Thai Beer

Brewed by Boon Rawd Brewery
Style: Malt Liquor
Bangkok, Thailand

Pale yellow. Grainy nose with slight hint of grassy hop. Light lager graininess with a stiff shot of alcohol. Finishes quickly, with a combination of lingering adjunct sweetness and alcohol.

Deep darker gold; collapsing, fine yellowish head. Nose of rotting straw, decaying vegetable matter, a standing pool with unoxygenated water, sulphuric. Taste is both sweet, and again, rotting, sulphuric. God, but THIS is awful! And then it ends adstringent. Slick mouthfeel. Amongst the worst beverages I’ve ever come across. This is hell, I cannot finish the glass, let alone this huge bottle.

Bottled. The label, which is a direct Bud rip-off, although in Thai letters, warns you for this beer. It purs pale golden and leaves a quick, bubbly head.The aroma is full of DMS and offputting like an old compost heap. It is sweet, very grainy, fruity and mellow. The garbage flavour is way to strong for me to even think about finishing this big bottle. The sink protests, but eventually lets it pass through.

The locals like this. Low hop and quite tart on the back palate. I have tasted their whisky and can see why this is popular. Not for my anglo tastebuds.

Cereal astringency and light bitterness are overcome by a cloud of chalk on the roof of the mouth...Distinctly unpleasant and vapid at once...

After samply various Thai beers whilst sitting on a beach in Thailand, you appreciate the requirement for a cold beer, not too gassy, one with soft flavours and one that you can drink all day in a humid climate. This is my pick from what I sampled, and at about 30Baht for a long neck, a bargain.

Can bought in Thailand. A dark yellow with a musty aroma with hints of fruit. A little tangy. My beer said it was brewed by the Pathumthani Brewery which is really Boon Rawd.