Cheers Beer.

[Moonrakers]

There's a bar on Cowboy that sells beer Lao, I forget the name of the bar though,

Should I happen to stumble in there one night I'll ask where they get it from.

Beer Laos is good.

[onnut]

heineken, tiger and cheers are the same beers all brewed in thailand by heineken.

same ingredients, the only difference is Heineken is brewed for 28 days, tiger is brewed for 14 days and cheers is brewed for 7 days.

I think they are all crap and normally go for Guinness, Kilkenny or John Smiths, that way I dont have a hangover.

[soundman]

The only thing Cheer's and beer have in common is that they come both come to the consumer in bottles.

Leo! The only decent beer in Thailand apart from imports.

[canadianmonkey]

Phuket has 3 supermarket with beer leo

Thanks - but it's Beer Lao being requested, not Beer Leo. Leo's available everywhere...

and they have it at 3 supermarket

[Geekfreaklover]

The only thing Cheer's and beer have in common is that they come both come to the consumer in bottles.

Leo! The only decent beer in Thailand apart from imports.

Agree 100%.

Shame that Leo is not available in most of the Bangkok or tourist area bars / eating establishments.

I wonder why that is?

[G54]

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.

The Worzels springs to mind :-

"I am a coiderr drinkerrr."

[mrtoad]

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.

The Worzels springs to mind :-

"I am a coiderr drinkerrr."

OOOOH ARRRRRRR! Now't wrong with a drop of apples my 'andsome.

[JetsetBkk]

I kind of like Archa.

Maybe because in my wife's home village there are only two beers aviable, cheers and archa.

Ah! Now we know why your chose "PoorSucker" as your nick!

[Super Hans]

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.

What IS Siam Sato? It's not beer, that's for sure - more like a fortified wine, I think. Bloody strong. I remember a taxi driver recommending it to me whilst in a 7/11 in the early hours - he'd clearly had a few already, then asked me if I wanted a ride anywhere when I left the shop. I politely declined.

I actually, genuinely, like Archa's! It must be ice cold though, and the bottles are better than the cans. It's 5.6%, so it's NOT weak.

Singha's the only 'proper' bog standard beer IMO. Dark BeerLao's very good, but entirely unavailable in shops; whatever anyone says. You can buy crates of it directly from the brewery, but they don't have a distribution deal with supermarkets as far as I know.

[Super Hans]

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.

The Worzels springs to mind :-

"I am a coiderr drinkerrr."

OOOOH ARRRRRRR! Now't wrong with a drop of apples my 'andsome.

Arr. It is the only thing about the west country I miss.

[dennis3506]

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.

I also think there was a promotion on for Cheers, two for one deal. Never did try it though, and by the sound of it, didn't miss much.

[dantilley]

and they have it at 3 supermarket

OK, care to name those supermarkets?

[thaihome]

Cheers may indeed be the worst beer ever, but it sure has the best calendar.

TH

[syd barrett]

Cheers may indeed be the worst beer ever, but it sure has the best calendar.

TH

Someone else thinks Cheers beer is the worlds worst tasting; see hilarious link below.

Cheers Beer Review Link

[Hawkup2000]

Couldn't said it better myself . Why is the Thai beer market is so limited?

Edited February 3, 2009 by Hawkup2000

[pop_corn]

Depends on the person, I like cheers! I think is a bit fruity.

[johnsurin]

Leo is wonderful stuff..... :D

John.....

[Geekfreaklover]

Domestic Thai beers. Beers brewed in Thailand - my personal rating. Top 10.

1. Leo

2. Tiger

3. San Migual (light or gold)

4. Singha (light or gold)

5. Heineken

6. Tuburg

7. Archa

8. Chang

9. Thai beer (the one with the horse label) ?

10. Cheers

.

[h90]

I met one guy who sells the chemicals for beer production and he told all the productions are not fully under control every patch is somehow different.

Cheers tastes terrible

But the others are not much better.

I drink Leo....

[h90]

Domestic Thai beers. Beers brewed in Thailand - my personal rating. Top 10.

