utapaortnab Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 Howdy, My wife and I don't drink but we want to throw a party for my bro-in-law when he next visits from England. I would like to know where in Thailand to get Beer Lao, his favorite. If it isn't available "under the counter" or whatever within Thailand, is it legal to bring back a case or so from Laos. I'd be willing to go from Chiayaphum to Vientaine and buy it if legal to bring accross the border. Ken Bower Chiayaphum Thailand -------------------- Ken and Rattana Bower 19/1 Moo2, Ban Sakinam, Gudtum Ampermuang, Chiayaphum, 36000 Thailand 06-090-8686 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatguy Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 a friend of mine would buy a case in the lao duty free at the nong khai crossing, never any hassle bringing it back. if you find a source in thailand, please pass it on. tg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilyushin Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 I always get a case duty free on departure. 6 packs with nice DFS packaging. Should be able to pick it up on Thai side in SriChiang Mai (Opposite Wat Tai , Laos ), Ban Puer or Nong Khai instead of a border crossing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Noodles Posted April 9, 2006 Share Posted April 9, 2006 I have 2 cans of the stuff in my fridge, i realy dont know how they got there, i have never tried it before. Should i try it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbob Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 I have 2 cans of the stuff in my fridge, i realy dont know how they got there, i have never tried it before. Should i try it? No, Beer Lao is incredibly dangerous. Take them out of your fridge and give them to me. I will make sure they are disposed of properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Boy Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 I have 2 cans of the stuff in my fridge, i realy dont know how they got there, i have never tried it before. Should i try it? No, Beer Lao is incredibly dangerous. Take them out of your fridge and give them to me. I will make sure they are disposed of properly. That will be why they dont allow it in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 can't buy it in Thailand and if you could, it would be 100 baht a can up like all other imports. In addition, if you could find it, that would be the cost and the beer would be stale like all other imports due to exhorbitant price. Thailand does not want people drinking anything other than beers brewed within its borders, sad but true. I have never seen another country do this in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 (edited) I've never ever seen beer lao sold in thailand. I have searched BKK high and low for all imports. Imports can be found but are priced way out of reach for anyone who likes to pop a six pack. The reason for these high prices is the enormous tax that the gvt places on imports to protect the Thai brewed crappy beers. Some examples of price are as follows. this is per bottle: corona-110 bt bud-110 bt guiness can-199 bt victoria bitter-85 bt (best bargain in country) miller-95 bt note that these beers are stale in most cases as they must sit in warehouses and store shelves 4ever. never seen a fresh import in this country. also add 50% to prices plus several months extra stale to bars that carry these products Edited April 12, 2006 by monochaser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Pm me if interested in Beer Lao. I can wholesale small bottles all legal with alcohol tax seal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 why dont you bother to post a price for the product? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Small bottles 1,200B per case of 24 Pick up only for small orders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael W Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 The reason for these high prices is the enormous tax that the gvt places on imports to protect the Thai brewed crappy beers. Some examples of price are as follows. this is per bottle:corona-110 bt bud-110 bt guiness can-199 bt victoria bitter-85 bt (best bargain in country) miller-95 bt Yep. Here's a small graphic that attempts to capture the disparity between U.S. and Thai prices: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spit the Dog Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I've never ever seen beer lao sold in thailand. I saw Beer Lao being sold from a stall outside Nana Plaza yesterday. They were selling the small bottles. It's the first time that I've seen it being sold in Thailand too. It might just have been a special sale because it was Songkran. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Small bottles1,200B per case of 24 Pick up only for small orders That's a good deal, Sel. Is the product fresh? You are in bkk, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 The reason for these high prices is the enormous tax that the gvt places on imports to protect the Thai brewed crappy beers. Some examples of price are as follows. this is per bottle:corona-110 bt bud-110 bt guiness can-199 bt victoria bitter-85 bt (best bargain in country) miller-95 bt Yep. Here's a small graphic that attempts to capture the disparity between U.S. and Thai prices: yes, good graphic pal. that budweiser for 110 baht in 6+ months old in Thailand also which makes it undrinkable. Bud over 105 days old in USA is pick up by anhueser busch and disposed of because it is stale. In Thailand, the product is never picked up and sold down to the last bottle no matter how horrifically stale the product is. It's funny too because here the bud has a born on date and sell by date stamped on it which is 6 months apart or almost double what bud allows in the USA. Trust me you will never ever see an outdated (over 105 days) bud in USA. here it's all you got Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Sel, can you check the date on current product and post here? I want to get an idea how stale this product is (or fresh?? doubt it). Nothing on you but imports seem to always be "aged" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 10 march 06 In bangkok down in Banglampoo area Samsen Road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monochaser Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 cool dude, that's fresh, thanks. I need to go out and drink one of these before I start buying cases though. I only tried it once in bodia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 Sabah cafe and cinema 131 Samsen rd between soi 1 and 3 We retail as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 My wife saw some on sale at the Red Cross Fair recently. It was too heavy to carry around of course so she thought she'd get some for me on her way out, and forgot!!! I'm filing for divorce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel Posted April 20, 2006 Share Posted April 20, 2006 Review of prices per carton beer Lao 900Baht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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