jasreeve17 Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I always enjoy finding a new imported beer. Last week I was at O'Malleys (I think that's the correct name?) at the end of backpacker heaven street. I went for a pint of guinness, but noticed they had Coopers stout and had one - I enjoyed it. I also wuite enjoyed the other two styles they offered. I actually went on a bit of a stout try-out: Guinness, Coopers, Erdinger dark and Beer lao dark. Frankly the Beer lao dark, though much cheaper, was a poor cousin in this trial. Draft Guiness topped my list. I really enjoyed this bar (too much as it turned out... ) with the free music (wide selection) and decent variety of beers. Anyway, just to let you Aussies know that if you're missing your home country then Coopers is available in three varieties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuibeachcomber Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 I always enjoy finding a new imported beer.Last week I was at O'Malleys (I think that's the correct name?) at the end of backpacker heaven street. I went for a pint of guinness, but noticed they had Coopers stout and had one - I enjoyed it. I also wuite enjoyed the other two styles they offered. I actually went on a bit of a stout try-out: Guinness, Coopers, Erdinger dark and Beer lao dark. Frankly the Beer lao dark, though much cheaper, was a poor cousin in this trial. Draft Guiness topped my list. I really enjoyed this bar (too much as it turned out... ) with the free music (wide selection) and decent variety of beers. Anyway, just to let you Aussies know that if you're missing your home country then Coopers is available in three varieties. coopers is a good drop,also their ales and lagers,comes from south australia i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 As reported by Jasreeve17, the three versions of Coopers, red, green and red label, are available in Thailand, Bkk at least, regular stubby size bottles for 109 baht a pop. I also concur with the opinion offered on Beer Lao dark, a very poor relation, too yeasty for me and a major dissapointment after reading the positive reports others had mentioned. Yes I believe it does come from the crow eater state, but is way superior to Southwarks (is that still available?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb86 Posted October 5, 2009 Share Posted October 5, 2009 have all of them at villa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Last week I was at O'Malleys (I think that's the correct name?) at the end of backpacker heaven street. Are you talking about khao san road,i avoid the place but may consider it if coopers is available. NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onnut Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 They sell Coopers in the Aussie Pub on Soi 11. dont know the price sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 They sell Coopers in the Aussie Pub on Soi 11. dont know the price sorry. Cheers NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjbs Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) I am afraid I will have to disagree here. All the Coopers ales are awful, absolutely dreadful examples of ale! Although I have not tried their lager. Erdinger Dark is not a stout, it is a dunkel, which is a dark lager made often with a high percent of wheat malt. Beer Lao Dark is also a dark lager, but not technically a dunkel. Both are completly different to a stout! Guinness and Coopers Stout, are obviously both stouts though. Edited October 6, 2009 by madjbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yes, I agree with the madman. I was of course generalizing. Is Coopers ale awful? Maybe, maybe not. For me, after 8 years of Singha and Chang, I just like something different. Yesterday, I picked up some Hoegarten and Stella from Foodland (119 baht each). They're expensive, and I didn't particularly enjoy either, but the change was pleasant. The Coopers stout was nice. I prefered the draft guinness, so only had the one bottle. As I said, I do like variety, so this bar is nice because they offer a fair variety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjbs Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 It's probably like being in prison. When you are stuck with a bunch of guys for years on end, suddenly transvestites become all attractive to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Although I have not tried their lager. Cooper only ever made 1 lager premium i have never seen it or tasted it they are renowned for their ale's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 It's probably like being in prison. When you are stuck with a bunch of guys for years on end, suddenly transvestites become all attractive to you. Yes, Bkk does feel like a prison to me quite often, but I still avoid soi 2 / 4... Anyways, Madman, do you know of any interesting beers around Bkk? I know you can get draft stella / guinness / john smiths / killkennys, some leffe or hoegarten, some corona, that's probably about it, excluding the local stuff. The normal German imports from Villa and Foodland. Any suggestions? Yesterday, I nearly made a major error in Foodland! I saw a couple of new German beers, imports, that I hadn't tried before, picked them up, nearly put them in my basket then noticed some German words that looked like 'Alkohol Frier'... Now that would have been a disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjbs Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yes, I know where to get very good real ale in Bangkok, unfortunately, it is not available for public consumption though... Other than that, you can check the distributors website, it lists where many of the imported beers are available. http://www.fluidasiapacific.com/find-our-brands.