DaVincilog Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 o di ba, pasok na pasok sa travel and cuisine ang topic. anywhere i go in the world, i always make it a point to try out the local food and the local beer.i'm no connoiseur but i feel it helps me have a clearer understanding of the local culture.what beers from which places have you tried and what do you think of them? Thailand - Singha beer and the locally brewed Heineken...both are ok, medyo matapang ang singha. ice cold, it is a perfect partner to all the spicy thai dishes. Hongkong- Tsingtao, carlsberg, san miguel....ok naman...the san miguel of course tastes different Cambodia- Ankor beer tapos meron din silang Anchor beer. para siguro yung SMB at Beer na Beer dito sa atin. pareho lang naman ang lasa. masarap....also goes well with cambodian food.... Netherlands- Amstel beer, Heineken, Grolsh....they say amstel is brewed using water straight from the amstel river or mga heineken employees lang ang nagsasabi nun? honestly i thought heineken a little too overrated after trying it there. I think Grolsh is, by far, the best commercial beer i have ever tried..... Germany-sadly wasn't able to try much at the the beer capital of the world. just a few from some microbreweries which were sooooooo gooooood.....also tried Poulaner beer pala. ok din UK-Boddington's.....oh yeah. nothing like a pint of boddington's in an authentic english pub. Mexico-Corona and Dos Equis....not too sure if dos equis is brewed in mexico or in another south american country, anyone care to enlighten me? but i like it better than corona.....i can wolf down a lot of corn tortilla soft tacos with a cold bottle of this.... USA....tried a lot of them like Miller, Coors, Budweiser, Beck's, and a lot more i can't remember....for a country that drinks a lot of it, their beers are not really that spectacular.....sabi nga, they're all the same, just piss-colored water s'all.....give me a san mig pale pilsen any day...... In Italy and France it is all wine so i did not get to try any beer while i was in those places. parang tubig lang ang wine dun eh... Quote Link to comment
MentalQ Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 China - Tsingtao, Beijing Pijiu, Hebei, etc. (once, I made a fuss in a bar when they repeatedly referred to SMB as "Hong Kong Beer"); China has almost as many brands of beer as cigarette brands Indonesia - Anker, Bintang Singapore - Tiger Vietnam - Hanoi Beer (there used to be Ba Me Ba- 33) Thailand - Singha, Leo, Chang Lao - BeerLao Mongolia - Chinggis Khan (also a brand of liquor) North Korea - Paekdu or Changbai (bundok yung logo niya) More later pag na-alala. Quote Link to comment
ATONG ANG Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 still prefer tsing tao Quote Link to comment
Fahfrd Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Hmm, I've tried a lot of beers both here and abroad and each has their own distinctive tastes. For me, beer depends on your mood. Whether you like a light beer or a dark one. My all time fave will still be San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen, siya ang hari. Pinoy eh. :cool: But during my last trip abroad, I preferred to drink Rolling Rock. Quote Link to comment
LB Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 heineken = brings back funny as well as corn kernel memories plus distinctive taste san mig light = its the taste :cool: Quote Link to comment
tazzy Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 antapang nun beer from laos. na-try ko while i was in cambodia. lol. pero hindi naman kasi ako mahlig sa beer. Quote Link to comment
Flamingbullet® Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 nothing beats San Miguel Beer Pale Pilsen..... saka yung fave ko... cervesa negra....dabest! foreign? i like corona and miller..... Quote Link to comment
agxo3 Posted March 23, 2005 Share Posted March 23, 2005 Germany-sadly wasn't able to try much at the the beer capital of the world. just a few from some microbreweries which were sooooooo gooooood.....also tried Poulaner beer pala. ok din USA....tried a lot of them like Miller, Coors, Budweiser, Beck's, and a lot more i can't remember....for a country that drinks a lot of it, their beers are not really that spectacular.....sabi nga, they're all the same, just piss-colored water s'all.....give me a san mig pale pilsen any day...... In Italy and France it is all wine so i did not get to try any beer while i was in those places. parang tubig lang ang wine dun eh...