Leo beer now tastes bad

[singburisam]

Has anyone else noticed that Leo beer changed its recipe a few weeks ago?  It's gone from the best-tasting refreshing beer to mediocre.

 

The recipe change was simultaneous with a minor change in the labels — the white information tabs have moved off the main label to the bottle top.

Fair warning: I intend to visit the local Big C's ASAP and buy up any cartons of the old Leo they happen to still have.

[Lite Beer]

Not only that but they have cut the quantity in the bottles.

It always tasted bad and if it is now even worse.  

[Cockwomble]

There are no good Thai beers. 

 

Somchai don't brew.

[metisdead]

As this is about beer, moving to the Pub. 

[Briggsy]

Leo beer was always poor. Now it is terrible. I recommend avoiding it.

[daveAustin]

It's gone from an okayish (because-everything-else-is-shit) lager, to cack. Cans have also been sneakily reduced to 320ml. Any price change? Yeah, right!

[daveAustin]

56 minutes ago, Cockwomble said:

There are no good Thai beers. 

 

Somchai don't brew.

 

Hate to say it, but you're right. Beer Lao utterly trounces all three of them. In a way it is a good thing, though, because if there were a UK-style supermarket here with their massive range of beers/wines, I'd be broke!

[davetrout]

is beer lao a thai beer and how much is it worth. I am in big trouble now. I come to thailand in 3 weeks and i always buy leo

[Shot]

27 minutes ago, davetrout said:

is beer lao a thai beer and how much is it worth. I am in big trouble now. I come to thailand in 3 weeks and i always buy leo

 

Beerlao is Laos beer. Small bottle which is the only size I have seen is about 46-48 Baht at 7. You can buy a case/24 at Makro for a bit less/bottle.

[dbrenn]

On 05/01/2017 at 3:18 PM, Shot said:

 

Beerlao is Laos beer. Small bottle which is the only size I have seen is about 46-48 Baht at 7. You can buy a case/24 at Makro for a bit less/bottle.

The beer in Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia is all so much better than Thai beer.

 

Could this be proof that colonisation was a good thing?

[Rc2702]

I wanna try one of these Laos now so I'll grab a few for me and FIL today and come back with a verdict Pronto

[kwak250]

I always find after the 5th bottle it tastes so much better

[Rc2702]

2 minutes ago, kwak250 said:

I always find after the 5th bottle it tastes so much better

I'm assuming this is a no ice in beer good taste?

[hanssna]

Better stick to Tiger then ....

[DrTuner]

It's so bad my wife switched to Tiger. And she's from Isaan where Leo is (was) a staple along with sticky rice and plaraa. 

[duanebigsby]

5 hours ago, dbrenn said:

The beer in Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia is all so much better than Thai beer.

 

Could this be proof that colonisation was a good thing?

They were colonized by the French. How good are French beers compared to any other European country?

But, yes, Beer Lao is better.

 

[scorecard]

On 1/5/2017 at 11:18 AM, Shot said:

 

Beerlao is Laos beer. Small bottle which is the only size I have seen is about 46-48 Baht at 7. You can buy a case/24 at Makro for a bit less/bottle.

 

There's also Beer Lao Dark (black).

 

I buy both and always mix it 50/50, wonderful, but of course personal taste.

[bbbbooboo]

On 05/01/2017 at 7:18 AM, Lite Beer said:

Not only that but they have cut the quantity in the bottles.

It always tasted bad and if it is now even worse.  

hmmmm....I hate it when THAT happens

[alien365]

I'm not impressed by the change either, they've just filled it with more gas and less taste. I guess I'll be drinking more archa but it's difficult to find when eating out and it's by no means great either.

 

Regarding beer Lao, Ive tried it a few times and found it to be overrated but I guess that's just personal taste. Personally I'm missing my Stella, Kronenburg, Erdinger and Estrella beer, what I would consider a tasty tipple.

[natway09]

Most so called" Beers" mentioned here are not beers at all, they are lagers

[alien365]

6 minutes ago, natway09 said:

Most so called" Beers" mentioned here are not beers at all, they are lagers

I agree with what you say, but I thought lager was a type of beer so in essence is still beer.

[starfarm]

1 hour ago, duanebigsby said:

They were colonized by the French. How good are French beers compared to any other European country?

But, yes, Beer Lao is better.

 

Lao beer is 50 percent owned by Carlberg

[steve73]

Red Horse is pretty good - but not easy to find..

[starfarm]

Just now, starfarm said:

Lao beer is 50 percent owned by Carlberg

 

[The Deerhunter]

7 hours ago, dbrenn said:

The beer in Laos, Myanmar and Cambodia is all so much better than Thai beer.

 

Could this be proof that colonisation was a good thing?

No.  You cannot teach us anything!!!!

[elgordo38]

On 1/5/2017 at 7:18 AM, Lite Beer said:

Not only that but they have cut the quantity in the bottles.

It always tasted bad and if it is now even worse.  

Every drop saved is pure profit. I used to like Leo but stepped up to Singha. Everybody's product is under the profit microscope today to wring out more profit. It is blatantly noticeable in the everyday items one buys. 

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, kwak250 said:

I always find after the 5th bottle it tastes so much better

 

Read the item at the very end of my posting 

Edited January 7, 2017 by Bangkok Barry

[paddyfield7]

On 5.1.2017 at 10:48 AM, davetrout said:

is beer lao a thai beer and how much is it worth. I am in big trouble now. I come to thailand in 3 weeks and i always buy leo

I hope you indeed mean Beerlao, which is a laotian beer, and has nothing to do with Leo. It's my house beer and I like everything except that I have only found 33 cl bottles so far. You can buy them at Makro as lager or dark beer. 

[elgordo38]

20 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

 

Read the item at the very end of my posting 

Been ages since I reached the 5th bottle level. I have to get out and live a little I guess. 

[Rc2702]

4 hours ago, Rc2702 said:

I wanna try one of these Laos now so I'll grab a few for me and FIL today and come back with a verdict Pronto

Unfortunately I went to a number of shops enroute to FILS and could not find any of this Laotian liquor being champed up so I have to cancel tonight's new tasting session. Thankfully my BIL loves Rat. Rat not beer so in addition to all the grub we got we got this Rat on the menu. So that's tonight's new taste!