Beer Republic
Beer Republic is the ground-floor beer hall of the Holiday Inn at Chidlom, a 1920s-industrial room stocking over 70 labels from Singha to rotating craft draughts, steps from the BTS.
Why go
It solves a specific problem: a big, walk-in room near BTS Chidlom where a mixed group can drink well enough from 11:30am to midnight, with live sports on the screens and bands at night. BK Magazine's 2019 survey pegged it exactly: "this vast, industrial warehouse-inspired venue serves both mass and craft beers plus Thai and European bar food." The calendar is the strongest feature, B165 German drafts through Oktoberfest 2025 and a Guinness-led St Patrick's program in March 2026, which is also the freshest proof it's alive and trading.
Order this / avoid
- Order: whatever craft draught rotated in that week, or time a visit to a festival window; BK called it
a surprisingly upscale venue with great brews
in its Oktoberfest 2025 roundup.2 - Avoid: expecting a Thai-craft destination. The lean is German drafts, Guinness, and imports, and BK's 15 best beer bars of 2025 does not include it.
What locals & experts say
- BK Magazine (2019):
Aiming for both the after-work and heavy partying crowds, they stock over 70 labels of beer.
1 - Time Out Bangkok (2026):
March rolls around and Beer Republic sharpens its stout taps in honour of St Patrick.
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Good to know
- Timing: daily 11:30am to midnight (venue site); festival programming spikes around Oktoberfest and St Patrick's.
- Getting there: ground floor of Holiday Inn Bangkok, 971 Phloen Chit Road, effectively at BTS Chidlom; the street-facing counter watches the Phloen Chit corridor.
- Prices: B95 Singha half pints up to B750 premium imports (BK, 2018); figure around B900 a head with food.
Verdict
listed — A vast, industrial-styled beer hall on the ground floor of the Holiday Inn at Chidlom: 70-plus labels spanning macro to craft, weekly-changing draughts, live sports, and festival programming with B165 German drafts. Useful when you're near BTS Chidlom with a mixed group; the city's beer press leaves it off its best-of lists, and on the evidence that's the right call.