Singha, Chang, and LEO

[crazygreg44]

I am having a CRAFT BEER now at home. . . like I always had, since 40 years . . . .

BEER with a shot of COCA COLA !! COOOOLD , of course !!

Edited December 18, 2014 by crazygreg44

[crazygreg44]

I must have gotten a bad LEO because it was rank. I thought it was from Lawson or 7-11 but I may have picked it up from a mom and pop shop.

In the US we have 40oz beer bottles, imagine how many Farang heads would be mashed by Thais with those? Probably better only having 16oz bottles for Thailand.

BTW I found Carlsberg in a Phuket "bar", do the Danish dump a bunch of no name beers in Thailand too?

you may have noticed that in some supermarkets, you can buy CARLSBERG. And EACH bottle carries the tax strip across the top.

They used to brew locally and gave up on it. The bottles you can buy in Thailand have been brewed in Singapore and get imported, taxed bottle by bottle !

my advice, always check the filling date of the beer before you buy ( which is not easy in a bar where you always need to drink and pay for at least one before knowing the date. I wouldn't dare ask the staff "how old is that beer you serve in here place?" )

Edited December 18, 2014 by crazygreg44

[SoiBiker]

In Germany nobody is allowed to use other ingredients than what's listed by the german beer regulation ( only hop, water and malt ) and only these three ingredients !

Leo, like most asian beers, is an adjunct lager - ie, it's made with cheaper grains in addition to the traditional ingredients, in this case rice. Most mass-market American beers are adjuncts too, which I guess is why Americans tend to like Leo.

Singha adheres to the traditional lager recipe you mention above, as does Chang Export I believe.

[sparkey]

I stick with Leo as apart from some of the big chains , MK pizza hut etc it seems to be available most places

[eeeya]

What ever gets you pissed

Leo will do

[WhamBam]

Beer. Beer.

Call it what it is. Lager. P*ss Water. Like that stuff those Aussie ladies drink.

[SoiBiker]

Yeah. Lager. What ladies drink. Or people under 60.

[baneko]

Leo.....great beer/lager....55 baht a big bottle....5 or 6 at lunch time.....fine.

[Maybole]

I am a beer anorak. When I first went to Thailand in 1978, there were 3 beers availble:- Amarit (occasionally available on draught)was sweet, Kloster was tasteless, Singha @ 6% was the best of a poor bunch and I still prefer it although it is less tasty since they reduced the strength.

The best would be an Export Pale Ale of the type that UK brewers used to supply to the troops in India in the time of Empire. These Exports were extra strength and well hopped since both of these ensured that the beer kept better. The high alcohol also allowed the use of ice to cool (not chill) the beer without diluting the taste too much.In the days of empire refrigeration was rudimentary but ice always available.

I look forward to a proper Pale ale being brewed in Thailand.

[Gecko123]

Leo - top of the pops - tried and true - just the right crispness. Nice clean taste. Reminds me of Pilsner Urquell. Diss me not.

I'm guessing it's rather a long time since you had an Urquell.

Mulled this over overnight. Still don't think Leo / Pilsner Urquell is a preposterous comparison. Although I agree Pilsner Urquell is somewhat better.

[Gecko123]

Leo.....great beer/lager....55 baht a big bottle....5 or 6 at lunch time.....fine.

Tell me you don't have a beer belly.

[dragonfly94]

Red horse is better than the mention stuff. but not really Thai. Lao dark is far superior to any Thai beer

Beer LAO is indeed a VERY tasty beer !!!! But hard to get inside Thailand . . . .

except in tops and villa market and foodland, even in Soi Cowboy

Edited December 19, 2014 by dragonfly94

[dragonfly94]

what happened to kloster?

[baneko]

Leo.....great beer/lager....55 baht a big bottle....5 or 6 at lunch time.....fine.

Tell me you don't have a beer belly.

Nope....I'm a racing snake.

[Smurkster]

I am a Singh guy, but don't like the smaller bottles, so I drink Leo, I despise Chang and all its related products

[Trevstar]

No-one drink San mig light? Bottles only though, the cans are rsnk

[SoiBiker]

No-one drink San mig light? Bottles only though, the cans are rsnk

I know quite a few ladies who do.

[AYJAYDEE]

Call them Beer???

Newcastle Brown Ale, now that is beer.

The Thai stuff is basically lager. And most taste the same. IMHO of course

love lager

[Schmackos]

Call them Beer???

Newcastle Brown Ale, now that is beer.

The Thai stuff is basically lager. And most taste the same. IMHO of course

I love a NBA, but they are so expensive, if you can get them.

Leo if fine to drink all day if the weather is hot.

And, let's be honest, when isn't it hot in thailand?

Singha, I like the malty taste, but protest them when they went to a smaller bottle.

[krisb]

Call them Beer???

Newcastle Brown Ale, now that is beer.

The Thai stuff is basically lager. And most taste the same. IMHO of course

You think Newcastle Brown is good!

Try this, google Newcastle Brown Ale ingredients. You will cringe.

Infact nearly all major beer companies outside of Germany are selling poison.

Its the reason people complain of headaches and awful hangovers.

[krisb]

Heres my preferred beer..

Fresh from the kegs, all natural like god intended.

[Smurkster]

nice thing about living in the states regarding beer, is that it is so easy to find micro brew, good quality beers everywhere now. twenty years ago everybody was drinking the same crap big beer company stuff

[JohnnyHK]

In Japan I tried 23 different Japanese beers, mainly varieties of Sapporo, Asahi, Kirin, and Orion, how many "mainstream" beers are made in Thailand?

[jacky54]

Anyone ordered from wishbeer and has the owners email?

[jacky54]

I ordered from wishbeer, and got my box today- fullers ESB and various German and Dutch beers that make Thai beer look just what it is, forth rate. Of course you pay a little bit more but worth it IMO and they deliver free if over 2k baht.