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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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 Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:26 am Post subject: European beer? |
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| I have a friend who is considering going to Korea to teach, but the only kind of alcohol he likes at all is German an Belgian beer. Are either of these things available at all? I know they're probably expensive, but they're already $10-$15 a bottle over here, so I don't imagine it could be so much more expensive. |
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mishlert
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: On the 3rd rock from the sun
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:44 pm Post subject: |
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| I work in a small city that's 90 minutes from Seoul and I can get Hogarden for KW 2250 a bottle. |
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ajgeddes
Joined: 28 Apr 2004
Location: Yongsan
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 4:47 pm Post subject: Re: European beer? |
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| driftingfocus wrote: |
| I have a friend who is considering going to Korea to teach, but the only kind of alcohol he likes at all is German an Belgian beer. Are either of these things available at all? I know they're probably expensive, but they're already $10-$15 a bottle over here, so I don't imagine it could be so much more expensive. |
Where do you live that it costs that much? The South Pole? |
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guido
Joined: 13 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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| what a dumb post.........."I have a friend who is coming to teach but I am so worried becoz his choice of beer is expensive".....dont worry that he is a diabetic and insulin is hard to get......sheeesh |
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DannyOKC
Joined: 08 Jun 2006
Location: Busan
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Merlyn
Joined: 08 Dec 2004
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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| Go to Platimum in Gangnam, exit 8,drink all the Belgian beer you want and eat all you want, great buffet also, for 23 000won, can't beat it. If you don't like Belgian beer, they have a good variety of others as well. |
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Zolt
Joined: 18 May 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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Platinum: that one is chalked down for my next visit too seoul...
MmmM belgian trippel! |
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manlyboy
Joined: 01 Aug 2004
Location: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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| There are quite a few decent micro-breweries that I'm positive must be getting their recipes from the Fatherland...however, I think they're getting their prices from Monte Carlo. Tell your mate to bring his cheque-book. |
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jdog2050
Joined: 17 Dec 2006
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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| manlyboy wrote: |
| There are quite a few decent micro-breweries that I'm positive must be getting their recipes from the Fatherland...however, I think they're getting their prices from Monte Carlo. Tell your mate to bring his cheque-book. |
There's that one place, Castle Praha, in Gangnam that's got some really good beers. Brauhaus is aweful; the beer gives you a damned wicked hangover. Platinum issss...ok. The Morphine is worth the trip, and yeah, the belgium there is serviceable. |
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butlerian
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
Location: Korea
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| Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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| jdog2050 wrote: |
| manlyboy wrote: |
| There are quite a few decent micro-breweries that I'm positive must be getting their recipes from the Fatherland...however, I think they're getting their prices from Monte Carlo. Tell your mate to bring his cheque-book. |
There's that one place, Castle Praha, in Gangnam that's got some really good beers. Brauhaus is aweful; the beer gives you a damned wicked hangover. Platinum issss...ok. The Morphine is worth the trip, and yeah, the belgium there is serviceable. |
Castle Praha has good beer, but it's a tad expensive. Platinum has a wider selection and the quality isn't bad. |
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Trumpcard
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| so from leaving exit 8, how does one get to platinum? is it it completely unmissable from exit 8? |
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I'm Seoul Lost
Joined: 19 Jun 2006
Location: In the mountains of Gyeonggi
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| so from leaving exit 8, how does one get to platinum? is it it completely unmissable from exit 8? |
Pretty much. Just walk straight for a few seconds. It has two signs; one says "Platinum beer factory", the other says "On Stone steak house". If you reach Beer Hunter, you've gone too far. |
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rothkowitz
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject: |
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"Ice Bars" are fairly common.
With them you sit at the bar or at a large table and there's a large ice-filled trough of sorts with international beers poking out.
Duvel and Guinness might set you back 6-7 or so,a Lowenbrau 5.
Only option outside of that is Costco,E-Mart et al.
No large beer barns in Korea. |
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driftingfocus
Joined: 08 Feb 2007
Location: Boston, MA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Wow, damn that's cheap.
And for reference, I live in Massachusetts. The beer is cheaper in the stores, but is still around $10 generally. MA has a high alcohol tax though, so that could be it. |
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kotakji
Joined: 23 Oct 2006
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| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 6:55 am Post subject: |
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| $10 a bottle?! you can get a case for that in Georgia. Those tax rates sound more like Norway then the northeast |
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