When visiting a expat bar, what beers would you hope to see on tap?

John Smith's or Tetleys and Strongbow (served half a pint at a time in a pint glass over ice...refreshing isn't the word especially at this time of year)

What is an expat bar?

Watney's Red Barrel.

What is an expat bar?

A meeting place for secret millionaires, ex-SAS, olympic gold medallists, retired muay-thai champions, etc.

What is an expat bar?

A meeting place for secret millionaires, ex-SAS, olympic gold medallists, retired muay-thai champions, etc.

Aaah... so he meant Patpong, Nana, and Cowboy. These are places where locals are not allowed, only "Expats". They hardly have anything on tap, if they do it's usually Singha or Chang.

Guinness, Killian's, Rolling Rock, Budweiser, Carlsberg, Franziskaner, Weihenstephaner, an IPA (pref not Sierra Nevada), Sam Adams.

not in a bar but in my fridge my favourite beer is:

What is an expat bar?

A meeting place for secret millionaires, ex-SAS, olympic gold medallists, retired muay-thai champions, etc.

illegitime descendants of Russian Czars, former lovers of Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe, 80 year old sexmachines who abhor Viagra...

Beer Lao Dark

John Smith & Labatt's Blue

Real beer does not come from a tap.

What is an expat bar?

A meeting place for secret millionaires, ex-SAS, olympic gold medallists, retired muay-thai champions, etc.

Aaah... so he meant Patpong, Nana, and Cowboy. These are places where locals are not allowed, only "Expats". They hardly have anything on tap, if they do it's usually Singha or Chang.

Yeah, you got the general idea - although I suspect that there may be some expat bars outside Patpong, Nana and Kwaiboy.

And dont forget that most also have the mysteriously popular Dutch horse piss - Heineken.

Drinking Heineken (or any other 'international' lager) is like making love in a boat.

Get it?

Drinking Heineken (or any other 'international' lager) is like making love in a boat.

Get it?

Okay I admit I've tasted water (once), and Heineken doesn't even come f*cking close its taste.

Weihenstephaner, Erdinger or Paulaner.

Jawohl !

Drinking Heineken (or any other 'international' lager) is like making love in a boat.

Get it?

Okay I admit I've tasted water (once), and Heineken doesn't even come f*cking close its taste.

Actually.

It was the Great Philosopher Eric Idle who said: drinking australian beer is like making love in a boat.... it is fuc_king close to water.

Of course this has not to be taken literally.

Same goes for all those mass produced lagers.

And Eric was a pom.

Poms drink anything, if it contains alcohol.

Watneys for instance.

Unless of course they are hiso poms.

Hiso poms drink stella.

Don't blame us belgians for that.

It's the free market you know, we only sell it, and it is better than nothing (heineken).

It does not to be on tap.

But please, make some ale available.

Not the gnat's piss called lager......

Youngs would be nice.

There is a good thing about belgium - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about monks - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about belgian monks - trappists - they brew real beer.

There is a good thing about me flying to belgium next sunday - actually six good things: westmalle / vleteren / orval / rochefort / chimay / kriek

There is a good thing about me coming back to chanthaburi: durian

not in a bar but in my fridge my favourite beer is:

I don't recall ever seeing it in a bar here...though it may be somewhere...

But I do see it regularly at both Villa and a few of the larger Central markets.

Bud, not that I'd want...not that I can ever recall...

Sam Adams, I could want, not that I can ever recall.

There is a good thing about belgium - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about monks - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about belgian monks - trappists - they brew real beer.

There is a good thing about me flying to belgium next sunday - actually six good things: westmalle / vleteren / orval / rochefort / chimay / kriek

There is a good thing about me coming back to chanthaburi: durian

Chimay 80/...malty heaven...mmmmm......

There is a good thing about belgium - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about monks - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about belgian monks - trappists - they brew real beer.

There is a good thing about me flying to belgium next sunday - actually six good things: westmalle / vleteren / orval / rochefort / chimay / kriek

There is a good thing about me coming back to chanthaburi: durian

Chimay 80/...malty heaven...mmmmm......

The blue one?

There is a good thing about belgium - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about monks - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about belgian monks - trappists - they brew real beer.

There is a good thing about me flying to belgium next sunday - actually six good things: westmalle / vleteren / orval / rochefort / chimay / kriek

There is a good thing about me coming back to chanthaburi: durian

Chimay 80/...malty heaven...mmmmm......

The blue one?

I meant 8%....dark and malty...but I might of course be confused.

Its hard to remember these things after the event. I'm sure you understand!

On tap? John Courage

Bottled? Theakston's Old Peculiar

There is a good thing about belgium - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about monks - I never thought I would say such a thing.

There is a good thing about belgian monks - trappists - they brew real beer.

There is a good thing about me flying to belgium next sunday - actually six good things: westmalle / vleteren / orval / rochefort / chimay / kriek

There is a good thing about me coming back to chanthaburi: durian

Chimay 80/...malty heaven...mmmmm......

The blue one?

I meant 8%....dark and malty...but I might of course be confused.

Its hard to remember these things after the event. I'm sure you understand!

Chimay comes with blue , brown and white caps.

If I remember correctly.

The problem of remembering being the result of having been out of belgium for so long, not because of overconsumption.

But the blue cap is the best one.

I think.

But then again

Nothing wrong with an in dept investigation.

Just about anything that is brewed by an enthusiastic brewer in a proper brewery (decent lagers included, given that we live in a hot climate), rather than manufactured in a factory by 'operators' directed by accountants and corporate chemical engineering graduates.

[TV CAMRA member]

Just about anything that is brewed by an enthusiastic brewer in a proper brewery (decent lagers included, given that we live in a hot climate), rather than manufactured in a factory by 'operators' directed by accountants and corporate chemical engineering graduates.

[TV CAMRA member]

Santi....arrange an afternoon flight out of Danang airport in Vietnam. Get there early and enjoy the real ales...

Edited March 22, 201214 yr by smokie36

Cool pics. from Danang, thanks!

I don't mind the odd stout when I'm back at home but in this climate it just weighs too "heavy" for me.

I don't mind the odd stout when I'm back at home but in this climate it just weighs too "heavy" for me.

And you call yourself a Heavy Drinker. Shame on you mister, shame on you. There is always place for a Guinness.