgian wheat beer convincing
my girlfriend that it had all been worth the wait. A
live band entertained the again very international
crowd. This place had character, it had great beer,
it had decent grub and it was in a city that was
winning me over with every passing second.
Bangkok as a serious craft beer destination is
not just my rose-tinted (and potentially fine ale
influenced) view of the place though. Danish
brewing giant Mikkeler has recently opened a bar a
little further out from the centre.
So, while the typical destinations for craft beer
probably remain in Europe and the United States,
it was incredibly refreshing to see the movement
being picked up so authentically in somewhere
as exotic and alien as Thailand. If you ever make
it out there, rest-assured that the weather is great,
the people are incredibly friendly, the experience is
fantastic, and most importantly, the beer is good…
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