Namgay Artisanal Brewery is located opposite Paro International Airport. It takes a 10-15 minute car drive from Paro Airport. The beer factory in Bhutan is coming up in different places in Bhutan. Namgay Artisanal Brewery in Paro produces different variants for different tastes which people will enjoy.
They brew many styles of beer. The beauty is they have a good restaurant with a live band playing to enjoy the evening and night hours with beer.
They work out marketing strategies to attract travelers traveling to Bhutan and enjoy the beauty of Paro Town Bhutan.The well-written description of the owner of the beer factory “Namgay Artisanal Brewery”. the write-up is taken from “Humans of Thimphu”.
“When I was studying in Switzerland, I was introduced to different varieties of beer from Europe and the culture around them. Diving deeper, I realized that there was more to beer than we were aware of in Bhutan. This inspired me to open a beer factory in the country as opposed to the usual tourism business.
As in all businesses, there are upsetting circumstances. In the past, we had frequent breakdowns in the brewery and no one could figure out the source of the problem. It was very hard to get a specialist or even spare parts and we had to drain out a lot of beer because of this.
This however made me focus more on the maintenance and now we try our best to keep everything running smoothly with minimum downtime.
The happiest moment of mine was when we won the “Best Brewery and Beer in Bhutan” award in 2019 by rate beer. Another would be meeting some of the biggest names in the craft beer industry with who we have also collaborated.
Other than that, I would say, was becoming a father. Actually, this tops my list. Time is the only currency that matters. It’s okay to fail sometimes. I initially wasted a lot of money on trying to find the right beer for me to brew but eventually, the time spent on it was worth it as I learned a lot. The one thing that I regret in life is the time I put work before family and drank more beer than I should have. Fortunately, I have been able to get through that now. Money can be earned back but time once gone is gone forever.”
“Greener Way” is a trash collector based in Thimphu who really appreciates Namgay Artisanal Brewery for the concern for buying back their beer bottles (Bhutanese). Such Extended Producer Responsibilities are very rare in Bhutan.
With this partnership, They will contribute to creating jobs, moving towards a green economy, and seeking an economic alternative for glass waste.
Responsible brewery and also making the best beer in Paro town.
Paro Town Bhutan is located at an elevation of 2280m, on the bank of the Paro River. Paro town was first established in 1985 with traditional Bhutanese houses with one main street and road. Paro got only an international Aiport which is nearly 4 km from Paro Town. Latter on main Paro town was converted into concrete buildings with a modern look. Few traditional looks of houses are still there with the additional inner road.
Rinchen Pung Dzong or Rinpung Dzong Paro literally means ‘Fortress on a Heap of Jewels’. In 1644 Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal(Bhutan unifier) ordered the construction of the dzong on the foundation laid by Guru Rinpoche. The fortress in Bhutan has mainly been used for defending the place or the valley from invasions by Tibet.
Paro Museum or National Museum of Bhutan was previously a watchtower of Paro Valley. Invaders of Tibet use to attack the valley frequently and Zhabdrung Nawang Namgyel started building up watchtowers in Bhutan. The watchtower of Paro was called Ta Dzong. Ta Dzong, the fortress of watchtower was thus built on the hilltop of Paro valley above Rinpung Dzong in 1649 by La Ngonpa Tenzin Drugdra, the first Governor of Paro. He was the temporal ruler of Bhutan. He was the half-brother of the great Zhabdrung Ngawang Namgyal(unifier of Bhutan).
Kyichu Lhakhang Bhutan is one of the oldest temples in Bhutan. It was built in 659 AD by the Tibetan Emperor Songtsen Gampo. It is one of the 108 temples he built in Bhutan. The main reason for the construction of the temple was to pin down ‘the left foot of the Ogress’, which was going against the establishment of Buddhism in the Himalayas. Kyichu is said to be one of the main 12 temples out of the 108 temples that were built overnight across Tibet and the borderlands. it was built on the left foot of the giant Ogress. It was built within a day. It is considered “a secret jewel of Bhutan”.It is north of Paro Town 7 kilometers car drive from the main town Paro.
Tiger’s Nest in Bhutan is located on the granite cliff above Paro Valley with an elevation of 3120m(10240ft). It is a sacred site for Vajrayana Himalayan Buddhists. It is one of the 13th sites of Guru Padmasambhava, who flew on the back of the Tigress from Singye Dzong in eastern Bhutan and meditated there. Another legend says Yeshe Tsogyal former wife of the Tibetan Emperor was a disciple of Guru. She transformed into Tigrees and flew to Paro with Guru to spread Buddhism in the Himalayan country Bhutan.
Guru started meditation in the cave. “Taksang” literally means “Tigeress lair”.Guru started meditating in the 8th century and also started preaching Dharma. Guru meditated and manifested into eight incarnated forms. The place turned into a holy site. Guru Padmasambhava, according to the legend, meditated for three years, three months, three weeks, three days, and three hours.