Archive - Critical Drinking

A primer on the truest Thai drink, and where you can try it.

Jun 14, 2024 •

Discovering the spirit behind Thai spirits

What Onson has taught me about Isaan, pride, and the Thai craft movement.

Jun 7, 2024 •

May 2024

The problem with our beer prices

And how we can address it.

May 25, 2024 •

Let’s talk about alcohol taxes

No one likes them. Few understand them.

May 10, 2024 •

April 2024

And we're back!

*emerges from the crypt* What's up?

Apr 11, 2024 •

December 2023

Who is the Duke of Beerington?

Celebrating Um, the man in black behind Duke of Beerington, as the bar turns five this December.

Dec 15, 2023 •

November 2023

Behind the Label with… Samata

The beloved brewer of sour beers aims to refresh its look.

Nov 30, 2023 •

Bangkok winter used to mean one thing

Nov 17, 2023 •

Tawandang enters Thailand's beer market

Christmas has come early for beer consumers.

Nov 9, 2023 •

The best beer experience of my life?

Recalling the time I hiked Germany's Fünf-Seidla-Steig, and all the great beers I had along the way.

Nov 3, 2023 •

October 2023

Why are there suddenly so many beer fests?

On Thailand's abundance of beer events, what they offer the country, and why they're very different from the ones you've experienced elsewhere.

Oct 28, 2023 •

All the best bars, beers, and booze from a week in Isaan

And we're back!

Oct 20, 2023 •

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