Vogele123 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Looks like Red Horse beer must be getting more popular now that Chang have dropped the alcohol content from 6.4% to 5.8% and increased their prices. I stopped buying the so called (Not so) "Classic" beer a few weeks ago and started buying Red Horse - 6% ABV, 640ml instead of 630ml for Chang. 75 bottles later and Tesco have now upped the price from 47Baht to 50 Baht! Anyone else changed over to this beer? It isn't bad even at 50 Baht. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I think Transam is going to be disappointed with you..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAppletons Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You might as well start a thread titled "Bat Urine vs. Wolf Urine". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lite Beer Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I prefer Cheers Extra to both the above. 6%. Probably "Cat Urine" though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vogie Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You might as well start a thread titled "Bat Urine vs. Wolf Urine". Yum yum, give me wolf every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBadGeordie Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 I stopped drinking "beer" when I came to live in Thailand. I do, however, consume severeverevreveral bottles of Leo on a regular basis, but still off the beer :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuang Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Go for 'lao kao' good and cheap and good kick... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 MOVED to the Pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h90 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You might as well start a thread titled "Bat Urine vs. Wolf Urine". Well there is a reason why one is named Horse and the other Chang (=Elephant). Other brands Tiger, Leo, Singha (is also some Lion or so cat?). Only for some reason they call it beer and not urine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Go for 'lao kao' good and cheap and good kick... Have to agree there it certainly is cheap (20 Baht here gets you about 350ml), however, sadly my pancreas disagrees and it ends up with 4 days in hospital with a tube up my nose sucking crap out of my stomach and a 30K Baht bill! So it is a bit of an expense really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) You might as well start a thread titled "Bat Urine vs. Wolf Urine". Well there is a reason why one is named Horse and the other Chang (=Elephant). Other brands Tiger, Leo, Singha (is also some Lion or so cat?). Only for some reason they call it beer and not urine. So many references to urine when it comes to Thai beer.... Not sure where you are from but if you ever had to suffer the filth they served up in some of the bars in the UK, you truly would know what urine tastes like - Mc Ewans Lager, Stones "Best" Bitter, Dryboro's Scotch, Carling Black Label, Fosters, Carlsberg....the list goes on! (and I bet it is about 3 quid a pint these days) Edited July 3, 2015 by Vogele123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) I would say one thing about Red Horse, it is an "Angry" Alcohol if you understand what I mean, not a happy sleepy drink, you "Do not go gentle into that good night", you will always find that after a few bottles it becomes a fuel for antagonism. Up here the wife is always whining about the rain, as an example the next village from us had a downpour we had not a drop. They seem offended when one village has some rain and theirs doesn't. "Why no rain here???" So the usual response from me (which I have no scientific retort) is "Well Bhudda just hates you and your family" spot in a bit of Christianity about "Not buying your God etc." and it really works a treat. You can then back it up with statements about how they kicked the dog, wasted some food, cut a tree, gave money to a corrupt monk (If they exist) Amazing how a few beers can shut them up! They then tend to sulk for a couple of days so sex is off the menu, but now and again just the sport of riling them up is worth the celibacy! I have to admit, Chang did the same when it was 6.4%, but since it has reduced the alcohol, it just makes me sleepy! Edited July 3, 2015 by Vogele123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topt Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You might as well start a thread titled "Bat Urine vs. Wolf Urine". Well there is a reason why one is named Horse and the other Chang (=Elephant). Other brands Tiger, Leo, Singha (is also some Lion or so cat?). Only for some reason they call it beer and not urine. So many references to urine when it comes to Thai beer.... Not sure where you are from but if you ever had to suffer the filth they served up in some of the bars in the UK, you truly would know what urine tastes like - Mc Ewans Lager, Stones "Best" Bitter, Dryboro's Scotch, Carling Black Label, Fosters, Carlsberg....the list goes on! (and I bet it is about 3 quid a pint these days) At the time you probably didn't know any better and it has changed a lot since those days - most places have had much better selections for decades............. I would say one thing about Red Horse, it is an "Angry" Alcohol if you understand what I mean, not a happy sleepy drink, you "Do not go gentle into that good night", you will always find that after a few bottles it becomes a fuel for antagonism. Up here the wife is always whining about the rain, as an example the next village from us had a downpour we had not a drop. They seem offended when one village has some rain and theirs doesn't. "Why no rain here???" So the usual response from me (which I have no scientific retort) is "Well Bhudda just hates you and your family" spot in a bit of Christianity about "Not buying your God etc." and it really works a treat. You can then back it up with statements about how they kicked the dog, wasted some food, cut a tree, gave money to a corrupt monk (If they exist) Amazing how a few beers can shut them up! They then tend to sulk for a couple of days so sex is off the menu, but now and again just the sport of riling them up is worth the celibacy! I have to admit, Chang did the same when it was 6.4%, but since it has reduced the alcohol, it just makes me sleepy! I guess it is Friday night and you are probably half pissed sleepy and bored witless............ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasiMike Posted July 4, 2015 Share Posted July 4, 2015 I've 'enjoyed' the Thai horse for years now, after developing a taste for it. When I originally settled in Thailand and my wife opened her store, she stocked the usual varieties and I found they all left a lot to be desired. Given they all tasted suspect - I opted for the beer that had the least detrimental effect on her bottom line and since I don't really drink to get drunk, so have never paid attention to the milligrams of alcohol ingested per session.... If in a party mood, another bottle is usually a few short steps or friendly request away. As I stated in similar topic a couple of months ago - our neigbours can't stand being seen with cheap beer in their hand so we don't end up with the party crowd hanging around too long and the shop stays profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceAllNight Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I refuse to buy Chang anymore. And FYI, Chang is 5.5% now... just saw this at 7/11. But yes, Red Horse is good stuff... it's even stronger at 8% in the Philippines (where it's brewed) and Vietnam. Cheers Xtra is fine, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunder26 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) In my opinion Red Horse is severely underrated in Thailand. For the price and value it beats any beer in Thailand. It is better, stronger and cheaper than Leo, even if Leo is the choice of many people at the moment. Red Horse never lets me disappointed when I have the chance to purchase it. Edited July 25, 2015 by Thunder26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanceAllNight Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Nothing wrong with Red Horse, but that too has gone up in price to 50baht. Oh well, still good value compared to LEO and Chang. Archa is a decent (for the money) beer as well if you buy a case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redandyellow Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 I like beer a lot, and lots of them and can relate - but I quit drinking Leo, Heinekin and Tiger beer - then lost 25 pounds over 3 years. My blood pressure went down from 140 over 85 to 110 over 60, largely due to stopping the binge drinking of nice cold beer in Thailand starting at about 5 pm on another classic hot day, and in the end I tapered down from 10 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 3 ice-cold per session. In the end I liked Tiger beer best Buster. That's my story and I'm sticking to it friends. For me, the pluses of drinking that ice cold beer (I used to put it in the freezer) stopped outweighing the minuses by a country mile, so I switched to water, and the odd glass of juice and soda water Signed, Try moderation and you'll smile in the morning, so will your pecker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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