3SoiDogNight Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Before you post, I don’t care what your opinion is about what your favorite beer is or how much you hate Chang. I just want to get a simple answer. In the 5 years I’ve been living in Thailand, Chang Classic has been my favorite Thai beer. Despite all the rumors I hear about it being inconsistent with alcohol content I haven’t found to be true. Two days ago I bought 3 bottles of Chang from the Villa Market at Central Ratchayothin here in Bangkok. This didn’t taste like Chang and it didn’t even taste like beer. It taste like formaldehyde mixed with flood water. It was disgusting and it didn’t even get me buzzed. It just made me sick. Does anyone here know if the brewing facilities for Chang have been compromised because of the floods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
transam Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 They have altered stuff to prolong shelf life to l think 6 months. SO, seems what goes in does alter and deteriorate after time. If you have bought an out of date beer it could really taste different. I have bought my favourite Chang Draught by the box and had bad tasting one where l believe they were old stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Payboy Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Does anyone here know if the brewing facilities for Chang have been compromised because of the floods? Chang's big brewery is in Pathumthani, though I think their premises was not actually flooded. Could be fakes - if you say that was bottled beer. Edited December 7, 2011 by Payboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwasaki Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 (edited) Does anyone here know if the brewing facilities for Chang have been compromised because of the floods? Chang's big brewery is in Pathumthani, though I think their premises was not actually flooded. Could be fakes - if you say that was bottled beer. You have taken the words out of me already. Two days ago I bought 3 bottles of Chang from the Villa Market at Central Ratchayothin here in Bangkok. " Could be fakes whatever " Yep !! probably what they call opened and topped, very common, always get to know the place where you buy your beer. Edited December 7, 2011 by Kwasaki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boksida Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Does anyone here know if the brewing facilities for Chang have been compromised because of the floods? Chang's big brewery is in Pathumthani, though I think their premises was not actually flooded. Could be fakes - if you say that was bottled beer. Chang's biggest brewery is at Klong Klung in Kampaeng Phet. Their older, but smaller, brewery is at Bang Bon, north of Ayudhaya. The latter one may have been flooded but both places probably had delivery problems during the flooding. They also took over the old Carlsberg place at Wang Noi but I am not sure they are producing Chang there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted December 7, 2011 Author Share Posted December 7, 2011 Bottles sold were opened, and then recapped? How long were they open? That is a bit concerning to me because there becomes an issue with germs and bacteria. I find this ironic considering that Villa and this shopping center tries to cater to the nouveau riche HiSo crowd. Thanks for the information. I should have been suspicious because the Villa Market near me doesn't usually stock Chang Classic 24 ounce bottles, at least not in the refrigerated section. My area did get flooded and this store was closed for about 3 weeks. I'm amazed at how many businesses held out and remained open during the beginning of the floods. Then immediately re-opened when the flood waters hadn't completely subsided. I'll just stick with Leo for the next few weeks and hopefully this bad batch runs out or gets poured out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 Not flood related. UTFSE and you will find similar posts from a couple of years ago about chlorine tasting Chang. Probably a machinery breakdown during the bottle sterilisation process and the bottles don't get rinsed properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrya Posted December 7, 2011 Share Posted December 7, 2011 same happened with me in Europe a couple of times. Beer landed in the bin and once changed for a new one in the pub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Where do you think all the flood water is going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JusMe Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 A year or so ago, I had a few bottles of nasty tasting Chang, and it is my regular drink. Even sent a couple of bottles back in a restaurant due to non-Chang taste. I believe it was because a few cases had been left exposed to strong sun on the delivery truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilgore Trout Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 They have altered stuff to prolong shelf life to l think 6 months. SO, seems what goes in does alter and deteriorate after time. If you have bought an out of date beer it could really taste different. I have bought my favourite Chang Draught by the box and had bad tasting one where l believe they were old stock. Too bad the cat house isn't around any more, 100 baht all the out of date chang you can drink Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocN Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Where do you think all the flood water is going? Leo...most likely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted December 8, 2011 Author Share Posted December 8, 2011 They have altered stuff to prolong shelf life to l think 6 months. SO, seems what goes in does alter and deteriorate after time. If you have bought an out of date beer it could really taste different. I have bought my favourite Chang Draught by the box and had bad tasting one where l believe they were old stock. Too bad the cat house isn't around any more, 100 baht all the out of date chang you can drink I guess that explains why the Cat House is no longer around. Where do you think all the flood water is going? Leo...most likely! My guess would have been Singha or Thai made Heineken but those two brands have always taste like s--t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maiphedmaiaroi Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 So lets get this right. All 3 tasted like it? Surely you should of thrown them away after taking a sip of each bottle. You drank all three never the less? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgs2001uk Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 They have altered stuff to prolong shelf life to l think 6 months. SO, seems what goes in does alter and deteriorate after time. If you have bought an out of date beer it could really taste different. I have bought my favourite Chang Draught by the box and had bad tasting one where l believe they were old stock. Too bad the cat house isn't around any more, 100 baht all the out of date chang you can drink Sorry to hijack the thread, put it is sort of on topic. I thought The Cathouse was a great little bar, hassle free, always a good atmospere, none of the stuck up my shit dont stink attitude staff so prevalent elsewhere. Yeah sure the drink was cheap, but there was something not just me but many others loved about the place, I miss its passing, I havent been back to the NP since it closed. Does anyone more informed than me know of anywhere similair? