Who's having one?

No thanks. I consider beer to be one of the most boring drinks on earth. 

 

Thai beer is only rivaled by Serbian beer, and the mass produced American beers, in terms of the very low quality. Poor grade of hops, barely, and the production process seems to be entirely lacking in pride. Typical of the big monopolies. Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos blows away any Thai beer, hands down. Thailand desperately needs a vital craft beer movement, and the youth are ready to mount it. If only the dinosaurs would stop protecting their "bankers" and move out of the way. In other words, allow some progress, you mindless simpletons! 
 

Always ready for a chilled Beer Lao ????

1 minute ago, spidermike007 said:

No thanks. I consider beer to be one of the most boring drinks on earth. 

 

Thai beer is only rivaled by Serbian beer, and the mass produced American beers, in terms of the very low quality. Poor grade of hops, barely, and the production process seems to be entirely lacking in pride. Typical of the big monopolies. Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos blows away any Thai beer, hands down. Thailand desperately needs a vital craft beer movement, and the youth are ready to mount it. If only the dinosaurs would stop protecting their "bankers" and move out of the way. In other words, allow some progress, you mindless simpletons! 
 

+1 ????

22 minutes ago, bignok said:

Who's having one?

Bob?

 

18 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

No thanks. I consider beer to be one of the most boring drinks on earth. 

 

Thai beer is only rivaled by Serbian beer, and the mass produced American beers, in terms of the very low quality. Poor grade of hops, barely, and the production process seems to be entirely lacking in pride. Typical of the big monopolies. Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos blows away any Thai beer, hands down. Thailand desperately needs a vital craft beer movement, and the youth are ready to mount it. If only the dinosaurs would stop protecting their "bankers" and move out of the way. In other words, allow some progress, you mindless simpletons! 
 

Beerlao is good

You buying .......OK I thought not.

 

 

33 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

No thanks. I consider beer to be one of the most boring drinks on earth. 

 

Thai beer is only rivaled by Serbian beer, and the mass produced American beers, in terms of the very low quality. Poor grade of hops, barely, and the production process seems to be entirely lacking in pride. Typical of the big monopolies. Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos blows away any Thai beer, hands down. Thailand desperately needs a vital craft beer movement, and the youth are ready to mount it. If only the dinosaurs would stop protecting their "bankers" and move out of the way. In other words, allow some progress, you mindless simpletons! 
 

you sound like a man in much need of a beer ????

46 minutes ago, bignok said:

Who's having one?

You were about 2,5h too late. Not looking good on you Bigbird

35 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

No thanks. I consider beer to be one of the most boring drinks on earth. 

 

Thai beer is only rivaled by Serbian beer, and the mass produced American beers, in terms of the very low quality. Poor grade of hops, barely, and the production process seems to be entirely lacking in pride. Typical of the big monopolies. Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos blows away any Thai beer, hands down. Thailand desperately needs a vital craft beer movement, and the youth are ready to mount it. If only the dinosaurs would stop protecting their "bankers" and move out of the way. In other words, allow some progress, you mindless simpletons! 
 

Agreed. Thai beer is utter crapola. Not denigrating the Thais at all as they are capable of churning out good things. Though, as you point out, are hamstrung by a dinosaur monopoly. I will have a beer and think on it some more. ????

3 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

You were about 2,5h too late. Not looking good on you Bigbird

Morning drinker

Me, the mrs just opened an ice cold one for me, Cheers. ????

3 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

Agreed. Thai beer is utter crapola. Not denigrating the Thais at all as they are capable of churning out good things. Though, as you point out, are hamstrung by a dinosaur monopoly. I will have a beer and think on it some more. ????

Standard Thai beers are poor but there are some interesting craft beers now, Full Moon, Chatri and Chalawan for example.

Import beers are the way to go. Belgian, German, Japanese, English if you can find. Drink a bit less and  pay a bit more.

21 minutes ago, bignok said:

Morning drinker

Today, yes! Not always. Just felt for a free day today. Wife and children away for two days, visiting grandma. I could only be free one day. ???? 

 

1 hour ago, jvs said:

1 hour ago, bignok said:

Who's having one?

Bob?

hahaha bob having one beer. 

1 hour ago, bignok said:

Who's having one?

Never drink on Mondays

35 minutes ago, Baht Simpson said:

Import beers are the way to go. Belgian, German, Japanese, English if you can find. Drink a bit less and  pay a bit more.

Red horse if you want to get pissed, 8% 75 baht a can in Tops

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos

It's Beerlao dude, not Beer Louse ????

1 hour ago, MarkT63 said:

Always ready for a chilled Beer Lao ????

*Beerlao

4 minutes ago, proton said:

Red horse if you want to get pissed, 8% 75 baht a can in Tops

Had some once in Manila, it was marked 13%!

3 minutes ago, Lemsta69 said:

*Beerlao

65 baht a can in Tops, the dark one, don't bother with the others.

Beer Lao is basically a Heineken. I like Asahi, which pops up on a lot of pub happy hours.

 

I'm only good for maybe 10 beers a year. It's for Mex food or BBQ. With Thai food, a beer is very dissonant due to the bitterness.

 

Which is why I like Asahi. It's Asian Corona, just barely a beer.

As the Aussies say, "Beer! it's not just for breakfast you know."

6 minutes ago, Prubangboy said:

Beer Lao is basically a Heineken. I like Asahi, which pops up on a lot of pub happy hours.

 

I'm only good for maybe 10 beers a year. It's for Mex food or BBQ. With Thai food, a beer is very dissonant due to the bitterness.

 

Which is why I like Asahi. It's Asian Corona, just barely a beer.

All Japanese beers are good

Late 90's, Prime Lonely Planet-era, J-Salarymen wouldn't let you buy your own beer. Like a 3 to 1 ratio. 

 

'Can't tell one from another, nor can from tap; which in Europe, you most def can.

24 minutes ago, proton said:

Red horse if you want to get pissed, 8% 75 baht a can in Tops

I had a RH years ago and wasn't impressed. Apparently it isn't the same as what you get in The Philippines. Mind you,  my records show that the one I had was 6..9ABV so maybe they changed the formula.

 

I don't drink to get pissed.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

No thanks. I consider beer to be one of the most boring drinks on earth. 

 

Thai beer is only rivaled by Serbian beer, and the mass produced American beers, in terms of the very low quality. Poor grade of hops, barely, and the production process seems to be entirely lacking in pride. Typical of the big monopolies. Even a large production beer, like Beer Laos blows away any Thai beer, hands down. Thailand desperately needs a vital craft beer movement, and the youth are ready to mount it. If only the dinosaurs would stop protecting their "bankers" and move out of the way. In other words, allow some progress, you mindless simpletons! 
 

I have drunk beer to excess since I have been 14 or 15. I am getting a bit sick of it. I have cut back markedly in the past 12 months, perhaps drinking on average less than 2 beers twice a week. In reality I drink because of my desire for English conversation after day after day of Tinglish and the endless misunderstandings. To be honest, the standard of conversation is not very high in the town's only faring bar......it's sport; followed by Thai driver; followed by sport; followed by how thick or dishonest thais are; followed by sport; followed by how lousy/stupid Thai wives/women are....

To be brutally honest the standard of conversation is driven by the standard of educmacation of the English speakers.....maybe 1 in 20 hold a degree.....the bigotry and ignorance is deplorable especially about international events reflecting the fact the only source of news for 90% of them is CNN or BBS TV news (both establishment propaganda BS). Debate is about increased volume and assertion without any evidence (much like on here). 

2 hours ago, bignok said:

Who's having one?

ive had 6!

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