Dont think it will impact us out here very much... well apart from beer shops/bar selling more to  visiting townies

46 minutes ago, Moonlover said:

 

Ah, Chateau D'Rauch. I remember it well. Chateau D'Ceres was pretty good as well. 

I Always found Ceres to be a bit watery, my favourite was Danya ( when it wasn't banned ), or Al- Rabie....

43 minutes ago, johnny49r said:

By getting totally drunk!

 

43 minutes ago, johnny49r said:

And driving!

 

But they make sure that the vehicle has been blessed by a monk first so they don't have an accident. 

50 minutes ago, taiping said:

A "couple of glasses"??? Dear oh dear, that's just the aperitif.

Here is a picture of one of them.........

My Mom & Pop shop is getting too clever! They will sell you alcohol on any prohibited day, but will charge 5 baht a bottle extra as a "risk factor". I wonder if the local BiB, who practically consider the shop as their office, pay the "risk factor" as well?

12 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

I Always found Ceres to be a bit watery, my favourite was Danya ( when it wasn't banned ), or Al- Rabie....

It's been a while now, but I think I used to bolster Ceres with some apple juice.

 

Whatever, I reckon I enjoyed a better quality wine in KSA than a lot of the rubbish I've come across here.

1 hour ago, AhFarangJa said:

After a couple of glasses in Saudi I could not see the bottle at 20 paces.......

Well certainly after a couple of large glasses of "white lightening" anyway..........which was the speciality at our camp in the Sahara (Libya), although some good beer makes around!

 

The wine from Tesco (Vineyards) is an ok swigger for those not wishing to spend a fortune.

good idea. Open the shops to buy alcs only once a week or month

3 hours ago, Lungstib said:

Perhaps my village is no longer in Thailand. Sure as birds fly I will be able to buy any local booze from any local shop on Thursday. Just not Tesco or 7-11 which we dont have in my village anyway.

it's hard to believe any villages are in Thailand. your local ran ka will always sell, rain or shine, no matter the hour, too. well, except after midnight, usually, because they're long asleep, not because they're obeying those obnoxious selling hours regulations.

 

When I saw the headline, my first reaction was to think that the 'authorities' had come up with yet another brilliant idea and were about to ban the sale of alcohol every thursday from now on !

 

The funniest part being that I didn't find it utterly unbelievable, considering some of the measures that have been taken since May 2014, all in the name of 'restoring happiness'.

22 minutes ago, hobobo said:

My Mom & Pop shop is getting too clever! They will sell you alcohol on any prohibited day, but will charge 5 baht a bottle extra as a "risk factor". I wonder if the local BiB, who practically consider the shop as their office, pay the "risk factor" as well?

 

I'd venture to suggest that peeeeerhaps the local BiB actually pocket the 'risk factor' ...

 

 

3 hours ago, Lungstib said:

Perhaps my village is no longer in Thailand. Sure as birds fly I will be able to buy any local booze from any local shop on Thursday. Just not Tesco or 7-11 which we dont have in my village anyway.

No need to go as far as the villages. When we lived just behind Big C in Udon Thani, all the local shops around us carried on selling as usual. And no doubt did some very good business.

2 hours ago, AhFarangJa said:

Leave it to settle out ( if you can  ) Then rack off into bottles. Worked well in Saudi......

Recipe please?

2 hours ago, taiping said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

 

Hmm sounds interesting....Recipe Please 

Alcohol sales banned on Makha Bucha Day

 

So long as there is no ban on green tea, I really don't care!

Hey........... That means the bargirls not working that day............ I can take one of my favorites and she can keep all the money I give her and she don't have to give the 300 to the bar............. GREAT DEAL for her and 'same same' for me................  LOL ............

What's "sterilise" mean? Alcohol kills all known germs.

If the level is high enough, and I don't know what that is. I make beer, and if everything, vat, spoon, lid, bottles, tops, etc., aren't sterilized, the brew 'goes off', and must be thrown out.
Spirits will sterilize, but not sure about table wine, about 13% ??

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I thought that was always the case, or did that just apply to farang bars?

Any that know will just stock up day before, but I'd imagine a few tourists will be less than impressed, unless hotels are exempt.

I fly back at Midnight on the 28th but my little lovely has bought me a carton to throw in the fridge for Thursday. God bless her little cotton socks :)

28 minutes ago, sawadeeken said:

Hey........... That means the bargirls not working that day............ I can take one of my favorites and she can keep all the money I give her and she don't have to give the 300 to the bar............. GREAT DEAL for her and 'same same' for me................  LOL ............

Don't cheer too soon. Some bars will remain open but not sell alcohol, which could mean just another working day for the staff. 

2 hours ago, Tidybeard said:

The  full moon party on  Koh Phagan should be fun  !

Yes, because it's on Friday 2nd.

 

1 minute ago, thaibeachlovers said:

31 minutes ago, sawadeeken said:

Hey........... That means the bargirls not working that day............ I can take one of my favorites and she can keep all the money I give her and she don't have to give the 300 to the bar............. GREAT DEAL for her and 'same same' for me................  LOL ............

Don't cheer too soon. Some bars will remain open but not sell alcohol, which could mean just another working day for the staff. 

Not in Ban Chang where my girls are................... Just 40 minutes south of Pattaya.......... It is what Pattaya was 30-40 years ago (Quiet.... with Pleasure).............. So many lovable girls (Not 'hardened').............

3 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Yes, because it's on Friday 2nd.

They will probably just have it on a different day if they can't sell booze on THE day. The party is the thing, the phase of the moon the excuse. Not like it's magic or anything.

I don't drink every day anyway, but I do sort of object to being told I can't.

3 hours ago, taiping said:

Looks like I might have to go back to making my own Chateau D'Plasticbucket which costs around 300 baht for 5 L to make, using supermarket grape juice. Result not bad but a little cloudy near the bottom of the bucket, but by that time who cares?

Run it through twice. Takes a little longer, but well worth the effort.

Just now, thaibeachlovers said:

They will probably just have it on a different day if they can't sell booze on THE day. The party is the thing, the phase of the moon the excuse. Not like it's magic or anything.

Yes as written, found on the net.

And the astronomical fullmoon date is March 2.

 

4 hours ago, Lungstib said:

Perhaps my village is no longer in Thailand. Sure as birds fly I will be able to buy any local booze from any local shop on Thursday. Just not Tesco or 7-11 which we dont have in my village anyway.

Tesco is rubbish compared to the Rimping chain in Chiang Mai. OK, not that it has anything to do with anything. 

3 hours ago, Bill Miller said:

Coffee filter and a funnel...

 

...and don't fergit teh discard deh first 50mls or so. ya don't wanna git a headache. ( 'course, you already know this )

Shock, horror- no alcohol on no alcohol day. It's not as if it doesn't happen every year.  If people don't have work arounds by now (or the ability to survive 24 hrs without alcohol) its a bit sad. 

3 hours ago, faraday said:

How do you sterilise the bucket (allegedly)?

 

Hydrogen peroxide mixed with white vinegar and water.