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 (edited) Although I have not tried their lager. Cooper only ever made 1 lager premium i have never seen it or tasted it they are renowned for their ale's. They had three types. A stout, and ale and one with a wierd name: fizzy ale - or something equally wierd... I'll find some pictures, hold on... Edited October 6, 2009 by jasreeve17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumparound Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Aussies drink ginspiss,vb vife basher Emu Export same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yes, I know where to get very good real ale in Bangkok, unfortunately, it is not available for public consumption though...Other than that, you can check the distributors website, it lists where many of the imported beers are available. http://www.fluidasiapacific.com/find-our-brands.php Thank you. Alicia looks very nice... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Although I have not tried their lager. Cooper only ever made 1 lager premium i have never seen it or tasted it they are renowned for their ale's. They had three types. A stout, and ale and one with a wierd name: fizzy ale - or something equally wierd... I'll find some pictures, hold on... 2 ALE'S and a STOUT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjbs Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 No, they are all ales, stout is a type of ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 So, what's their sparkling ale? Is it just their version of a lager? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjbs Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 There is no such beer type as "sparkling ale", it is something which coopers has invented. It most likely is just a slight variation of a Pale Ale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 There is no such beer type as "sparkling ale", it is something which coopers has invented. It most likely is just a slight variation of a Pale Ale. I know what you're saying, but just wondered if anyone had tried it - I was too pissed to remember... I'd imagine it's their version of a lager to try to compete with the lagers... The stout I tried earlier in the evening and distictly remember liking it. The two other bottles I tried at about 4 or 5 am, and can't really say much other than tasted like chicken... No inuendos thanks, it's just a little joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 There is no such beer type as "sparkling ale", it is something which coopers has invented. It most likely is just a slight variation of a Pale Ale. It is a variation, very cloudy and a lot of sediment and very potent at 5.8%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 There is no such beer type as "sparkling ale", it is something which coopers has invented. It most likely is just a slight variation of a Pale Ale. It is a variation, very cloudy and a lot of sediment and very potent at 5.8%. How's the flavour? They're about 190 baht (if I remember correctly) should I try another this Friday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I know what you're saying, but just wondered if anyone had tried it Been drinking it for 20 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 I know what you're saying, but just wondered if anyone had tried it Been drinking it for 20 years. Right, that's it - I'm going for one after work tomorrow. This could be a new trend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 There is no such beer type as "sparkling ale", it is something which coopers has invented. It most likely is just a slight variation of a Pale Ale. It is a variation, very cloudy and a lot of sediment and very potent at 5.8%. How's the flavour? They're about 190 baht (if I remember correctly) should I try another this Friday? Very very over priced about 60 baht a bottle is equal on Australian prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yep, the imported beers are a crazy price - cans of guinness from a supermarket are 4 times what you'd pay back home... For something different and good, I'll willingly pay the extra. If I could find bottles of Coopers at the supermarket for 100 baht or so, I'd get a dozen for home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverburi Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yep, the imported beers are a crazy price - cans of guinness from a supermarket are 4 times what you'd pay back home...For something different and good, I'll willingly pay the extra. If I could find bottles of Coopers at the supermarket for 100 baht or so, I'd get a dozen for home. Might have 1 with you on the 18th october be over for a few weeks NB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madjbs Posted October 6, 2009 Share Posted October 6, 2009 I'll willingly pay the extra. If I could find bottles of Coopers at the supermarket for 100 baht or so, I'd get a dozen for home. You can get them in six packs at Tops, pretty sure that they are cheaper than 190 a bottle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasreeve17 Posted October 6, 2009 Author Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yep, the imported beers are a crazy price - cans of guinness from a supermarket are 4 times what you'd pay back home...For something different and good, I'll willingly pay the extra. If I could find bottles of Coopers at the supermarket for 100 baht or so, I'd get a dozen for home. Might have 1 with you on the 18th october be over for a few weeks NB Look forward to it. No Coopers at Cross Bar, but Guinness at 200 baht a pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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