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Germany - too bad you didn't get around too much. Some of teh best beer in the workld is here - but only if it's fresh from the brewery. When bottled it loses a lot of its character. Kolsch - a very light beer is best consumed in its hometown of Cologne (Koln). Sat in a beerhouse drinking one night - you sit at communcal tables, and they serve it in small glasses. No need to ask for a refill - as soon as your glass is empty it's whisked away and replaced by another. Easy to get drunk that way - believe me, I know first hand. :cool: USA - the commercial beers are generally terrible. Beck's is a German import. Not that it's any better. Of the commercially available beers, Sam Adams is perhaps the best. Closely follwed by Henry Weinhardt's. Some others are coming on the scene but they'r not widespread yet. For local beers, Anchor Steam in San Francisco is awesomely good. Buffalo Bill's in Hayward is a great neighborhood microbrewery. Jack's in Fremont is a close third, IMHO. Red Hook in Washington state is better than the commercial stuff but not as good as the local microbrews. There IS good beer here in the US, but it's not to be found in Safeway, Albertson's, or a local liquor store. You gotta go to the source - small production, careful quality control, the personal touch n brewing. Italy and France - next time, try Stella Artois and let me know what you think of this stuff. Quote Link to comment
Gym rat Posted March 24, 2005 Share Posted March 24, 2005 Yard House in Long Beach has a wide variety of beer choices (around 280 kinds), but sad to say walang San Miguel... My favorite is their Oatmeal Stout. It has thick foams and brown in color that changes into black after a couple of minutes. Taste like chocolate but kicks hard... :cool: A second favorite is their Bay Hawk Porter... Taste like Guinness, but a little sweeter on the side... Wish we have these beers back in Manila... Quote Link to comment
JohnLee Posted March 25, 2005 Share Posted March 25, 2005 Asian beer... San Mig light and pale still the best! They say its because of the quality of water used. Tiger (singapore) and Singha (thailand) ok din. Taiwan beer (where else but Taiwan!) is also fine. Worse I've tried is this indonesian beer w/c I forgot the name... perhaps siguro di na fresh sa draft... i didn't finish the glass since may option naman for something else kasi drink all you can doon sa resort during that particular conference. Western beer... guinness is yummy! Quote Link to comment
DaVincilog Posted March 26, 2005 Author Share Posted March 26, 2005 Germany - too bad you didn't get around too much. Some of teh best beer in the workld is here - but only if it's fresh from the brewery. When bottled it loses a lot of its character. Kolsch - a very light beer is best consumed in its hometown of Cologne (Koln). Sat in a beerhouse drinking one night - you sit at communcal tables, and they serve it in small glasses. No need to ask for a refill - as soon as your glass is empty it's whisked away and replaced by another. Easy to get drunk that way - believe me, I know first hand. :cool: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> tell me about it. i was on one of those bus tours thus my not getting around that much. Europe practically went by in a blur...the beers that i did try straight from the brewery were absolutely exquisite though.... USA - the commercial beers are generally terrible. Beck's is a German import. Not that it's any better. Of the commercially available beers, Sam Adams is perhaps the best. Closely follwed by Henry Weinhardt's. Some others are coming on the scene but they'r not widespread yet. For local beers, Anchor Steam in San Francisco is awesomely good. Buffalo Bill's in Hayward is a great neighborhood microbrewery. Jack's in Fremont is a close third, IMHO. Red Hook in Washington state is better than the commercial stuff but not as good as the local microbrews. There IS good beer here in the US, but it's not to be found in Safeway, Albertson's, or a local liquor store. You gotta go to the source - small production, careful quality control, the personal touch n brewing.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> i gotta try this stuff. its hard when your hosts just adore their buds and savor their miller time that you just have to play along.....i would love to find a relatively small brewing operation and try the stuff out. reminds me of drew carrey's buzz beer. Italy and France - next time, try Stella Artois and let me know what you think of this stuff.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> will do but you gotta' teach me how to pronounce it first (artwah?) but i don't think i will be going back to europe anytime soon though but i made a promise to myself that i will definitely go back in this lifetime. now i have another reason to add to my long list. try out stella artois and tell you about it Quote Link to comment
wWw.ExTraRiCe.CuM Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 I'm not so mahilig sa beer..... aside from San Mig, Tiger Beer... No. 1 in Singapore..... yun pa lang natikman ko master "O". Quote Link to comment
mandapong Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 commercial:Sam Adams summer brewlocally:Colt 45 pa rin, somehow it has a sweet spot for me:) Cerveza Negra tastes great Quote Link to comment
b1rken5tock Posted March 27, 2005 Share Posted March 27, 2005 groslchlondon pridejohn smithstella artoisboddingtonguinessgreen kingtuborg Quote Link to comment
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