Boon Rawd Brewery

The beers from Thailand's Boon Rawd Brewery are pure wanderlust.

First boats, then beer

When Praya Bhirom Bhakdi opened his business in 1910, it was not a brewery. The young man set up a ferry company that took people by boat across the Chao Praya River. His company flourished for almost two decades, but then something happened that forced the businessman to rethink his approach. The Memorial Bridge was built in 1929 and was intended to connect Bangkok and Thonburi. This wasn't a threat to Praya's business per se, but the wise man suspected that more bridges would be built in the future and his fellow citizens would become less and less dependent on ferries. This realization led him to give up his company and look for other opportunities. After a conversation with Mr. Eisenhoffer from the Paul Pickenpack trading company, Praya's choice fell on beer. In 1931 he applied to build Thailand's first brewery and three years later the time had come and his own brewery opened its doors. The Singha, which still exists and is popular today, was one of the first brews at the new brewery. Because there was no competition in its own country, the newly founded Boon Rawd Brewery was able to quickly establish itself: less than two years after opening, 40 percent of the beer consumed in Thailand came from Praya's pen. This trend continued even after the founder's death and the success of Boon Rawd Brewery was unstoppable.

Enjoyment and responsibility

The brewery was modernized and expanded several times in the following decades in order to meet the ever-increasing demand. To continue their winning streak, Boon Rawd Brewery starts exporting their popular Singha . Praya's descendants continued his business for 80 years. Today the brewery is an integral part of the city's culture and participates in life in its homeland with charitable projects. The brewery promotes environmental protection, provides scholarships to university students, supports the education of its employees' children and has established a foundation for medical care in the event of a disaster. The brewery's range includes a number of classics that are drunk throughout Asia and have now also conquered Europe. Boon Rawd's favorites include the aforementioned Singha and their Lager Leo. The beers are refreshing, light-footed brews that we enjoy best when we dream of vacations in distant countries or sit on a white sandy beach and dangle our feet in the crystal clear water.