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Full Moon Brewworks is the Original Phuket craft brewery based in Patong beach, Phuket, Thailand. It was founded by Sukij Thipatima and Kamalas Pattanapaisarn, who are the college flatmates in Greensboro, North Carolina, USA. Who have dreams of seeing Thailand’s own distinctive beer like in the U.S. back then finally culminated with Full Moon Brewworks, a microbrewery, established for the first time in 2009 in Phuket, Thailand.

Brewery
Full Moon Brewworks has emerged as an artisan beer brewer since 2009 in Patong, Phuket. Their approach is to bring flavour and aromas through the combination of traditional beer-making notion, modern craft beer techniques, and distinctive ingredients such as exotic herbs, spices, local fruits, etc. from local farms in the area. All of their beers are made with all "Natural Ingredients". Their aim towards local business into the supply chain to ensure that not only make good beer, but also take part in growing strong community. Made with local inspiration and best quality beer ingredients, each bottle of their beers are filled with local inspiration to deliver the new shade of great tasting Thai beer.

Currently, they are operating in 2 locations. The brewpub location in Patong beach, Phuket. The main production facility in Phathumthani Brewery.

Brewpub
This brewery is started from a Brewpub, located in Jungceylon Centre in Patong. Hidden in the front corner of Jungceylon, just behind the Junk (A Chinese style sail boat, the Jungceylon landmark). They are pouring outstanding craft beer to beer lovers who visiting Phuket from around the world. Equipped with 500 litres system with total capacity of 200,000 litres as well as 28 taps in their taproom that always filled with new tastes from their core range and experimental beers and also featuring guest beers from other local and international craft breweries. They are serving both Thai and International cuisines to accommodate tourists from around the world.

Artisan Beers
Full Moon Brewworks focuses on "Naturally Made" craft beer, they produces various types of beers. The flagships in their core ranges are Chalawan Pale Ale and Bussaba Ex-Weisse. These are their beers:

Chalawan Pale Ale - American Pale Ale ABV.: 4.7% | IBU: 45
The flagship beer of the brewery. In 2017, Chalawan Pale Ale became the best selling craft beer in import/ craft beer category in Thailand. "Chalawan" named after the king of alligators, is a Thai folkloric tale in which an alligator with the ability to shapeshifter into a charming man lures young women to become his lovers. He is strong and aggressive, due to his wild-beast nature, but is smooth and charming around women. Just like Chalawan, this Pale Ale balances bitterness and sweetness. Crafted from blends of Pilsner malt and roasted Munich malt, it has a medium body with moderate carbonation. It delivers a malty caramel note flanked by lychee, citrus, and floral aromas that glide into a long finish from the robust and hoppy profile of the Cascade and Columbus hops

Chatri IPA - Session IPA | ABV.: 5.2% | IBU: 55
From the day 1 of its launch, it became the instant hit in Thai craft market. It outdrives both local and even IPAs. Today, it is the best selling IPA in Thailand. "Chatri" is a Thai word usually referring to the bold, reputable, character in men. Just like this beer, which has big flavour from massive hops but is balanced by a sweet malt character. Brewed with Pilsner malt and rye to deliver just about right in body for the 'Session IPA'. Massively dry-hopped with Australian's Galaxy with additions of Citra and Cascade, which bring out citrus, grapefruit, and lightly dank aromas.

Bussaba Ex-Weisse - Hefeweizen (Herbs & Spices) | ABV.: 4.0% & 4.7% | IBU: 15
In 2021, Bussaba Ex-Weisse ranked 3rd in Import/ Craft beer category. This beer is the most awarded beer in Thailand and it becomes the best seller for this brewery. The name "Bussaba" comes from the most beautifully scented woman in Thai literature. Make this Far East Asia Hefeweizen with a twisted with an infusion of the ginger flower from local Phuket. Beautifully crafted to create a uniqueness of this beer to accept by people around the world. Bussaba Ex-Weisse puts a pin for the Thai craft brewery to presence in the global arena. In 2018 and 2020, Bussaba Ex-Weisse won 2 silver medals at one the of the most respectful beer competition in the world at the European Beer Star in Nürnberg, Germany. The only fews beer competitions in the world that compete in Olympic style.

Andaman Phuket Dark Ale - English Brown Ale | ABV.4.7% | IBU: 30-35
This is the First beer recipe that introduced by Full Moon Brewworks back in 2009. It is the British-inspired ale, taking back in time when it all started. Now they reinvented it with a new twist, the treasure for beer lovers. Brewed with Crisp No. 19 Floor-Malted Maris Otter, the one of the rarest malt in the world today due to the niche artisanal process involved in its production. The rich malty aromas and flavour - light biscuit and caramel, softly accentuated with an espresso finish. The ale boasts medium carbonation, just enough to invigorate in the tropical head. This beer is for those who hunt for the adventures of taste, always yearn for more and appreciate style with substances. In 2019, Thailand craft beer industry got featuring again in global stage. "Andaman Phuket Dark Ale" won the most respectful award of all-time, the first "GOLD" medal for Asia countries at the European Beer Star 2019 in Nürnberg, Germany. Taken the gold from the 5 years consecutive winners from Switzerland in the "English Brown Ale" category.