1. Leo

2. Tiger

3. San Migual (light or gold)

4. Singha (light or gold)

5. Heineken

6. Tuburg

7. Archa

8. Chang

9. Thai beer (the one with the horse label) ?

10. Cheers

.

tuburg (spelling correct???) is available here?

[johnsurin]

It seems Leo is very popular. So does anyone know why you can rarely get it/or is not popular in the tourist areas or even Bangkok, Sukhumvit area?

John.....

[mrtoad]

I prefer Leo out of the Thai beers.

Cheers is pretty awful, and I don't like Singha. Chang draught and light are drinkable.

Federbrau is possibly one of the worst I've tried, they must have spent a long time coming up with a beer that could taste that bad.

[Jimjim1968]

Ya. the Guinness is 50b for a small can, but that's not bad when you can buy say, 6 for 300b or 8 for 400b as I do.

There is no widget and yes, it is pretty strong, but a lovely earthy drunk that Guinness gives and no hang!

[Geekfreaklover]

Domestic Thai beers. Beers brewed in Thailand - my personal rating. Top 10.

1. Leo

2. Tiger

3. San Migual (light or gold)

4. Singha (light or gold)

5. Heineken

6. Tuburg

7. Archa

8. Chang

9. Thai beer (the one with the horse label) ?

10. Cheers

.

tuburg (spelling correct???) is available here?

Not sure about the spelling, but I think it's brewed in Thailand? Or is it brewed in Malaysia?

Edited February 3, 2009 by Geekfreaklover

[KhunDave]

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.

What IS Siam Sato? It's not beer, that's for sure - more like a fortified wine, I think. Bloody strong. I remember a taxi driver recommending it to me whilst in a 7/11 in the early hours - he'd clearly had a few already, then asked me if I wanted a ride anywhere when I left the shop. I politely declined.

I actually, genuinely, like Archa's! It must be ice cold though, and the bottles are better than the cans. It's 5.6%, so it's NOT weak.

Singha's the only 'proper' bog standard beer IMO. Dark BeerLao's very good, but entirely unavailable in shops; whatever anyone says. You can buy crates of it directly from the brewery, but they don't have a distribution deal with supermarkets as far as I know.

Sorry if this is a daft question, but how exactly do you go about buying crates of Beer Lao directly from the brewery? Is it brewed in Thailand? Can you get it shipped here from the brewery in Laos? Either way I'd love to lay in a stock.

If the ASEAN free trade agreement is ever implemented Beer Lao will bury the Thai beers.

[Super Hans]

I'll try and find the link when my lappy is working again. I think I got it off a TV thread a few months ago, so you should be able to find it in the meantime.

[DP25]

Someone else thinks Cheers beer is the worlds worst tasting; see hilarious link below.

Cheers Beer Review Link

Wow that's a very amusing blog, thanks for the link dude. And the guy was spot on, 'It tastes foul and at 5.6% it is not even attractive to alcoholics.'

[mrbojangles]

Someone else thinks Cheers beer is the worlds worst tasting; see hilarious link below.

Cheers Beer Review Link

Wow that's a very amusing blog, thanks for the link dude. And the guy was spot on, 'It tastes foul and at 5.6% it is not even attractive to alcoholics.'

This bit just about summed it up for me:-

"The beer was officially launched on 29 September 2005 and is allegedly brewed with premium hops, malt and yeast from Europe and the US to create a full flavour and smooth taste. The absurd notion that this is made from anything but the piss of an unattractive colony of lepers should not be even briefly entertained."

[Yorkie]

There isn't a decent "beer" brewed in Thailand. Period!

Try drinking any of them at room temperature and you will then be able to describe the "taste".

Virtually freezing them kills the "taste" and makes them at least drinkable (except Cheers).

As I have to drink the stuff on my measily (and reducing daily) UK pension, I go for the cheapest.

[farangconnection]

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!!

Our Guinness & Murpheys are both 230 a can.

Maybe he's talking about Malaysian can Guinness, which is like the bottled stuff back home.

Edited August 7, 2009 by farangconnection