Red Panda Brewery (Swiss Farm)

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A cold, cloudy wheat beer poured fresh in a Himalayan valley — the unlikely legacy of a Swiss cheesemaker who made Bumthang his home.

Tucked into the Bumthang countryside, the Red Panda Brewery is a small craft operation producing an unfiltered, Bavarian-style wheat beer — a genuinely unexpected find in the Himalaya. It grew from the legacy of Swiss expatriate Fritz Maurer, whose Swiss Farm Bumthang introduced cheese-making, brewing and other European techniques to the valley decades ago. Tour the modest brewery, taste the beer fresh from the source, and pair it with local Swiss-style cheese and honey from the farm. Quirky, warm and wholly offbeat, this is a delicious change of pace among Bumthang's temples and dzongs. For Bhutan craft beer and Swiss cheese Bhutan, Red Panda Brewery Bumthang is among the more surprising things to do in Bumthang and places to visit in Bumthang. Plan your visit via the official Bhutan Tourism portal: bhutan.travel.

March to May and September to November for pleasant weather; daytime visits suit the informal brewery tour best.

It's a small, informal operation, so confirm current tour and tasting times in advance — pick up local Swiss-style cheese and honey from the farm while you're there, and pair the stop with the nearby Bumthang temples for a change of pace after a morning of monasteries.

This attraction can be easily woven into BreakBag Holidays' customised Bhutan tour packages, pairing Red Panda Brewery with Jakar Dzong, the Bumthang temples and valleys.

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