I always write about the places I see, the sights we see and the people we meet, but I decided to put this appreciation thread for all the lovely drink I've consumed over the past year :) . Apologies to my liver!
- comments on drinks (e.g Guinness) are based on the how it tastes in the country it's consumed.
Australia:
I was never much a beer fan until I arrived in Australia, some tasty stuff here.
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Tooheys New - A favourite of mine, nice taste, easy to drink.
Tooheys Extra Dry (TED) - My favourite for a long time but misses out to New in my opinion.
Carlton Draught - My drink of choice when there's no Tooheys available.
Carlton Dry - Not for me!
Carlton Cold - Otherwise known as Cold, the cheapest carton of beer in the "Bottle Shop" Tastes just OK.
XXXX - Cheap and Cheerful, but not my favourite by a long shot.
Pure Blonde - Low Carb beer - Not a fan of it, SHIT.
VB - Victoria Bitter or Very Bad as I like to call it, which should tell you exactly what I think of it.
Boags - Tasmanian beer thats not a bad sup.
Crown Lager - Premium beer thats tasty but not worth the extra dosh
Heinken - even worse then the piss we sell in Ireland.
Carlsberg - Same as above, wouldn't give it to a sick dog.
Guinness - Generally pretty bad stuff, but the odd Irish pub serves a middle of the road pint
Bulmers - The English one, not to be confused with the Irish one, tastes the same as home.
Magners - Tastes the same as home, draught and Pint bottle.
Strongbow - Comes in 3 flavours can't remember them but not a fan of sweet cider.
Wine & Spirits.
Wine - I can't remember every brand I had, but in general any wine I've had in Australia has been tasty and well defined...both white and red.
Bundaberg Rum - The best rum in the world in My opinion!
New Zealand:
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Tui - Very nice beer and easy to drink.
Extra Cold - Best beer in NZ, but not available in alot of places.
Extra Gold - Nice beer that would be just a cut above Tui.
Monteith Dark Lager - More of a stout, comes off draught and tastes similar to Guinness from a bottle
Monteith Apple Cider - Tastes like Bulmers(IRL), infact probably better if your were to push we
Guinness - A couple of decent pints over here, much better then anything I was served in Australia
Wine & Spirits
Spirits - Nothing comes to mind spirit wise, but the teapots in Queenstown were good!
Wine - Again don't remember every brand, but strangely enough I think they are marginally better wines produced here then Australia...Apples & Oranges to be honest.
Malaysia
Most expensive place for Beer in SE Asia
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Tiger - Available in Big ass bottles, tastes the same as home.
Jaz - Best Beer in Malaysia but hard to find.
Skol - Awful stuff, but cheap.
Panda Lager - Served in a baby blue can with a Panda on the front, this beer is 12% and I can safely say the worst I've ever tasted.
Cambodia
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Angkor Beer - The Best beer by a long shot and cheap as chips at 50cents (US) a bottle.
Anchor Beer - Very cheekily uses a similar name to the countries most popular beer, but a decent sup all the same.
That's it your not spoilt for choice here unless you want the familiar: Tiger, Heineken and Carlsberg, which I don't bother with.
Wine & Spirits:
Mekong Whisky - Tastes more like rum but at US$1 a bottle you can't really argue!
Vietnam
I don't think I got a bad beer in this country! Fair play to the Commi's!
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Beer Saigon - I'd forgotten about this one, but it hits the spot for the bargain price of under US$1.
Nha Trang Beer - One of the cheapest beers around if you can find it, similar to Beer Ha Noi.
Larue Beer - Hoi Ans finest...using a Tiger as the logo as well...I suppose imitation is the greatest form of flattery
Festival Beer - One of Hues own brand, very tasty
Huda Beer - 60 US cents gets you one of these bad boys, serious good bang for the buck
Beer Ha Noi - 75 US cents gets you this top notch beer, some establishments charge more for a coke!
Halong Beer - We only found this in one spot at Halong Bay, can't even remember what it tasted like, so it obviously tasted OK!
Wine & Spirits:
Dalat Wine: The red is maybe drinkable, but the white is awful - very Oakey taste to it.
Vodka (Saigon) - Not sure what brand I had but I'd imagine paint stripper tasting better!
Vodka Hanoi - The closest thing you'll get to Smirnoff here and a steal at $3 a bottle.
Laos
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Only one beer to mention here: The King of SE Asia...Beer Laos
Beer Laos - Price is between 8,000kip to 12,000kip, but the general price is 10,000kip (US$1.20)...Really good beer.
Wine & Spirits:
You ALWAYS have to accept a drink in a Laos Household otherwise you'll risk offending the house spirits...like they need t
o twist our arm!
Lao Lao Rice Whisky - 50% to godknows what depending on who's brewing the stuff..as close to Poitin as you'll get, definitely one that'll put hairs on the chest & start the car at the same time.
Black Horse Whisky - 50 US cents for a massive glass of this stuff, but I'm afraid it's down the sink is all its fit for.
Tiger Whiskey - Just over $1 will get you a bottle of this stuff..not a huge fan of it, but at worst you can use it as a dettol substitute.
Lao Vodka - Another cheap and cheerful US$1.50, haven't tasted the stuff yet it's sitting in my bag for a special occasion.
Thailand
Beer, Cider & Stout:
Chang Beer - You either love it or you hate it...Personally I love it and it's price tag!
Singha Beer - The Premium beer, a wee bit more expensive then Chang but definately won't break the bank.
Leo Beer - Awful weak stuff, avoid!
Wine & Spirits:
Samsong Whisky - Another Rum thats called a whisky but tasty when inserted into a sandcastle bucket with some coke & redbull...YUM!
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