As a drinker of real ale, I feel I have a quite developed palate when it comes to the tasting of beer.
I would happily take the Pepsi challenge with say a hop-light Deuchars IPA against the stronger, maltier sip that is Adnams Broadside.
Blindfolded, I’d be confident of differentiating the two brews.
Other, more popular and fizzier beers, I confess to struggling to tell apart, but I was determined to try.
On that basis I have made tasting notes of all the beers I have drunk during my trip around south-east Asia so that potential visitors may clue up on the options before committing.
The beers are catalogued by country in as close to date order as I can recall and the tasting notes are an accurate reflection of my thoughts at the time of drinking.
Singapore:
Tiger Beer : Tastes of lager
Indonesia:
Bintang: Tastes of lager
Bali Hai: Tastes of lager
Malaysia:
Jaz : Tastes of lager
Tsingtao (China): Tastes of lager
Skol: Tastes of lager
Anglia Shandy: Explodes on the palette like a can of top deck on a hot summers day
San Miguel (Philipines): Tastes of lager
Kingfisher (India): Tastes of lager
Danish Royal Stout: Malty, herby, with a hint of Ginseng. Fine if you can’t find or refuse to pay a premium for Guinness.
Thailand:
Singha: Tastes of lager
Beer Chang: Tastes of lager
Chang Export: Tastes slightly more of lager than the standard brew
Leo: Tastes of lager
Beerlao (Laos): Tastes of lager
Cambodia:
Angkor: Tastes of lager
Anchor: Tastes of lager
Black Panther: It’s a stout, but not as you know it. At 8.3%, I’d call it “robust”. Best drunk with a mouthwash chaser. Impossible to drink more than one.
Cambodia: Tastes of lager
Kingdom Beer: Tastes of lager
Klang: Tastes of Lager
Vietnam:
Saigon Green: Tastes of lager
Saigon Red: Tastes of lager
333: Tastes of lager
Hue Beer: Tastes of lager
From Sketty to sweaty 