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Not flood related. UTFSE and you will find similar posts from a couple of years ago about chlorine tasting Chang. Probably a machinery breakdown during the bottle sterilisation process and the bottles don't get rinsed properly. or the first bottles after the cleaned the machine.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrya Posted December 8, 2011 Share Posted December 8, 2011 Where do you think all the flood water is going? Leo...most likely! The point is there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimoMax Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Bought only 3 Bottles, but tasted BAD and Op continued to drink them until Sick ??? <deleted>. Why bother posting over 3 lousy beers that barely cost over a hundred baht for all 3. Throw them away and be careful next time wher the beer is bought and inspect the bottle/can/container for signs of tampering. occassionally get beers, soda pops etc that taste odd or bad. Many times they are past date. Forget about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gers1873 Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 op wrote:This didn’t taste like Chang and it didn’t even taste like beer. It taste like formaldehyde mixed with flood water. It was disgusting and it didn’t even get me buzzed. It just made me sick. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking for a 'buzz' would imply you drank at least half the bottle. If it tasted so bad - WHY?:jap: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TingTawng Posted December 9, 2011 Share Posted December 9, 2011 Bought only 3 Bottles, but tasted BAD and Op continued to drink them until Sick ??? <deleted>. I'm guessing there's a very fine line between Chang tasting like piss and it being actually off (sorry...could...not....resist) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3SoiDogNight Posted December 11, 2011 Author Share Posted December 11, 2011 Bought only 3 Bottles, but tasted BAD and Op continued to drink them until Sick ??? <deleted>. Why bother posting over 3 lousy beers that barely cost over a hundred baht for all 3. Throw them away and be careful next time wher the beer is bought and inspect the bottle/can/container for signs of tampering. occassionally get beers, soda pops etc that taste odd or bad. Many times they are past date. Forget about it. Where did I say I drank all 3? I only drank 1 bottle, I opened and smelled and sipped the other 2 bottles and threw them all out. Besides, I have every right to post about any topic related to Thailand that I want. If you don't like the topic, don't read it. I wasn't at the bottling facility that brewed this beer and the Villa Market I bought the beers from I've shopped at since it first open and I haven't had any problems with any of their products in the past. I thought maybe someone else may have had a similar situation. As you can see, I'm very new to this site and figured I can get an answer from all of the 'experts' here in the forums. Anyhow, those beers are long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolhandjoe Posted December 11, 2011 Share Posted December 11, 2011 Does anyone here know if the brewing facilities for Chang have been compromised because of the floods? Chang's big brewery is in Pathumthani, though I think their premises was not actually flooded. Could be fakes - if you say that was bottled beer. You have taken the words out of me already. Two days ago I bought 3 bottles of Chang from the Villa Market at Central Ratchayothin here in Bangkok. " Could be fakes whatever " Yep !! probably what they call opened and topped, very common, always get to know the place where you buy your beer. How low can you go? faking a bottle of Chang beer! Is nothing sacred! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PattayaParent Posted December 12, 2011 Share Posted December 12, 2011 Bought only 3 Bottles, but tasted BAD and Op continued to drink them until Sick ??? <deleted>. Why bother posting over 3 lousy beers that barely cost over a hundred baht for all 3. Throw them away and be careful next time wher the beer is bought and inspect the bottle/can/container for signs of tampering. occassionally get beers, soda pops etc that taste odd or bad. Many times they are past date. Forget about it. Where did I say I drank all 3? I only drank 1 bottle, I opened and smelled and sipped the other 2 bottles and threw them all out. Besides, I have every right to post about any topic related to Thailand that I want. If you don't like the topic, don't read it. I wasn't at the bottling facility that brewed this beer and the Villa Market I bought the beers from I've shopped at since it first open and I haven't had any problems with any of their products in the past. I thought maybe someone else may have had a similar situation. As you can see, I'm very new to this site and figured I can get an answer from all of the 'experts' here in the forums. Anyhow, those beers are long gone. When I got a bad batch I took them back to Tescos and swapped them for Leo. All they did was put them back on the shelf even though I told them they were bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elard Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Same here. I've stopped buying it and have gone back to Leo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elard Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Oh wow. I'm here in 2021. And I also find it's started to taste like formaldehyde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elard Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Leo is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer2021 Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Sounds like a typical batch to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FruitPudding Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 On 10/8/2021 at 9:00 PM, Elard said: Oh wow. I'm here in 2021. And I also find it's started to taste like formaldehyde. What does it taste like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffersLos Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 I just noticed that Chang Classic has now been reduced to 4.8% ABV. They introduced Cold Brew version around a year ago that was 4.8%, while the classic remained as 5%. Now it looks like Cold Brew has disappeared, and Chang Classic has sneakily been reduced to 4.8%. Was it a case of Chang Classic beer being phased out, and now they are using the Cold Press 4.8% version as Chang Classic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparktrader Posted October 13, 2022 Share Posted October 13, 2022 5 hours ago, JeffersLos said: I just noticed that Chang Classic has now been reduced to 4.8% ABV. They introduced Cold Brew version around a year ago that was 4.8%, while the classic remained as 5%. Now it looks like Cold Brew has disappeared, and Chang Classic has sneakily been reduced to 4.8%. Was it a case of Chang Classic beer being phased out, and now they are using the Cold Press 4.8% version as Chang Classic? 0.2% difference. Next to nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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