Baht Simpson

Not per se but flavour can increase in line with alcohol content due to the increased amount of fermentable sugars needed.

6.5% seems to be the sweet spot. Leffe at 6.6%.

Tops have San Miguel for 36b. It's a step up from Leo regular.

Some of it needs flattening. Chang is just a gas bomb. A little carbonation is fine. I come from the land of flat ales.

Some cheaper fruit beers are just beer-flavoured soda but if you buy something like a Kriek Lambic (cherry) it's pure nectar.

There are a number of reasons to pour. It lets the beer oxygenate which imparts flavour, lets carbonation out to let it settle, creates a head in some beers and provides a better way of gauging the aroma, to name a few. Of course none of this matters if you just want to get drunk. ????

I'm not above drinking out of a can if necessary but always have new beers in a glass to see the colour.

The cans are lined so you shouldn't get a metallic taste from them.

They use three different hops so there's a slight difference in flavour profile. The Yellow Sub was a bit fruitier as I recall.

There's three, Columbus, Galaxy and Yellow Sub. I tried them a few weeks ago and one of them was o.k. but I can't remember which one now.

Looks lovely but the water is freezing. I made that mistake at Morar. ????

I didn't realize you could have concurrent passports. I'll have to look at that. Thanks.

What on earth are you talking about?

Lol. Didn't read my second post above did you? I actually worked in anti money laundering for a major bank for several years so I'm quite aware of the dangers. For avoidance of doubt I haven't lost my passport, I was asking a hypothetical question.

Thanks Upnotover. That's comforting.

Thanks ubonjoe. The problem with that is you have to put in all your personal details and potentially have your passport cancelled before they advise you how it will be replaced and I'm not willing to risk having a perfectly good passport deleted. I was just wondering if anyone had already gone through the process to explain the procedure of receiving a replacement. Hopefully it will never happen but I did almost lose my passport at Udon Thani airport once so forewarned is forearmed.

I might add that I haven't actually lost my passport ......yet, but I'd like to be prepared for that eventuality.

What is the procedure for lost or stolen U.K. passports in Thailand? Obviously you would not be able to present your current passport at VFS, so do they accept photocopies and alternate i.d. ? Does anyone have any recent experience of this?

More likely this:

Well obviously if they have proper mental health issues it's another matter.

He was characterized as being loud, aggressive, xenophobic and homophobic. Bit difficult not to judge him on that whatever his age or life experience. One would hope that maturity and experience would bring better qualities.

Very True Mike. "Avoid loud and aggressive people, they are a vexation to the spirit" - Max Ernst

Is that you Lou? ????

What's "gay education". ????

I remember a few years ago in a debate a pro-hunt woman stated that fox hunting was vital in keeping fox numbers down. A few minutes later after someone had accused the hunt of wholesale slaughter she said that wasn't true and that the hunts only killed a small number a year. Once someone pointed out that she'd contradicted herself she started to flounder. There's no excuse for fox hunting.