Moonrakers Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) Quite a straight forward question. I am just wondering how long such an abomination can stay on the market for, I bought some once to give it a try and after 1/2 glass I ended up throwing the rest (About 4 litres) away, it really was that bad. With other tramps juices such as Leo, Archa, and even Chang available, surely not many can go for the cheers option. I know that TV hardly offers a good cross-section of consumers, but how many on here can stomach the stuff? *Edit* I am not very good at this adding a poll thing, I don't know where it went to. Edited January 28, 2009 by Moonrakers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Quite a straight forward question.I am just wondering how long such an abomination can stay on the market for, I bought some once to give it a try and after 1/2 glass I ended up throwing the rest (About 4 litres) away, it really was that bad. With other tramps juices such as Leo, Archa, and even Chang available, surely not many can go for the cheers option. I know that TV hardly offers a good cross-section of consumers, but how many on here can stomach the stuff? *Edit* I am not very good at this adding a poll thing, I don't know where it went to. It's bad, but seems quite popular in a lot of the local bars around here for some reason. Norrmally served in towers. Bloody disgsusting IMO, but Archa is also just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toybits Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 It was launched to dilute the market for Blue Ice, an imported beer. The makers of Cheers copied the color scheme of Blue Ice and poured lots of money to push Cheers and kill the competition. [quote name='mrtoad' date='2009-01-28 12:09:04' post='2493453' It's bad, but seems quite popular in a lot of the local bars around here for some reason. Norrmally served in towers. Bloody disgsusting IMO, but Archa is also just as bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd barrett Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 It really is bad Archa, I don't know why anyone would drink it as a regular beer. The Chang these days seems to taste of Chlorine (probably a bad batch of water was disinfected). Leo is O.K. and makes the best shandy with Sprite. Whatever happened to Tai Beer? You can still get Red Horse if you look around; but that has a queer fruity taste. The ultimate 'Tramp Juice' is Siam Sato priced at 24 Baht a big bottle. When you start on that stuff, it's time to brush-up your will and select a cremation Wat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekfreaklover Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Cheers. Probably the worst beer in the world - ever. It has a strange chemical perfume taste. I guess the beer makers have other interests that prop up Cheers. Can't imagine it pays for itself as a business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I kind of like Archa. Maybe because in my wife's home village there are only two beers aviable, cheers and archa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hssl Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Leo = Tramp juice I quite like a drop of Leo - best go out and get a park bench! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennis3506 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Quite a straight forward question.I am just wondering how long such an abomination can stay on the market for, I bought some once to give it a try and after 1/2 glass I ended up throwing the rest (About 4 litres) away, it really was that bad. With other tramps juices such as Leo, Archa, and even Chang available, surely not many can go for the cheers option. I know that TV hardly offers a good cross-section of consumers, but how many on here can stomach the stuff? *Edit* I am not very good at this adding a poll thing, I don't know where it went to. I went to a student bar when I was in Chiang Mai recently and all the Thai kids were drinking it like there was no tomorrow, but I guess that was because it was the cheapest beer available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PoorSucker Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I went to a student bar when I was in Chiang Mai recently and all the Thai kids were drinking it like there was no tomorrow, but I guess that was because it was the cheapest beer available. No, they think they are drinking Falang beer. They hear falang say "cheers" before drinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Anyone tried the new Cheers Extra? 7.4% . I bought one in 7/11 just to try it. The bottle is a bit smaller but it is strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pattaya_girl Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Well I am not a Tramp and I love the Leo Beer - The Cheers Beer sometimes does a promotion, buy 3 and get one free, its absolutely awful stuff. Its Leo for me everytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 So people think Chang has more tramp cred than Leo? http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Loso-Beer-Fa...64#entry2485964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibeachcomber Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I went to a student bar when I was in Chiang Mai recently and all the Thai kids were drinking it like there was no tomorrow, but I guess that was because it was the cheapest beer available. No, they think they are drinking Falang beer. They hear falang say "cheers" before drinking. good one! i can drink cheers on a bad day,and archa i like,chang draught ok on a bad day.............but as for leo,tastes like knats piss to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geekfreaklover Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Leo is the king of loso beers. The expats favourite. Best domestic beer. Chang is too strong, punishing the next day. Singha is drinkable, but has a bitter after taste. Cheers should be taken off the market. Terrible. Thai Heineken is not Heineken. Expensive and has no taste. Archa is too weak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianmonkey Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 OP asking for beer tasting on TV is worthless since anyone who's actualy moderately