Puppet Master ThaIPA (2017) - Thai IPA | ABV.: 5.5% | IBU: 40
When a collaboration includes a brewery from Thailand, an Aussie bar with a Thai-focused menu, a local brewery prepared to play it loose with written English and the beer is a hoppy one, there was really no way this beer wasn't going to be styled as a ThaIPA, was there? Officially named Puppet Master, the beer is something of a companion piece to a collab released late last year between Sydney’s Stockade and Phuket’s Full Moon Brewworks, only this one adds a third collaborator to the mix in the shape of legendary Melbourne bar Cookie. Using the addition of lemongrass and kaffir lime as a hook, Puppet Master is a suitably citrusy drop, from the lemony aroma through to the palate where its grapefruit character mixes with a herbal spiciness. At just 5.5 percent ABV it’s a little on the light side in terms of IPAs, but you get the impression this is far more about function than it is about pleasing the people putting together style guidelines. On that, it’s the kind of thing that’ll tickle the tastes of those favouring the complementary rather than the contrasting when it comes to beer and food matching; sip one alongside a fresh and zesty Phla kung and your palate will be halfway towards a beach in Phuket.

Jone Ha Ros Milkshake IPA (2020) - Thai IPA | ABV.: 5.2% | IBU: 40
This limited release beer introduces after the relief of the global pandemic. From the raising of the New England IPA (NEIPA or Hazy IPA). "Jone Ha Ros", a word renovation from "JONE 500", a Sanskrit metaphor means the "500 awful thieves". "Jone Ha Ros" doesn't mean anything, but the fun name that contribute the full arrays of dimensional of flavours. Using massive amount of Mahachanok mango flesh (400kg), vanilla beans, lactose sugar, and Talus hops from the first harvest from Yakima Chief, USA. Hazy pale orange. Burst with passionfruit, guava, mango, tropical fruits and sage. Silky mouthfeel from Lactose with little sweetness from mango and vanilla, but from the just about right bitterness made this beer finished dry.

Where it all began
It all started from a fun chat between the far away from home friends as Thai students in North Carolina, U.S. about dreams of seeing Thailand’s own distinctive beer like in the U.S. back then finally culminated with Full Moon Brewworks, a microbrewery, established for the first time in 2009 in Phuket, Thailand. The young boys’s dream comes true project took 10 years to realise may sound like a really cool story for many, but bluntly, the path is not always filled with roses. The thorny pathway involved completing more than three years in fulfilling the very complicated legal requirements, finding resources and know-how for the brewing business, and the very crucial part for Full Moon Brewworks was learning how to survive in the daring competitive business. For many, to have a dream comes true is considering as a “success” but to really understand the nature of the dream, one needs true passion, as shown by the two young founders of Full Moon Brewworks. Due to the lack of know-how and resources about craft brewery in Thailand back in the early year of Full Moon Brewworks, one of the founding partners was sent to master his craft from VLB-Berlin, Germany, one of the renowned beer brewing institutes in the world. However, craft beer is still considered very new in Thailand. It is undeniable that most of Full Moon Brewworks’s customers are foreigners, therefore, the most critical challenge part lies in attracting more Thai people to recognise and drink craft beer in Thailand. To run a business requires such great risk and adaptation. Despite its stuttering start and being almost wiped out from the history page and branded as another unsuccessful Thai craft brewer, following down, with the unfortunate business fate of many late microbreweries that went out of the business before Full Moon Brewworks stepped into the game, especially during the political turmoil few years ago. Instead, Full Moon Brewworks has stepped out of the box and stricken up the business back on track with its new strategies and tactics. Finally, in recognition of all the hard work, Full Moon Brewworks was recently awarded a gold medal at the World Beer Awards 2016 in London, United Kingdom by a panel of 75 judges, and from among the 1,500 contestants from around the world. Full Moon Brewworks is proud to be the first Thai brewer to represents Thailand on the international stage and sees it as an encouragement to further grow and ambitiously continue to strive to become the renowned leading craft beer brand in the future. Regardless of all the bumps along the way, Full Moon Brewworks's madness philosophy towards the art of brewing has not changed from Day One to the present. Instead, under the concept of "Power of contradiction", it brews more creative doors of sensation and flavors for beer lovers, enabling them to discover the whole new refreshing experiences without any restrictions and boundaries. For Full Moon Brewworks, brewing up the utmost full flavored beers with different kinds of ingredients, including malts, hops and yeasts from around the world, while adding a touch of Thainess from local herbs and spices to create its well-balanced unique and distinguish taste can be perceived as another type of freedom of expression and another form of art.