Is Beerlao the best Beer in South East Asia?

[Ireland32]

The only thing I can drink.here in Thailand 

[jimn]

No Federbrau is the best beer by a mile..

[WineOh]

9 hours ago, ChrisKC said:

Well, well, I have been here in Thailand for 18 years and I think never had Beer Lao. I have been looking quickly and hardly noticed Lao from Leo. Its the age thing you know.

 

The consensus on this thread tends towards Beer Lao being the best, though I agree the competition is not serious. Recently I have been drinking Leo strong brew that I really think is an improvement on the other three Thai 'beers'.

 

So if you will excuse me, I am on my way to do a little beer shopping in the form some Beer Lao.

 

Thank you for the input here

What do you reckon mate? Any good?

 

[WineOh]

2 hours ago, jimn said:

No Federbrau is the best beer by a mile..

You are joking aren't you??

 

that's worse than Archa ????

 

Gassy as hell that Federbrau.

 

[jimn]

1 hour ago, WineOh said:

You are joking aren't you??

 

that's worse than Archa ????

 

Gassy as hell that Federbrau.

 

Lol, that comment tells me you have no idea what you are talking about. I agree Archa is revolting though, but Feberbrau, top beer.

[ross163103]

Taste is subjective but I would say, yes.

[elgenon]

On 6/2/2021 at 1:33 AM, KeeTua said:

Nothing wrong with Chang. It ranks right up there with the great American beers like Bud, Coors and Millers.

If I remember correctly, none of those beers are American-owned.

[Mutt Daeng]

For stout lovers , this takes some beating:

Cambodian Black Panther 8% ABV. You can usually get it at Thai/Cambodia border markets. My brother-in-law works in a casino In Poipet and brings me a dozen or so cans when he visits us.

 

Edited June 4, 2021 by Mutt Daeng

[MarkT63]

Hey WineOH

 

Thanks for starting this post. Have not tried Beer Lao before as had just not noticed it.

 

Very pleasant beer indeed.

 

As for the best, I will let you know when I have worked my way through every other S.E.Asian beer ????

 

Thanks again for the top tip ????

[WineOh]

1 minute ago, MarkT63 said:

Hey WineOH

 

Thanks for starting this post. Have not tried Beer Lao before as had just not noticed it.

 

Very pleasant beer indeed.

 

As for the best, I will let you know when I have worked my way through every other S.E.Asian beer ????

 

Thanks again for the top tip ????

happy to help mate ???? 

 

glad you enjoyed it! 

[suzannegoh]

27 minutes ago, elgenon said:

If I remember correctly, none of those beers are American-owned.

That’s sort of complicated.  Budweiser is now owned by InBev (Belgium).  Coors and Miller are owned by a company called Molson Coors, which is a company headquartered in Chicago that was formed out of a merger between Molson (Canada) and Coors (USA).

Edited June 4, 2021 by suzannegoh

[fulhamster]

On 6/3/2021 at 12:04 PM, chilly07 said:

Best beers in the world come from Belgium and we are fortunate in having some of them at Aroi Restaurant on the dark side.  Draft hoegaarden a light wheat beer goes well with  most foods. 

Aroi has closed for good.

[Susco]

30 minutes ago, fulhamster said:

Aroi has closed for good.

 

No it hasn't

 

[fulhamster]

4 hours ago, Susco said:

 

No it hasn't

 

The announcement was posted on a Pattaya fb page in March. 

[Susco]

Just now, fulhamster said:

The announcement was posted on a Pattaya fb page in March. 

 

They were wrong, as you can see the Aroi FB post is from just 2 days ago, and they are building a second shop in Jomtien

[chalawaan]

ASEAN hasn't helped Beer Lao get a brotherly tax cut.

 

Is it not strange that even China can make a decent drop (Tsingdao) and here we have to pay too mutt for it, or sip monopolized peepee.

 

The reason for the decent Asian imports is they faithfully reproduced their brews according to purity laws, the China beer started life in the German Concession before the Chinese civil war.

 

Another poster listed the Lao ingredients.

 

I canot comment on why the big brewers here do such a crappity job of it, but I'd be preaching to the choir anyhow, because you'll find theyre the same reasons why the vax rollout is a shamozzle, why the airline is on life support, why the lawmakers behave like lawbreakers, why bright young boutique  brewmasters are shut down for BS "infiringements" etc etc etc as Yul Brunner would say.

Edited June 4, 2021 by chalawaan

[chalawaan]

21 hours ago, WineOh said:

You are joking aren't you??

