Comments on: Is Thai Beer Thai Food?

By: ben coolen

ben coolen — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:31:32 +0000

Hi joy,
I find the hangovers from singha and chang awful. But when in Thailand i do like to buy beer leo from the 7/11 to drink in my hotel. Back in october i visited lao for the first time but had good memories of beer Lao from Cambodia a few years back. I do believe it is only recently that Thailand has lifted a ban on beer Lao, but on returning home i did write an article about beer Lao on my blog. Might be worth a look for you.
Love the site joy keep i going!

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:47:29 +0000

Great info – thanks Clifford.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:42:59 +0000

Singha’s founder took a liking to German beer when he visited after selling his transportation business as a young man to travel Europe. Went back to Germany and brought back a Brew Master and a German formula to Thailand. The Brew Master today is a very young and knowledgeable Thai. I had the opportunity to be given a tour of one of their facility earlier this year.

By: Joy

Joy — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 06:09:35 +0000

Oops! Sorry man – I read the comment when it came in and probably thought I was going to write a reply to it so I held off on approving it so I’d be reminded later… if that all makes sense.

Beer Lao – same here. There was a place that made bread across the Chong Mek border and I’d sit there with a friend – we went on a regular alcohol buying spree about every month. That changed when we were almost arrested… taking too much Beerlao and other spirits across the border! The package store paid our fine because they told us we could do it!

Fun times at the border… there’s much more to that story but it won’t come out until I’m out of Thailand.

Leo was not my favorite for the first 25 times or so… and then, voila! It became so… I think it’s right about the time I started to add ice to my beer… so – if that says anything.

Keep up the good work at WeLoveUbon.com Darwin! Thanks for the comment here…

By: Darwin

Darwin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:26:44 +0000

Vern/Joy,

Ah beer, one of my favorite subjects and drinks.

When I first came to Thailand there wasn’t much of a selection for beer. There was Singha, Heineken, Kloster and Carlsberg and occassionally Corona.

I tried them all but mostly stuck to Singha and Heineken. Then came the other beers, Leo and Chang. I don’t like Leo much and now when I do drink Thai beer it is mostly Chang. The other beers that show up I don’t care much for Archa, Federbrau and some others that like the dinosaurs have gone the way of extinction.

I haven’t had a Lao Beer in a while. But for sure I always enjoyed at least one when I crossed the border. On border runs to Chong Mek I had to justify the $35 to cross the border so I would sit down on the Laotian side and tip a few. Also enjoyed in Savannakhet and Vientiane. I miss a good Lao Beer because I haven’t had to make a visa run in quite some time.

One thing I love here in Thailand is enjoying a nice Thai lunch in the open air and wash it all down with a cold beer.

Cheers,
Prost,
Come By,
Darwin