into beer or hasnt been brought up in a lower class community drinking cheap american girly beer will hate every thai beer on the market, and they will try to survive with heineiken being almost drinkable. Thank god for supermakets that carry beerlao or stella artois, although these beer still kind of suck balls when you're used to have a bunch of microbrews in your own country. The only way to not taste the ratpee in every thai beer is to be a smoker or to have killed your whole tastebud during your life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuian Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I kind of like Archa.Maybe because in my wife's home village there are only two beers aviable, cheers and archa. Leo = Tramp juice I quite like a drop of Leo - best go out and get a park bench! Agreed, but really well chilled - ice cold! And they are reasonable priced. Why hasn't anybody mentioned "Foster's" yet as undrinkable liquid Murray manure, I wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkup2000 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 First time I tried Cheers I was astonished; could a such awful liquid exit and be called beer? But strangely enough all people I´ve spoken to disagree and like Cheers. Leo have a strange taste to me. It almost taste like they sprinkled ashes from burned wood in it. I tend to drink Federbraü if I have the option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hssl Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Beer Lao now thats the stuff best thing about Laos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvilDrSomkid Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 (edited) First time I tried Cheers I was astonished; could a such awful liquid exit and be called beer? But strangely enough all people I´ve spoken to disagree and like Cheers. Leo have a strange taste to me. It almost taste like they sprinkled ashes from burned wood in it. I tend to drink Federbraü if I have the option. Never tried Cheers. And I will not either. Leo is OK, as long as its cold. Federbrau. I was 'forced' to drink that stuff at The Pool on Kaset-nawamin. No taste, and a funny aftertaste. <deleted> restaurant, too, but that is Off-T here. Actually, I buy Asahi nowadays, when I can get it. Good stuff. Only 61baht for a biggy at Villa. Edited January 28, 2009 by EvilDrSomkid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimjim1968 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I only dwink Guinness down in Hat Yai at 50b a can (was 45b until last week). Singha, I can stomach but feel poo the next day. Chang (wifebeater) not drunk in years and serious hang. Cheers - I would rather dwink poo. Leo - like something you put in your lawnmower. Archa - nah. They have Guinness in Hat Yai cos the Malay men dwink it when they party on the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G54 Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Archa is OK. Leo not too bad. I love the taste of Chang. Heineken? You can keep it. Singha beer I cannot taste, it is like gnats pee. No cider available where I am Never had Cheer, so cannot comment but have taken note of the bad comments here and will avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 I quite like Archa. I know that it is not the strongest beer out there, but that is fine for me because it means that I can have a drink at night without having to worry about hangover the next day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I only dwink Guinness down in Hat Yai at 50b a can (was 45b until last week).Singha, I can stomach but feel poo the next day. Chang (wifebeater) not drunk in years and serious hang. Cheers - I would rather dwink poo. Leo - like something you put in your lawnmower. Archa - nah. They have Guinness in Hat Yai cos the Malay men dwink it when they party on the weekend. Sorry, but Guinness at 50 baht a can, I don't believe you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patklang Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 50b wow i would drink guiness then,but dont like most of the beer/lager here.Love cider but too expensive to have 10 pints lol. Back on the shorts now until beer lao is sold in Pattaya then i will give that a try.Odd times i have a cold san miguel lite but only as a thirst quencher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 50b wow i would drink guiness then,but dont like most of the beer/lager here.Love cider but too expensive to have 10 pints lol.Back on the shorts now until beer lao is sold in Pattaya then i will give that a try.Odd times i have a cold san miguel lite but only as a thirst quencher. Hmm! Yer, Guinness 50 baht a can, I wouldn't drink anything else. I'd even stop drinking coffee!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonrakers Posted January 28, 2009 Author Share Posted January 28, 2009 Is it draught Guinness in a can with a widget though? I had a few Guinness's with a meal whilst in Malaysia once. The restaurant poured it into a glass before serving it to me without informing me that it was actually super strength Guinness (8.5% or something ridiculous like that), I remember thinking at the time that it didn't quite taste right. I ended up rather drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 .I ended up rather drunk. ...again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Thank god for supermakets that carry beerlao Which supermarket(s) stock Beer Lao? Not seen it yet anywhere in Thailand except in bars & restaurants. For the record, I agree with the general consensus that Cheers is awful. Leo is the best of the "cooking lagers", and Archa is OK, passable but wouldn't like to drink too many of them. Cheers, though, is much worse than either of them. I'd even drink Singha Light ahead of Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianmonkey Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Phuket has 3 supermarket with beer leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantilley Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Phuket has 3 supermarket with beer leo Thanks - but it's Beer Lao being requested, not Beer Leo. Leo's available everywhere... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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