Singha Beer

เบียร์สิงห์

Singha Beer (เบียร์สิงห์) is Thailand's oldest domestically-produced beer and the country's original premium lager. It was first brewed in 1933 by Phraya Bhirom Bhakdi (Boonrawd Sreshthaputra), who had observed European brewing practices during travels to Germany and Denmark in 1930. He constructed Thailand's first brewery — Boon Rawd Brewery — in 1933, and the first bottles rolled off the assembly line in 1934. On 25 October 1939, King Rama VII officially endorsed Singha by granting the brewery the right to display the royal Garuda emblem on its label — an honour bestowed only upon companies with outstanding long-term reputations, and one that no other Thai brewery has ever received. The Garuda on Singha's bottle neck remains to this day a mark of royal approval. Singha is a pale lager brewed at 5% ABV from barley, hops, and water, with a clean, crisp taste and slightly more pronounced hop bitterness than Chang or Leo. The name 'Singha' refers to a mythological lion in Hindu-Buddhist tradition, depicted in Thai temple iconography. Boon Rawd Brewery operates nine factories across Thailand — in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Singburi, Khon Kaen, Ayutthaya, Pathum Thani, and Surat Thani — with a combined capacity of one billion litres per year. Singha is priced slightly higher than Chang in Thailand (70–90 baht for 330ml), positioning it as a premium product. The brewery also produces Leo Beer (a budget lager) and Estiga (a craft-style beer).