Sylvester Fedor's guest appearances

Sylvester Fedor

Shift Drink

WTF is Up in Southeast Asia + Hong Kong

Stephen Lyman

Danny Mena

Lior Lev Sercarz

Chantal Tseng

Rick Edwards

Jessica Taylor

Jim Meehan

Jason Alexander

Yannick Benjamin

Rhum Agricole

Chris Coy

Josh Davis

Chris Eley

Mel C

Jeremy Wade

OwlTail

Calling all hopheads! This week, we chat with Mikkeller Bar Singapore's Sylvester Fedor about all things craft beer, and the smallest Mikkeller bar yet. Grab an ale and hear all about the new-gen hawker's recommendations for food-craft beer pairings (it's a thing!).Other stories include:Forbes accused of encouraging modern-day colonization after telling readers to 'quit day job' and move to 'cheap islands' like Bali | Hundreds of Khlong Toei residents get jabbed after virus erupts in riverside quarter | Drunk foreigner steals taxi near Lan Kwai Fong, drives to Wan Chai | Drastic COVID-19 surges seen in 7 Indonesian provinces ahead of Eid holiday | Thousands turn up for first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine in Malaysia | Canadian beauty queen calls out racist Filipino fans | Woman confronts Muslims dining, eating non-halal food in public during Ramadan | World rallies on 'Global Myanmar Spring Revolution Day'The Coconuts Podcast delivers impactful, weird, and wonderful reporting by our journalists on the ground in eight cities: Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, and Bali. Listen to headline news and insightful interviews on matters large and small, designed for people located in - or curious about - Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.

Calling all hopheads! This week, we chat with Mikkeller Bar Singapore's Sylvester Fedor about all things craft beer, and the smallest Mikkeller bar yet. Grab an ale and hear all about the new-gen hawker's recommendations for food-craft beer pairings (it's a thing!). Other stories include: Forbes accused of encouraging modern-day colonization after telling readers to 'quit day job' and move to 'cheap islands' like Bali | Hundreds of Khlong Toei residents get jabbed after virus erupts in riverside quarter | Drunk foreigner steals taxi near Lan Kwai Fong, drives to Wan Chai | Drastic COVID-19 surges seen in 7 Indonesian provinces ahead of Eid holiday | Thousands turn up for first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine in Malaysia | Canadian beauty queen calls out racist Filipino fans | Woman confronts Muslims dining, eating non-halal food in public during Ramadan | World rallies on 'Global Myanmar Spring Revolution Day' The Coconuts Podcast delivers impactful, weird, and wonderful reporting by our journalists on the ground in eight cities: Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Yangon, and Bali. Listen to headline news and insightful interviews on matters large and small, designed for people located in - or curious about - Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.

Craft beer 101 and Mikkeller Bar's first hawker bar, with Sylvester Fedor | The Coconuts Podcast | May 7, 2021

Sylvester Fedor is relatively new to Bangkok and he’s already helping to lead the charge in the craft beer revolution in Southeast Asia. As the General Manager of Mikkeller in Bangkok, he’s on the front lines and is the gatekeeper for many of the specialty brews being imported into Thailand. I caught up with Sylvestor just after the conclusion SEA Brew, an annual craft beer conference for industry professionals that takes place in Bangkok. Brewing regulations in Thailand are quite complex and archaic, and introducing beer like Mikkeller or Grimm to the market requires a lot of maneuvering. As we sat in a small beer bar during this recording, I met two small brewers in Thailand that refused to have their photos taken for fear of being shut down. These were elegant beers with professional packaging that were built to appease even the most skeptical of craft beer geeks. And yet, it was illegal to have them on the menu. The bar owner and the brewer both could face heavy fines if the police so choose. And yet, the scene is thriving. Listen in to hear what’s going on in the world of legal and illegal brewing in Southeast Asia.

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sylvestertf/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sylvester Fedor</a> is relatively new to Bangkok and he’s already helping to lead the charge in the craft beer revolution in Southeast Asia. As the General Manager of <a href="https://www.tastingroombkk.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mikkeller</a> in Bangkok, he’s on the front lines and is the gatekeeper for many of the specialty brews being imported into Thailand. I caught up with Sylvestor just after the conclusion <a href="http://sea-brew.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SEA Brew</a>, an annual craft beer conference for industry professionals that takes place in Bangkok. Brewing regulations in Thailand are quite complex and archaic, and introducing beer like <a href="http://mikkeller.dk/locations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mikkeller</a> or <a href="https://grimmales.com/beers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grimm</a> to the market requires a lot of maneuvering. As we sat in a small beer bar during this recording, I met two small brewers in Thailand that refused to have their photos taken for fear of being shut down. These were elegant beers with professional packaging that were built to appease even the most skeptical of craft beer geeks. And yet, it was illegal to have them on the menu. The bar owner and the brewer both could face heavy fines if the police so choose. And yet, the scene is thriving. Listen in to hear what’s going on in the world of legal and illegal brewing in Southeast Asia.

Asian Craft Beer with Sylvester Fedor