 

that's worse than Archa ????

 

Gassy as hell that Federbrau.

 

I liked F when they were selling it as a loss leader to gain tmarket traction, the taste seemed to turn as the price crept up to match the usual suspects!

I think the concept there was to channel Kloster, anyone remeber that? 

I just can't love local Heineken either, plus it is headache fodder. It's not even close to what the taps pour in the Netherlands, and there it's nothing special, with all the other excellent mass produced lagers anyhow.

[fulhamster]

15 hours ago, Susco said:

 

They were wrong, as you can see the Aroi FB post is from just 2 days ago, and they are building a second shop in Jomtien

They are separate wine shops.

Drove past Aroi yesterday looks shut

[Susco]

4 minutes ago, fulhamster said:

They are separate wine shops.

Drove past Aroi yesterday looks shut

 

If you say so, they probably built a new shop then closed it 3 days later.

 

Aroi Pattaya Pub and Resto

28 May at 13:55  ·

 

Ben and I need your help.

We have found a new location in Jontiem to open our second wine shop.

Additionally, we are supplying great food, supplied local as well as imported.

Our wines are always competitively priced, starting from 285 Baht a bottle.

For those discerning customers, we will be selling a box of caviar under 1000 Baht.

But what should we call our new shop?

[elgenon]

23 hours ago, suzannegoh said:

That’s sort of complicated.  Budweiser is now owned by InBev (Belgium).  Coors and Miller are owned by a company called Molson Coors, which is a company headquartered in Chicago that was formed out of a merger between Molson (Canada) and Coors (USA).

Thanks for the clarification. So is Molson Coors a Canadian company whose US headquarters is in Chicago? I was hoping to blame the junk beers on foreigners though they originated in the States. 555

 

We have tons of craft beers. Where I live you could spit in any direction and hit a craft brewery or three. But why would you want to do that? 555

[toofarnorth]

15 hours ago, chalawaan said:

I liked F when they were selling it as a loss leader to gain tmarket traction, the taste seemed to turn as the price crept up to match the usual suspects!

I think the concept there was to channel Kloster, anyone remeber that? 

I just can't love local Heineken either, plus it is headache fodder. It's not even close to what the taps pour in the Netherlands, and there it's nothing special, with all the other excellent mass produced lagers anyhow.

Would I have drunk Kanterbrau in the Netherlands in 1968 ?   I do remember on my first visit overseas finding a good beer over there . Oh followed by patite frites , I could be wrong , a long time ago.

[suzannegoh]

1 hour ago, elgenon said:

Thanks for the clarification. So is Molson Coors a Canadian company whose US headquarters is in Chicago? I was hoping to blame the junk beers on foreigners though they originated in the States. 555

 

We have tons of craft beers. Where I live you could spit in any direction and hit a craft brewery or three. But why would you want to do that? 555

With big conglomerates, such as the ones that have bought up most of the mass market beer brands, it can be hard to determine their nationality.  But it’s Molson Coors' corporate headquarters that is in Chicago, not just its US headquarters.  In that sense you might be able to say that Molson isn’t a Canadian company anymore, but really it’s that the old Molson company merged with Coors.   

[elgenon]

20 hours ago, suzannegoh said:

With big conglomerates, such as the ones that have bought up most of the mass market beer brands, it can be hard to determine their nationality.  But it’s Molson Coors' corporate headquarters that is in Chicago, not just its US headquarters.  In that sense you might be able to say that Molson isn’t a Canadian company anymore, but really it’s that the old Molson company merged with Coors.   

Thanks.

[spidermike007]

Undoubtedly there are far better craft beers in the progressive SE Asian nations that allow and encourage them. Vietnam comes to mind. Any thought, concept, or idea with the word progressive in it, and leaves Thailand out. 

 

Beer Lao is very good. I drink it whenever I can find it. There is no Thai beer that comes close. But, that is not saying much. Sometimes, it seems like the Thai beers are almost trying to shoot for the bottom of the barrel, in terms of both quality and taste. 

 

East West is an impressive modern brewpub in the centre of Saigon (I refuse to use govt. inspired PC name changes), with a dozen good beers – try the San Diego-inspired Pale Ale. Heart of Darkness make the best IPAs in the country – probably the best IPAs in the whole of Southeast Asia.

 

 

https://worldoffoodanddrink.worldtravelguide.net/find-best-craft-beer-south-east-asia/

Edited June 6, 2021 by spidermike007